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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1962
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star lists subscription prices and delivery options with rates for national representation and local circulation. Includes office details and rates by carrier or mail, plus regional addenda for outside Virginia and West Virginia.
Tax Foundation notes SBA interest losses of 12 million in 1960 while paying Treasury three and a quarter percent for funds. Social security tax hikes take effect January 1, with higher retirements looming if medical care for the aged enters the system. Training programs aim to move the chronically unemployed into new skills, but few apply. Castro’s regime is criticized as repressive, with OAS set to decide Cuba policy, risking Castro's isolation or acceptance.
The Army decided to train its 25 reserve corps divisions as infantry due to insufficient airborne and armored training facilities and equipment. Also, local residents Mr. and Mrs. J Kenneth Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Glaize, Mr. and Mrs. Lester Arnold Sr, and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Browne returned home after attending the Virginia Horticultural Society meeting in Roanoke.
A satirical collection notes poets lampooning leaders and statesmen. It imagines lines from Khrushchev to Hoxha and Franco to Kennedy, with jokes about bases and relations. The piece skims current events and presses irony in foreign affairs.
Federal agents and northwest police scoured Washington state for the 10 year old Charles Mattson killer after 15 days missing. The president offered a 10000 reward. Riots and guards were reported at Fisher Body Plant in Lansing Michigan amid the era. Local apple storage showed 8725000 barrels versus 12000000 last year.
Fifty years ago in Staunton William A. Pratt was chosen president of the Virginia Fruit Growers Association. In Washington Dr. and Mrs. Hunter H. McGuire and Miss Willie McGuire attended Green Stockings at the Columbia Theatre. Miss Hilda Correll hosted Miss Emma Rudolph of North Carolina.
Earl L. Douglas reflects that the temple veil torn at Christ’s death signified the opening of God’s revelation to all nations. The Hebrew covenant is set aside as Jesus Christ becomes the world’s sole path to knowledge of God and salvation. Faith then rests in the completeness and sufficiency of God through Jesus.
The piece critiques Senator Fulbright’s influence on ambassadorial picks, recounting his opposition to Amory Houghton’s France posting and silence over Gen James Gavin. It questions the Kennedy administration and Rusk for appointing Edmund A Gullion to the Congo and notes Gullion’s lack of large affairs experience. It highlights the Senate’s duty to confirm ambassadors and cites a State Department Biographic Register entry.
A concise reflection cites First Corinthians 13 13 noting faith and hope prove truth only in love and endure no longer than love itself remains. The piece emphasizes love as the ultimate enduring virtue beyond faith and hope.
Dr Burton H Fern warns excitement can mimic heart trouble. Nervous tension raises blood pressure, accelerates the heart, and may trigger angina even in healthy hearts. Exercise and relaxation are advised to reduce strain and improve wellbeing.
President Kennedy’s State of the Union message is described as hurried and patched together with last minute additions. The piece notes missing details on voting rights steps and education funding, plus questions whether these proposals will be actively pursued or rely on the speech alone.
Fletcher Knebel comments on national priorities as the moon race seems set against a nation facing debt. Dick Nixon urges moderation while Kennedy pushes civic boosterism. The piece critiques political extremes and leadership talent in persuasive politics.
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