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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1958
Page
4
Winchester Virginia newspaper snippet lists newsroom and business office numbers, address, and Associated Press credit. It shows subscription rates by mail and carrier, with amounts for one year and several months, plus extra postage for outside Virginia.
Washington County Maryland reports TV closed circuit teaching reduces costs and teachers needed, contrasting with Los Angeles City College findings that TV teaching harms learning and worsens teacher shortages. Hagerstown officials cite per pupil costs of 1.71 compared with 96.78 for traditional instruction and note a seven teaching position reduction this year. The program, funded for five years, has completed two years of teacherless education with claimed gains in pupil interest and teaching quality. Inconsistency remains in educators’ ability to craft a national pattern for televised instruction.
An American led expedition in 1957 noted Aboriginal natives in central Australia showed apparent resistance to cold and few respiratory ailments despite exposure to freezing nights. Dr Harold Hammel of the University of Pennsylvania led follow up work suggesting their lower body temperature and natural adaptation, while warning against replicating drafts or cold exposure.
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A two month old harp seal at New York Aquarium exhibits a migratory restlessness. He circles his tank, refuses to eat or sleep, and caretakers feed him tranquilizers and vitamins to calm him. The behavior may reflect instinct or awareness of captivity and human presence.
The Star recalls five years ago in 1953 when Elizabeth II was crowned queen in a grand ceremony. Prince Charles watched as his mother received the crown alongside ancient pomp.
The 1948 item notes Miss Nancy Bond accepting the head of the modern dance department at Marjorie Webster Junior College in Washington. Mr and Mrs John M Hepfer travel to Tate College Pennsylvania to visit their son John M a Penn State sophomore. Mr and Mrs Walter Lee entertain in honor of Miss Lucy Mitchell.
Twenty five years ago researchers at Winchester Laboratory reported rainfall in the Ws area. Weather records show notable precipitation and local rainfall anomalies during that period, with measurements indicating above average totals for that year.
1908 graduation list from Shenandoah Valley Academy includes Cadets Robert L. Gray Jr J H Lacy Jr Henry Seal Hubert Bowers Russell Carr Harry Lynch and Fred Hiett all of Winchester and Ray Little of Camden 8 Postgraduates are Matthew Harrison and Robert T Garton Jr Lt John S Russell visited Washington and saw Col John S Mosby at Garfield Hospital where Mosby was recovering from surgery The Meade Memorial Church ladies at White Post held a strawberry and ice cream festival at the parish house.
Doctor Bundesen outlines zoonoses from animals including rabies ornithosis brucellosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. He notes transmission pathways by animals and animal products and urges prompt rabies care and animal testing. The column previews more on Rocky Mountain fever and discusses alcoholism treatment with antabase under medical supervision.
HAL BOYLE surveys quirky facts from sleep needs to fashion habits and travel tech. From snail speed clocked at 0.000353005 mph to women reading daily papers at about 90 percent, the items mix humor with surprising stats on lifestyle, language, and culture.
A reflective piece praising life in the United States and Canada under free institutions. The author contrasts global tyranny and deprivation with the privilege of living in free countries, urging appreciation of liberty despite universal injustices and past hardships.
A reader quiz outlines daily scoring from 9 10 correct as Memory Genius to 4 as Good with page 2 for answers. Questions cover elephants in captivity painter Blue Boy enamel age to enlist war god and UN anniversaries and statehood likelihood.
The article notes that since the last war the word propaganda has carried a negative sense but can describe good publicity. In 1022 Pope Gregory IV used the term for a committee to publicize the work of foreign missions.
Dr. George W Crane argues that flowers honor the dead and uplift the spirit, praising women as caretakers of culture and urging men to send flowers to their partners while they are alive. He cites biblical examples and a Toledo funeral anecdote to stress sentiment and charity.
Analysis notes Charles de Gaulle aims to strengthen the executive, weaken the assembly, and reform France's system to imitate the American model while seeking a resolution to Algeria. The move faces opposition from the left and army and risks broader North African consequences if Algeria shifts toward communism or neutralism.
AP reports Billy Graham's crusade in San Francisco surpassed 505,600 attendees since April 27 at Cow Palace. Sunday's crowd reached 12,000. 434 people went forward for decisions, bringing total to 17,935. Graham urged faith in Christ and warned of judgment.
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