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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1964
Page
4
The fragment lists subscription pricing and an outside Virginia and West Virginia postage surcharge. It mentions a phone contact and a business line for further details with several figures in dollars and terms like one year six months and one month in advance.
The article outlines irradiation as a safe energy use for food preservation. It notes major agencies and universities testing the process, including sterilized bacon and radiated foods expected to reach consumers within a year. Potential benefits include longer freshness, reduced spoilage, and wider access to exotic produce.
The piece argues Goldwaters 1964 civil rights vote parallels Woodrow Wilson’s stance on prohibition, contrasting mainstream judgment with principled dissent. It likens Goldwater to Wilson, cites Johnson era critiques, and condemns Kennedy abroad criticisms as improper and inappropriate to US politics.
The Star Files reports 40 to 50 people died as flash floods struck eastern Kentucky following heavy rain. Pleas for help came as Red Cross responders moved to assist. Clyde Alexander of Clarke County was hospitalized in Winchester after a fall from a horse during cattle roundup. Harry Fowle hosted a swimming and tea party at the Country Club honoring Miss Mary Lord Andrews of Alexander.
1914 report notes Henry Delaware Flood, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as guest speaker in New York for Tammany Society 4th of July celebrations. Winchester participants Edward Jones and Arthur Seabrigh joined Front Royal gun competition. George H. Kinzel elected president of Strasburg Steam Flouring Mills succeeding Josiah Stickley.
HAL BOYLE notes that a 25 year old survey finds 35 percent of Americans wear glasses and teen girls favor careers as housewives or airline hostesses. In contrast boys prefer aviation, sports, business, the armed forces, or engineering.
Earl L. Douglas compares Lord Nelsons swift ships at Trafalgar to personal habits he calls barnacles. The parable urges removing small faults that slow response in crises and boost readiness to meet challenges.
Hal Cochran’s barbs mix with a quirky note on science. Scientists reveal the cricket chirp is not a sign of love but a natural sound, prompting amusement and relief among readers.
Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia attacks President Johnson's economy plan citing a $6.5 billion reduction target from a 16 page report. He warns that ongoing deficits total $25 billion and inflation risk rises with higher payrolls. He cites 2.5 million federal workers and 1,200 more Commerce staff than two years ago. Byrd proposes cuts including $1.9 billion in new programs and $900 million in civilian payroll costs, and opposes a pay raise bill. He suggests $2.4 billion could be saved by eliminating waste and inefficiency.
The column critiques the Supreme Court's one person one vote ruling and its effect on state legislatures. It argues increased city representation may harm the state and questions whether equal representation improves governance or merely expands questionable control.
Farmers cut spring pig crop by 80 percent after hog prices dipped, reducing sow production to balance supply. With prices edging upward again, the note underscores farmer-led adjustment in pork production when government restraint wanes.
Dr. Pedersen of the National Institute of Mental Health studied 27 disturbed and 30 normal military-family boys around age 13. Moving nine times on average did not by itself explain behavior. parental fear of moves and fathers' occupations correlated with issues. The piece parallels stuttering studies where parental fear drives the condition. A Q&A notes a hydrocele in a 6 month old often resolves spontaneously, with surgery options if large or persistent into adolescence.
A puzzle-style teaching page outlines daily scoring for a 100 question quiz over 10 days. It assigns memory ability levels from Memory Genius to Good based on correct answer ranges and then lists ten sample questions with prompts and a grammar correction task.
A fragmentary Pauline reflection urges gathering Jews for a fast as a path to reach Christ at the heart of mankind. The text blends biblical motifs with a call to action attributed to Paul Morrison.
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