Irresponsible Performance by Virginia Manufacturers Assn
The Virginia Manufacturers Association urged a teacher salary program costing 40 to 70 million dollars without precise figures. It proposed funding by a three percent retail sales tax while cutting its own corporate taxes. The editorial questions the association’s cost estimates and willingness to share the burden.
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Senate Finance Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Manufacturers Association
VMA
Virginia Manufacturers Association
Esti
VMA Proposal Seen As Costly Deficit Risk
The piece notes the VMA proposal would cost the state at least 56 million dollars, matching the corporate income tax intake. It argues a doubling of the tax would finance VMA, and criticizes last week's VMA performance as irresponsible.
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Treasury
Editorial Digest Highlights From Dailies
A selection of notable editorial insights from the day’s papers covers policy debates, economic outlooks, and governance questions. Analysts weigh reforms, transparency, and public spending while editors contrast regional perspectives and national priorities.
Virginia Governor Advocates Law On Federal School Interventions
Governor Almond urges Virginia General Assembly to authorize suspending public school operations if Federal troops are used to enforce integration. He argues public peace and state police powers reside with the state and warns Little Rock sets a dangerous precedent. Virginia would fill the vacuum with new legislation to back the governor.
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Almond
General Assembly
Little Rock
Arkansas
Virginia
Mugging of Mrs. Ethridge Highlights Washington Streets
The wife of Louisville publisher Willie Snow Ethridge was attacked on Woodley Road near Connecticut Avenue last October. Two hoodlums grabbed for her purse. she escaped with a wrenched arm. The assailants have pled guilty and await sentence. the piece notes muggings are common in DC streets and praises Mrs. Ethridge's courage.
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Willie Snow Ethridge
Louisville
Washington
Ethridge
Woodley Road
Connecticut Avenue
Mr. Ethridge
United States
Gas blast levels stores in Aiken District DC
Five buildings in the business district burned after a gas explosion at an electrical store in Aiken DC. Ten people were killed and many more injured as fires spread through the area.
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Aiken
D. C
Farm Bureau
Frederick County
L. H. Messall
Middletown
Garland Mavis
Winchester
Florida
Miami
Winchester Memorial Hospital gains ACS approval in 30th survey
Ten years ago in 1948 the Winchester Memorial Hospital qualified for approval by the American College of Surgeons after its 30th annual survey of U S and Canada hospitals. Governor William M Tuck reappointed Mrs Rose McDonald Skoges to the State Board of Education. The Virginia House backed a two term president amendment 94 to 0 with Senate still to vote on ratification.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
American College of Surgeons
U. S
Canada
William M. Tuck
Rose McDonald Skoges
Berryville
State Board of Education
Virginia House of Delegates
Senate
Local Social News and Marriages of 1908
Miss Annie Douglas Williams returned from a visit to Miss Margaret Stokes in Rockville Maryland. William M Patton and Miss May Hinkle Brown were married by Rev E E Northen. Capt George W Kurtz returned from Baltimore after attending a Headley Chocolate Company meeting where he served as director.
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Annie Douglas Williams
Margaret Stokes
Rockville
William M. Patton
May Hinkle Brown
James A. Brown
E. E. Northen
George W. Kurtz
Baltimore
Headley Chocolate Company
Things You Might Never Know If You Didn't Read Your Paper
A collection of quirky facts from HAL BOYLE notes. Highlights include a coronation ring made for Edward VIII never worn, snails’ strength, vertical Earth range, oceans drying up, Teller praising science, and social trends about wives and work. Ends with a humorous ad line and a date.
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New York
Edward VIII
Duke of Windsor
Edward Teller
Atomic Fame
America
United States
Narcissa Prentiss Whitman
Eliza Hart Spalding
Rocky Mountains
Coney Island
Doctor Warns Pneumonia Flu Toll Remains High
Dr Bundesen notes pneumonia and influenza cause about five thousand deaths yearly, more than motor vehicle fatalities. He urges continued vigilance, highlights age groups most at risk, racial and occupational factors, and compares urban versus rural mortality with emphasis on medical progress and remaining dangers.
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Herman N. Bundesen
M.D
America
T. C
Letter to the Editor on rabies inoculation and public health
Arthur G. Athey argues against a city ordinance requiring dog rabies inoculation, citing Virginia and state laws on treatment funding and enforcement. He criticizes assertions by W. H. Butler Jr. and urges readers to vote on June 10, 1958 to control rabies policy. The letter questions vaccine duration and urges scrutiny of local government.
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Common Council
W. H. Butler, Jr
Health Department
Butler
Virginia
Board of Supervisors
the Star
Arthur G.athey
Gray Avenue
Worry Clinic Claims 60 Percent of Americans Steal
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Dr. Laird findings that about 60 percent of Americans admit theft lying or cheating including employees stealing from employers. Embezzlement remains around two percent with motive and temptation shaping crime, recommending preemployment detection and church involvement.
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Gordon J
Management Review
Laird
Lairds
Dr. Laird
Gilbert L. Betts
Russell N. Cassel
Manuel
Gregory Company
Cincinnati
Waltzing With the Russian Bear and Nuclear Threats
The piece argues there will be no steady detente with the Soviet Union. It describes a possible stalemate or Russian gamble as both sides expand arms. Khrushchev demands a package deal blocking American bases abroad, while the United States seeks foolproof guarantees against cheating.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Bulganin
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Congress
Communist Party
Khrushchev
How's Your I Q How to Score Based on 100 Questions
A puzzle style page lists a 10 day IQ test with daily scores and grade ranges from Memory Genius to Good. It then says turn to page 2 for correct answers and includes ten sample questions about Spaak, Bible books, Electra, horse racing, gendarmerie, Ford's Theatre tragedy, Beethoven, the Po Valley, Tarzan, and the Star-Spangled Banner.
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Corerect
Ford
Washington, D. C
Ludwig Beethoven
Po Valley
Tarzan
Periodicals on Film Cincinnati Jewish Center records 1823 to 1925
With funds from the Jacob R. Schiff Fund the American Jewish Periodical Center in Cincinnati began microfilming every Jewish periodical published between 1823 and 1925. The project aims to preserve sources for future historians and scholars.
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Cincinnati
Jacob R. Schiff Fund
The
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Were Westerns Popular in Early Movie Days
Columnist-historian Mark Sullivan notes that in 1913 cattle men faced a labor problem as many trained cowboys left the range to try film work, leaving too few to ride the range.
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Mark Sullivan
Subscribe to the STAR in January at Special Low Rates
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Cosgrave
Homer G. Lyman
West Cecil Street
Scott
R. J. Scott
Wrick
California
King FeatUres SynDicate, Inc
Hal Boyle
Fisherman Magazine
Hollywood
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Milton Herman
Britain
Havana Riviera
Cuba
Henrik Ibsen
Doctor
Karl Schlademan
Michigan State
DePauw University
George W. Crane
By James Marlow
Associated Press News
I. Q
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Holland
Germany
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