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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1961
Page
4
Local Winchester Virginia newspaper fragment from July 8 1961 includes staff and office details and a Bible verse Genesis 28 16. Mentions Associated Press rep and general masthead facts.
Lt. Gov A E Stephens faces backlash after denying soliciting Byrd aid while letters show he did. Virginia voters face a choice between progressive conservatism led by Harrison Godwin Button and a bigger government platform staunchly supported by Stephens Boothe Boyd. The editorial view elevates political philosophy as the campaign’s core issue.
Letters to the editor urge support for E Blackburn Moore and oppose Kennedy style politics while praising Byrd era governance. Voters discuss educational and economic goals for Virginia, school funding, tax policy, and river cleanliness amid calls for community help and leadership in Winchester Clarke Frederick and Harrison districts.
A note found in the purse of Mrs. Howard after her car was hit by a train at a Salem Virginia crossing may indicate the crash was not accidental. Salem Police Chief Eades said investigators found two names on the note and declined to release details. Mrs. Howard and her husband Ernest Howard, a fireman on the freight train, were taken to Roanoke area hospitals with Mrs. Howard conscious Thursday night. Witnesses said the car lingered in the area about 12 minutes before impact.
The prophet Jeremiah predicts a new covenant with the house of Israel and Judah. He says the Lord will write his law on inward parts, making him their God and them his people, replacing the former stone tablets with a divine internal law.
Earl L. Douglas argues the Bible only matters when its words "leap" to pierce hearts and become divine messages. He emphasizes personal truth over textual certainty and asks if God has written a divine message on our hearts.
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan comments on global judgment of courage, noting there were times the world did not regret it even when it deemed it desperate. This reflects wartime resolve and political resolve in a period of international scrutiny.
The Soviet Air Force showcased powerful new jet planes at an air show with observers noting speeds of at least 760 miles per hour. Stalin watched from a balcony at the Chkalov Air Club near Tushino Airport as the jets streaked by. London sources report Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will depart Liverpool for Quebec on September 25 aboard the Empress of France. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Miller have returned home after visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Willey in Millsboro Delaware.
A fleet of Japanese tanks and armored cars with hundreds of troops moved through Peiping’s international district near legations. An explosion at Woolwich Royal Arsenal Research Department killed five. Mrs. Herbert Larrick was guest of honor at a Roanoke luncheon hosted by Mrs. W. W. Boxley.
Miss Louella Harford and May V. Cooper returned home after spending the Fourth with friends in Hagerstown. Clarke Cooper, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cooper, suffered a painful foot burn in Harpers Ferry when he stepped on a hot pipe during the holiday.
Two New Delhi newspapers report the birth of five quintuplets in Dabra a village in north India. Three boys and two girls were born Tuesday and both mother and children are said to be in good health though details are unconfirmed.
A physician warns that Coxsackie viruses masquerade as polio causing meningitis symptoms in some cases. They spread through close contact and can affect both children and adults with fever neck stiffness and fatigue. Prevention rests on rest a vitamin rich diet and high resistance, plus avoiding chills to stay healthy.
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