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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1956
Page
4
The Winchester Star reports growth with a daily circulation of about 40 000 readers and national representation by Gallagher DeéLisser Inc 1 East 44th Street New York City. The paper is mailed from Winchester Virginia and entered as second class matter.
Provisional President Aramburu of Argentina says elections will be held next year to restore a legally elected regime. Yet doubts linger as military officers demand changes and labor unions resist, raising questions about the future of democracy in the country.
Training gifted pupils proves successful in St Louis and Portland with Ford Foundation funding. Enrichment programs address the failure of progressive methods to pace all students. About 10 to 20 percent of class can advance faster, needing segregated “brain room” instruction to develop advanced skills.
In St Louis educators debate between tailoring instruction to each child and segregating bright pupils. Advocates of enrichment push individualized reading and science projects while opponents warn it narrows leadership chances for the average student.
Editorial argues the United States should maintain foreign aid to NATO despite Kremlin smiles. It cites General Gruenther supporting a $4.9 billion request, notes Congress cuts, and emphasizes that a strong defense cannot rely on endless spending or be swayed by Moscow's mood.
A London columnist taunts Scotland Yard over royal security against Cypriot fascist threats. He claims an assassin could approach the queen unchallenged. The piece compares historical killers like Czolgosz Guiteau Booth Lincoln to illustrate danger in plain attire.
Oscar P. Hamilton Jr. was elected president of the Berryville Junior Chamber of Commerce as part of a set of social and civic notices in the year’s look back. The column lists engagements births and local appointments among other items.
Chief Justice Earl Warren may use a rare chance to caution federal judges about nonjudicial and semipolitical activities. The American Bar Association and many associates expect him to speak, citing past outside duties by FDR and Truman as a tradition that risks turning the Supreme Court into a political body.
A selection of Q and A items covers planetary distances at close approach, history of comic books with dates and milestones, records of large cheeses and traditional gifts to presidents, and citizen rights to refuse unsolicited mail by marking Refused and returning it.
Past and present rainfall figures show 48 hour rainfall at 0.05 inches. total to date 1.96 inches this year and 15.72 inches for 1956. Across 43 years 1912 to 1955 average monthly rainfall is listed by month with values in inches. 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 2.68 October 3.22 November 2.87 December 2.46
Dr Florence Scoular of North Texas State College studied 61 young women living in a home management house. The average intake was 1981 calories daily, below NRC recommendations for their ages, with diet self selected and beverages allowed. The study implies Texas climate and labor-saving devices reduce calorie needs.
The essay questions why people wish to be different from who they are and urges finding rest in God. It reflects on ambition, identity, and scholarly examples to illustrate discontent with one’s role. The piece cites a journalist, a playwright, and Bernard Shaw to frame the idea of resisting the groove of life.
A quiz segment lists 10 daily questions with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good, then provides page 2 for answers. It includes varied topics from history and science to Bible, literature, and word lore. Questions cover Henry VIII, Jacob's Ladder, biblical light, avocado name, free fall motion, John Wesley, pepsin, Hemingway Nobel, and word lore.
Reader Q and A reveal a Latin phrase meaning see. It notes the San Pilertini, guards of St Peter’s, a 70 man corporation with hereditary ties, famed for acrobatic duties and training from childhood. Also mentions a colossal 26 foot long, 11½ ton object from the Volga.
The biggest sturgeon on record is reported with measurements detailing its length and girth, based on historical catch data. Specific figures are not provided in the snippet.
The saying about someone being well heeled stems from cock fighting where metal spurs on birds’ heels were meant to improve fighting. The brutal practice gave the metaphor its grim origin and warning.
A dense evening lineup lists Channel 4 content from Footlight Theater at 6:00 to The Tonight Show at 12:00, Channel 5 features Gildersleeve I Spy Casbah boxing, Channel 6 amplifies cartoons and soap opera fare, Channel 7 offers classic dramas, and Channel 98 screens daily soaps, game shows, and early TV features with notable stars across night hours.
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