Winchester Evening Star Reader Information Row
The Winchester Evening Star provides editor and staff credits, office details, and subscription rates for carrier, motor route, and mail editions with pricing and delivery information. Includes editor Harry F Byrd Jr and business manager H D Koontz.
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Harry F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Jack F. Davis
Eugene Miller
Winchester
Gallageher-DeLissers, Inc
East 14Th St
New York City
Litter curb proposals and Telstar space venture noted
Councilman Bell proposes anti litter measures for city parking lots and welcomes ideas for a bill. The piece lauds the Jaycees and criticizes litter while praising Telstar as a milestone showing private enterprise innovation in space.undeclared fraud in ADC payments prompts calls for wider scrutiny by HEW.
Biggest mass jet overwater flight lands at Yokota base
Fifty eight U S Thunderjets completed a record long 10 895 mile flight from Turner AFB Albany N Y to Yokota AFB near Tokyo marking the largest mass jet overwater crossing. A zinc oxide fire in a northeast Philadelphia smelting plant sent fumes over a mile area prompting about 1000 residents to evacuate.
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U. S
Yokota Air Force Base
Tokyo
United States
Pacific Ocean
Turner Air Force Base
Albany
N. Y
Philadelphia
Year of Triumph Amid Civil War Claims and Far East Tension
In 1937 Franco praises a year of triumph as casualty figures reach one million. Japan presses hard lines in North China while Japan allocates 10 million yen for troop movements. Mrs. Gibson Bradfield travels to Linville North Carolina to visit sons Edmund and Ely at a boys camp.
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Franco
Japan
China
Gibson Bradfield
Linville
N. C
Edmund
Ely
Demand for Virginia apples in Pittsburgh noted
The Star reports a strong demand for Virginia apples in Pittsburgh with cars arriving daily. A triple investigation was begun into the wreck that killed 13 when the Omaha mail plowed into the rear of the Overland limited on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy near Chicago. Jefferson Hayes Davis, infant great grand son of Jefferson Davis, died in Colorado Springs and would be buried in Richmond.
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the Star
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Omaha Mail
Overland Limited
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Chicago
Jefferson Hayes Davis
Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Colorado Springs
Richmond
Daily Meditation On Brave Action And Freedom
Earl L. Douglas recalls Theodore Roosevelt urging active courage against complacency and external threats. He warns inner decay risks liberty as much as bomb threats, citing historical leaders and pioneers who preserved freedom through vigilant effort.
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Western Hemisphere
Armament costs squarely threaten U.S. economy in 1960s
European and American economists clash over how defense spending shapes growth. The article argues that rising Cold War arms outlays, a growing federal deficit, and interest burdens endanger growth, urging reduced military spending and balanced budgets to restore confidence and prosperity.
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America
Europe
United States
United States Treasury
Kennedy
Sage of the Smokies lives simple on $50 a year
Bert Garner, 76, famed as the Sage of the Great Smokies, dwells in a self built two room cabin, learns and studies with leisure, and rejects Social Security. He eats mostly dried corn and vegetables, with occasional restaurant meals, and keeps utilities at 38 cents a year. He held varied jobs before retiring at 60 to pursue simple living and high thinking.
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Maryville, Tenn
Bert Garner
Sam
Bert
Thrifty bachelor Bert’s simple life sparks curiosity
A cabin stocked with 2000 books and Bert’s frugal lifestyle draw visitors from many states and even Switzerland. He spends more on magazines than food, clothing, or shelter and gardens 27 fruits and vegetables. A professor warns thrift could wreck the economy, while Bert quips that happiness means shooting his wife.
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Bert
Markin Time Fools Fed Until They Die
A terse verse laments feeding fools to death and the grim duty of bearing them to graves saying if all fools died there would be none left to bury.
What You Should Do In Snakebite Cases
Dr Burton H. Fern outlines steps for treating rattlesnake bites including immobilizing the limb, keeping the area still, and avoiding full cutting or sucking. He discusses tourniquets, cooling methods, cautions against alcohol, and urges urgent medical care with larger snakes needing more antivenom.
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Army
Marine Corps
How's Your I Q Memorized Quiz From a Vintage Page
A 10 day score based IQ test quiz with questions on independence from France, first World Series win, Becky Thatcher, Lloyds of London, hat bow side, open hearth, lobster classification, Israel size, University of Colorado location, and Meade and Lee at a great battle.
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Becky Thatcher
Huck Finn
Tom Sawyer
Lloyd’s of
Israel
U. S. State
University of Colorado
Meade
Lee
Quarrel Delays U S Government Funding Power
Two elderly Democrats Carl Hayden and Clarence Cannon head the Senate and House Appropriations panels in a long running feud. They contest where conferences should be held and who chairs them, risking another halt to government funding as agencies spend under 1962 levels.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Sen
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Rep
Clarence Cannon
Missouri
Hayden
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cannon
Hayden and Cannon
Capitol
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Welfare Administration
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Smokies
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