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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1963
Page
4
An ad notice from the Winchester Evening Star lists rate figures and contact numbers for business inquiries. It specifies daily publication details and separate telephone lines for news and business inquiries.
The notice lists staff positions including General Manager and Executive Editor Jack F. Davis H D Koontz Business Manager Eugene Miller Managing Editor and announces mailing details for Winchester Va editions with subscription pricing for various delivery options and regions.
The 1963 discussion centers on the National Academy of Sciences position urging a major push to find extraterrestrial life and the cost to other science. Critics like General Eisenhower warn against a moon-first race while concerns grow over literacy and education affecting draft effectiveness. Secretary Wirtz links education to national readiness.
Milton Lee Nicodemus of the Clarke County FFA Chapter received the State Farmer Degree at the FFA Convention in Blacksburg. A Globemaster crash near Tokyo claimed 129 American lives returning to Korea.
The 1938 Star notes aviation history as Captain Eddie Rickenbacker plans to dedicate the Hagerstown Maryland airport. In Chester Pennsylvania residents witness remodeling of the Friends Meeting House carriage shed into a garage, ending a 109 year-old building’s use.
1913 report says Dr Grayson, presidential physician, confined Mrs Woodrow Wilson to her White House room to rest from social and charitable strain. London suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst staged a lengthy hunger strike in a London jail, a powerful heart stimulant given for her condition. The 11th United States Cavalry departed Chattanooga for a 700 mile march to Winchester for maneuvers.
The piece argues that true great discoveries come from ordinary people who shift from their original goals to new achievements. It contrasts freakishness with genius, noting eccentrics are not the norm and genius lies in discovering or making something unseen before. Avoid cultivating freakish traits.
Supreme Court rules against Bible reading and Lord's Prayer in public schools, enforcing strict neutrality on religion under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. Justice Clark writes the majority. Justice Black previously struck down a school board prayer. The decision centers on whether state action amounts to establishment of religion and requires neutrality in government sponsored schooling.
Soviet airline Aeroflot begins a major drive for Western traffic by advertising in European papers, easing visa rules, and offering near Western‑standard amenities. It runs nonstop service from London Paris and other capitals to Moscow and markets transit visas through its offices at 355 Lexington Ave.
A mixed set of quiz questions on IQ scoring and a long note on Aeroflot’s initiative to standardize east bound fares and expand western routes. It claims TU-114 jet service from Murmansk to Havana with 6000 mile range, and portrays Soviet aims to pressure Western airlines amid overflight denials.
A satirical Washington column questions how the word affair is used in press and public discourse. It cites alleged affairs involving figures like Duchess, Keeler, and a Russian naval attache, plus a police case about Dr Stephen Werd. The piece mocks misinterpretation and ends noting Elizabeth Taylor's reported affair with Richard Burton.
The letters discuss safety cautions for new epoxy glues with warnings to learn from manufacturers. They also explain differences among ophthalmologist optometrist and optician and advise treating twins as individuals to foster independence. A reader asks about heart disease inheritance and is told heredity is not assured, emphasize regular exams and emotional factors.
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