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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1963
Page
4
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As 1963 unfolds the nation sees mixed signals from forecasters and the economy. The Kennedy administration wavers between optimism and caution while the national product nears 572 billion dollars, aligning with some predictions and challenging others.
Ten years ago in 1953 95 James Wood seniors received diplomas with 56 girls and 39 boys. Sue Dorsey delivered the Salutatory and Ruby Seldon gave the Valedictory. A Nevada atomic blast record was reported, twice the strength of prior tests. James Galladay chaired the Stephens City Fire Company building committee with H F Massie P E Lineburg F W Ewing and Alfred Snapp on the panel.
In 1938 Boyce High School had 16 seniors with Ethel Vorus as salutatorian and David Levi as valedictorian. In Antibes the Duke and Duchess of Windsor marked their first wedding anniversary while working on their home, and Spanish insurgents claimed a breakthrough west of Albocacer opening attacks toward Valencia.
Fifty years ago in 1913 Senator Hitchcock introduced an amend ment to the tariff bill for a graduated tax on output of cigars cigarettes and plug tobacco by individual companies. The move aligns with Attorney General McReynolds plan to curb tobacco trust power. George C Cabell visited Mr and Mrs A M Baker and has returned to Norfolk. Heavy selling spurred another sharp stock market break at the opening.
A reflective column urges acceptance and sacrifice to maintain liberty. It notes the world’s unequal benefits, the cost of freedom, and the need to pay for life’s privileges while recognizing protests and potential dark days ahead.
A Vatican leader is mourned as Pope John XXIII is remembered for judgment and broad empathy in an era of nuclear threat. The piece notes his push for Christian unity, tolerance toward communism, and outreach to other faiths, while reflecting on religion’s role in American politics.
The text argues that Pope John XXIII quietly influenced Italian voters toward the Communist Party by promoting tolerance, while also fostering better contact with communist nations and urging moral force over military force. It praises his reforms as timely and notes his enduring spiritual influence.
A quirky AP column notes Americans spend about 300 million dollars yearly on weight loss products while money moves faster than pounds. It touches on trivia about currency counterfeiting, historical card decks, and famous quotes, ending with a remark on the U.S. workforce.
A Cervinara tax collector dug up 16 cents owed by Mr. Cavaiulo for 20 years and sent a demand with a threat of prosecution. The return envelope shows Mr. Cavaiulo has been dead for 15 years, a bizarre legal error noted by Giornale De Sicilia in Palermo.
In Sicily a long distance call to Paris proves costly and irregular yet thrilling for a father and family. The piece details frantic charges, operator delays, and the emotional payoff as the family finally connects, highlighting the novelty and expense of transcontinental calling during travel.
Dr Lester L Coleman notes a double reward for science the discovery itself and the opening of new research avenues. He cites RSV virus in chickens the measles vaccine development and leukemia cancer studies plus Pennsylvanias penicillin sensitivity test using fingertip blood samples as promising medical advances.
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