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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1957
Page
8
East Germany plans to send some last year grammar and high school students to work one day a week in factories and fields. Walter Ulbricht said the aim is to strengthen contact between youth and production and the building of socialism.
East German youths, addressing Halle students, criticize compulsory Russian language and Communist theory. They seek freer discussion amid post Hungary and Poland unrest and question perceived capitalist advantages.
Virginia Governor Stanley will speak in New York to persuade bond brokers that local school bonds remain sound investments despite last year’s integration legislation. The trip follows a Virginia bankers meeting and includes a second speech at a dinner for the James Town Festival in honor of Virginia.
Handsome memorial gift to Handley Library from Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Balmer of Lynchburg adds fifty six books in fiction non fiction children's cooking sports travel and plays. The collection honors William E. Cooper a former Handley board member who died January 4 this year. A special book plate is prepared and the set includes works from Life magazine plus child sized baseball titles and selections by Thurber Wodehouse Marquand and Saroyan.
InVienna a Radio Sofia broadcast says Bulgaria must reduce its five year plan due to money and material shortages. It notes agriculture failed to meet 1956 quotas and credits from the Soviet Union helped hold unemployment but investment will drop by 750 million leva.
The City School Board must file a complete desegregation timetable by December 31 per federal court order. Judge William E. Miller approved five of six plan points and allowed voluntary transfers, but rejected a committee study for timelines. The plan arose from a suit by parents of 21 Black and two white children seeking integrated schooling.
A memo stresses saving labor, money and materials while pursuing growth. It urges tighter budgeting, lean processes, and efficient use of resources to balance production with cost containment. Key lines emphasize practical steps over grand plans and aim to boost profit margins.
An old advertisement touts Dean's Pills as quick relief for backache headaches and muscular pains. It claims soothing bladder irritation and mild diuretic action. The copy urges asking for the new large economy size and to purchase at any drug store.
Puzzle fills with numerous clues across and down covering general knowledge wordplay. Read hint lists include movements, objects, and language terms across a grid with several theme entries. Answers span animals tools languages and common phrases.
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