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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1962
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star announces daily publication except Sunday with subscription plans and rates. The notice lists editors and managers, and provides contact numbers and national representatives for subscription inquiries.
The article reflects on the 155th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's birth, outlining his military skill, personal temperance, and the moral dilemma of choosing between national and state duty. It also touches on postwar reconciliation and the broader Civil War context.
Claude B. Smalts Jr. received the Distinguished Service Award as Outstanding Young Man of the Community for 1951 at the Junior Chamber of Commerce Founders Day banquet. H. B. McCormac Jr., president of the Virginia Woolen Company, was named Outstanding Boss of the Year.
Howard Hughes, famed producer and aviator, piloted a high speed monoplane across the United States in seven hours thirty one minutes to establish a new transcontinental speed mark. Jack Pennypacker, a VPI sophomore, named one of the junior managers of the 1937 football squad.
J Knight Thomas returns from Baltimore after a month with relatives. William E Carson, noted Riverton lime maker, becomes president of the Virginia National Citizens League.
A meditation on human cruelty and the danger of nuclear apocalypse. The author contrasts past bombings with current threats and argues both sides debate arms versus disarmament while warning of the brink of total carnage.
Dr Pendleton portrays General Lee through five postwar years and private life. He highlights Lee's heritage from the Lee family lineage, West Point career, moral stance on slavery and secession, and his decision to renounce public offices to shape young men in civilian life at Washington College.
A reflection compares the path of righteousness to the dawning light growing brighter toward the perfect day. It likens rising sun toward noontime to lives becoming more radiant as they pursue their purposes.
The author rebuts Pearson’s claim that Byrd’s tax bill protects Republican interests and helps Du Pont. The measure, backed by House Ways and Means and the Senate Finance Committee, shifts the tax toward wealthier stockholders while exempting Du Pont employees. Supporters urge votes on merits despite opposition from Gore and Douglas.
Dr Burton H Fern urges treating cerebral palsy children with love and normal family life. CP varies by brain area and disability, so avoid coddling, use early normal activities, and seek general child specialists. For information, request the CP Questions and Answers booklet from the National Society for Crippled Children.
Fletcher Knebel surveys U S Europe tariff talks edging toward cuts viewed as a new foreign policy. Adlai Stevenson claims communism recedes as Democrats argue it retreated to Cuba. Peace Corps files secrecy authorized with a tongue in cheek motto for staff. A conservative critique targets a presidential run. Census data show males lagging behind females by 3 to 1 in some counts.
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