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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1963
Page
3
A compact essay urges retirees to choose homes that fit personality and climate, warns against desert retirement ghettos, and imagines a varied, tree-lined American village with busy streets, children, and old folks enjoying life. contrasts mandated quiet senior communities with diverse old neighborhoods.
West Germany moves to build large scale air raid shelters as Bonn reverses prior civil defense policy. The Dortmund shelter, designed as a self contained 30 day survival unit for 1500 people, reflects a new national emphasis while U S civil defense efforts are cited as a cautionary example.
In Mentor, Ohio a grandparent overhears a light hearted exchange between siblings. The six year old sister asks what thumbs are for and the four year old brother replies they are to hold up the bottoms of sandwiches.
Rep Powell said he rewrote half of President Kennedy's civil rights message for Congress. He cited the speech as the greatest civil rights statement since emancipation and announced plans for a Negro leaders summit upon returning to Washington. He endorsed Los Angeles demonstrations and urged increased frequency.
President Kennedy contributed a $1000 personal check to a committee planning a Beverly Hills premiere of PT 109 to benefit a Santa Monica child mental health center named for Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. The event July 2 honors Rose Kennedy as guest of honor with Mrs. Peter Lawford as chair.
In Roanoke 34 contestants compete for Miss Virginia of 1963 with finals at 7 30 p m. After two nights of talent swimsuit and recitations the winner will be chosen by judges by 11 p m The top contenders include Miss Richmond Miss Dorcas Campbell and Miss Margaret Ewell who excelled in talent and swimsuit. The victor earns entry to Miss America in Atlantic City new clothes a car for a year and a 1500 college scholarship.
The National Guard plans three armory constructions in Virginia with an estimated total of $13 million. In Richmond the project costs about $1 million, Martinsville $265,000, and Warrenopp $226,300. Work should begin in August as bids are finalized.
The schedule lists weekly events for the county home demonstration program. Activities include 4-H delegates leaving for a state short course, multiple HDC meetings at various halls, a 4-H girls project work session, a county-wide demonstration picnic at Exchange Shelter, and a Stone Wall 4-H Club meeting.
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI may visit Rome prisons soon, a move aligned with prior papal practice. The note recalls Pope John XXIII visiting San Vittore Jail after his 1958 coronation and cites Paul VI’s early Milan tenure where he visited inmates.
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