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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1962
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star issue from January 10 1962 outlines publication details and staffing with editors and managers. It includes subscription rates and distribution information for local and national advertising through Gallagehr DeLissers Inc.
An opinion piece critiques United States dollar diplomacy after a four million dollar loan to Ecuador under the Alliance For Progress. It argues loans to win influence may harm long term respect and questions the wisdom of using cash over dialogue in hemispheric relations.
The Finns prepare for a presidential race with Urho Kekkonen seeking a second six year term as Soviet influence trims opposition. Honka withdraws amid a shift toward national unity after Khrushchev meeting and mutual military consultation concessions.
The Cuban regime executes people daily at the execution wall, a truth suppressed by Cuban media. Underground sources and refugees reaching Miami reveal the scale, contrasting starkly with public claims. The piece likens Cuba’s repression to Berlin's Wall and condemns it as a brutal barrier.
From The Star Files ten years ago in 1952 D L Baughman of ETSN USN served at Great Lakes Naval Base. Charles E Markle Jr airman apprentice USN graduated from the Aviation Machinists Mate School at the Air Technical Training Center Memphis Tenn.
Miss Mae West arrived home after weeks in Greenville South Carolina with her mother. H B McCormac and J W Arthur left for Pampano Florida to visit Hillsborough Club. Thomas Baldridge returned to Winchester after attending The Black Legion trade show at the Uptown Theatre in Washington.
Fifty years ago in 1912 New York Mayor Gaynor warned dancing masters they may lose licenses if they taught the Turkey Trot Grizzly Bear and Bunny Hug. Miss Ida Russell wed Fred Fugitt in a local ceremony as Mr and Mrs Fugitt are noted among wedding announcements.
The piece argues trivial daily concerns can consume or empower us. It cites James G. Gilkey and Jesus to illustrate how faithful handling small acts builds a meaningful life and later admiration from friends. The message: trivialities matter when given proper care and purpose.
A pattern of violence and confrontation marks New Year 1962 with riots in Reno and Algeria, fatalities in Portugal, and rising tensions worldwide. The Indonesian West New Guinea dispute, Iraq Kuwait tensions, Sino Indian border strains, Berlin, Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Congo and UN actions set a volatile global stage.
In a blistering critique a columnist jeers at colonial power dynamics after India's Goa invasion. The piece questions U N relevance and warns that nations may revert to cannibalism without global consensus. It argues future generations may view 1960s rhetoric as primitive and ironic.
American magazine America accuses Kennedy of downplaying his Catholic background and failing to court Catholic leaders while favoring Protestant figures like Billy Graham. It criticizes his 1963 stance against federal aid to parochial schools and questions Catholic support for 1964.
The note reflects that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to his purpose. It emphasizes that the positive outcome depends on commitment to doing God’s will.
A reader asks if bunions are inherited and the answer attributes bunions to narrow shoes and high heels. Other letters discuss weight gain effects on skin, arthritis treatment cautions, farmer's lung, and a brief GE/knowledge score quiz with questions on the United Nations flag and baseball distances.
A light column surveys odd facts and trivia from dangers of baths to gambling as America's biggest industry. It notes bathtub drownings exceed pool deaths, cites Henry Fonda and David Sarnoff careers, sewing trends, lollipops as tranquilizers, and urban commute realities in Manhattan.
Potomac fever rises as Congress opens a session with Speaker John McCormack in line with President Kennedy. The piece notes a $90 billion vote target, Kennedy ties, and a Department of Agriculture bulletin announcing a pink bollworm infestation reduction in Arizona. Goldwater scores again.
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