Winchester Evening Star advertisement pricing info
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates and delivery options across carrier, motor route, and mail plans. It notes rates for one year six months and one month, with outside Virginia and West Virginia surcharges.
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Postage Rates and Fees Shown for March 5 1963
An archival snippet lists charges on Tuesday March 5 1963 including $7.00 $4.00 and $1.00 fees for postage and related services.
President Kennedy Budget Proposes Foreign Aid Increase
The president's foreign aid budget would rise about 25.8 percent to approach 5 billion dollars. The Star invites readers to answer two questions on how long tax dollars would fund the program using 50 000 joint taxable income and 10000 joint taxable income. Prizes total five dollars for top submissions with a Thursday midnight postmark.
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Senate panel urges cutback in Southeast Asia aid
A bipartisan Senate committee led by Mike Mansfield urges reducing U S aid in Southeast Asia amid persistent Laos corruption and limited results. It calls for no expansion of aid to non target nations while maintaining support for South Vietnam Thailand Cambodia and the Philippines and pushing Western countries to share more aid.
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United States
Southeast Asia
Laos
U.S
U.S. Senate
Mike Mansfield
Washington
South Viet Nam
Thailand
Cambodia
Philippines
Viet Nam
Venus Not a Habitable World for Humans Says Mariner II
The Mariner II probe finds Venus has a surface about 615 degrees Fahrenheit and is too dry and hot to support earthly life. Time may reveal more uninhabitable real estate among planets, but Earth remains the best option for human settlement.
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Earth
Venus
Mariner II
Death Valley
Mariner
Space
Stalin Stricken as Soviet Leader Crisis Deepens
The Star files note 1953 reports that Joseph Stalin suffered a brain hemorrhage with rumors of his possible death. Georgi Malenkov is viewed as likely successor, while uncertainty remains about Russia’s future leadership. Harry Flood Byrd marks his 21st year in the U.S. Senate.
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Georgi Malenkov
Stalin
Russia
Harry Flood Byrd
United States Senate
Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd Chairs Apple Blossom Float
In 1938 Miss Virginia Tayloe Boyd was named chairman in charge of the float for the Queen and Princesses at the Apple Blossom Festival in Richmond. The Richmond House of Delegates Roads Committee killed a Senate bill to let the State Highway Commission relocate eight miles of Route 50 to detour around Boyce. Mrs R E Byrd Frances Page and other ladies motored to Riverton to lunch with Mrs Julian Major.
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Richmond
House of Delegates Roads Committee
Senate
State Highway Commission
Boyce
R. E. Byrd
Frances Page
B. B. Dutton
W. R. Talbot
P. W. Boyd
Riverton
Julian Major
Cabinet Confirmations and Light Notes From 1913
The Congress confirmed President Wilsons Cabinet with William Jennings Bryan approved as Secretary of State. Clara Anderson visited Mrs. Ella Kerns at Hogue Creek. A Critter Wisdom quip likens a pig to a growing plant needing sunshine as a tonic for growth.
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Congress
Wilson
William Jennings Bryan
Clara Anderson
Ella Kerns
Hogue Creek
Daily Meditation by Earl L. Douglas on future lure and work
The piece warns the lure of the future can inspire or distract. It stresses that ambition and diligence, not mere dreaming, drive achievement. It urges living in the present while maintaining hopeful plans for the future.
Ominous Cloud Of Unrest Looms Over Labor Scene
This analysis of 1960s labor tension highlights strikes from Gulf Coast docks to New York papers, noting profits and wages struggle amid automation and tight job markets. It cites Kennedy era policy, Taft Hartley procedures, and looming conflicts in steel auto and rubber sectors.
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Gulf Coast
New York
Cleveland
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Kennedy
Congress
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Meany
White House and Labor Department
Markin Time Verses on Travel and Joy by Luther Markin
A short verse by Luther Markin urges travelers to keep smiles and leave tears behind. The poem reflects a light hearted, optimistic mood about journeys and personal mood while away from home.
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Luther Markin
Wilson would have been disappointed in today’s UN
The excerpt reflects on Woodrow Wilson’s 1919 warning about world peace and the League of Nations. It notes his belief in a partnership of peoples and his concern over secret intelligence and militarized governance, comparing early 20th century aims with the postwar United Nations.
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Capitol
Woodrow Wilson
Mexico
Europe
America
Wilson
United States
Mr. Wilson
League of Nations
Congress
Denver
Colorado
Paris
St. Louis
Germany
Secret Service
United Nations
Truths About Radiation Hazards From X Rays
Dr Harry J Johnson argues that while some reports claim radiation harms pregnant women and shortens life, most life-span theories rely on animal studies. He estimates annual X ray exposure costs about one hour of life per year, but finds chest and diagnostic X rays beneficial. He urges patients to trust doctors and reduce fear through informed risk assessment.
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