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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1956
Page
4
The piece argues graduates face 10 to 15 years of hard work and adjustment after school. It urges guidance on building experience, attitudes, and knowledge to prepare for future opportunities in engineering, business, law, and personal life.
The Star celebrates Clarke County native Dr. Walter S. Flory Jr as Alumnus of the Year for Bridgewater College Alumni Association. A UVA horticulture professor, Blandy Farm manager, White Arboretum curator, NSF grant recipient, and 1955 56 Virginia Academy of Science president.
Former Delegate Hale Collins addresses 1 500 members of the Craig Botetourt Electric Cooperative in Covington urging action against what he calls an unwarranted usurpation of power by the United States Supreme Court. He argues the Court has trimmed state rights over schools sedition laws and other prerogatives, warning local self government is in peril.
The piece questions the value of commencement addresses as graduates face a future. It notes that many speeches are routine and that this time of year invites reflection on what these addresses offer to new graduates.
Senator Albert Gore of Tennessee urges a six plant national push to beat Russia to atomic power. AEC Chairman Lewis Strauss counters that private industry should lead, arguing government interference would waste effort and risk obsolescent plants.
A digest of editorials selected from multiple newspapers arriving at the office. The compilation highlights varied viewpoints on national issues, governance, and policy debates reflected in opinion pages across the late edition press.
Historical notes report Dr. M. K. Bushong speaking at Six of June rites in Winchester with Clarke County High School graduates. Other items note Miss Nancy Slomaker’s Randolph Macon York, Marilyn Hamburger valedictorian, and William Daughtrey Jr salutatorian. Major Barton spoke at Confederate Memorial Day.
As Democratic nominations near, Stevenson Kefauver backers show weak enthusiasm nationwide. Backroom experts debate Stevenson as fallback to beat Eisenhower, while dark horse candidates like Harriman Symington Johnson Lausche Meyner Leader vie for a path forward. Critics warn Harriman risks deepening Southern GOP support.
A quiz scoring guide shows daily results with ranges from Memory Genius to Good. It includes a miscible Oddity about Edward III era language and asks questions on coifs Bible horses and a cabinet officer’s role coupled with a science prompt about iron.
A list of questions asks if buried heat raises coal temperature above it and if George Washington had siblings. It also questions if the common field daisy is a weed and whether McGill University is in Montreal or Detroit. A linguistics query seeks the Anglo Saxon origin of brynstone and asks for modernizing a Chaucer couplet about a rooster with correct wording.
George Washington first observed formal rules of precedence in receptions and official affairs. Under Washington and Adams entertainments were fully formal with guests in full dress. Jefferson and Jackson ignored protocol precedence by rank. The State Department maintains a Division of Protocol to govern precedence at official events.
The record shows 24 hour rainfall ending 8:30 a.m. today with none for June, year to date 1.16, 1956 rainfall to date 14.92, and average annual rainfall over 43 years at 3.95 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1955 list January 2.45, February 1.95, March 2.98, April 3.10, May 3.90, June 3.90, July 3.69, August 3.99, September 2.65, October 3.22, November 3.257, December 2.46 inches.
Doctors weigh travel safety for ill passengers with many ambulatory patients flying without issues. Cautions include asthma status and colostomy care during ascent, plus advising to consult a physician or airline medical director for guidance on individual risk.
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