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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1964
Page
5
Dear Abby answers reader letters about birds and mating behavior with a humorous but sharp take. The piece mocks myths about bird padding, nesting tricks, and the male feather display while noting female roles and reproductive dynamics. It ends with Abby inviting readers to write for advice and sample booklets.
New York AP reports the 1964 Pulitzers honor journalism for public service at the St. Petersburg Times for uncovering fraud in the Florida Turnpike Authority and for local and international reporting on crime and the Vietnam War. No prizes awarded in fiction drama or music.
New York police will test 25 motor scooters this summer in Manhattan's Central Park and Brooklyn's Prospect Park from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Deputy Commissioner Walter Arm said scooters move faster than foot or mounted patrols and access areas beyond car reach.
Government scientists report success in isolating a pigment that acts as a bloom trigger in plants. The discovery promises insight into flowering cycles and could influence agricultural timing and crop yields.
Advertising snippet for craft patterns and hobby titles from 1964. Includes pattern 7162 for knit clothing sizes 32 to 38, pricing, mailing details to Alice Brooks, and offers for Needlecraft Catalog items with a deluxe quilt book and quilt patterns.
In Geneva France resists declaring a 50 per cent tariff cut as the Kennedy Round aims for broad reductions. French officials fear fierce competition, while U S and Common Market negotiators push for a unified postwar trade liberalization. Talks opened with high level delegates and are unlikely to yield binding agreements for at least a year. France remains opposed to pledging the full target or fast submission of exception lists.
SUFFOLK AP Union leaders consider widening the walkout at Planters Peanut Co as 1,600 workers enter day five. Pickets outside the Planters plant since Thursday may spread to Standard Brands area plants and a boycott of all Standard Brands products is discussed. A horizon tal picket line blocked freight cars temporarily while police asked strikers to move. The wage dispute centers on raising pay from 1.33 to 1.50 per hour versus a 21 cent three year raise oferta. City officials denied a demonstration permit at the main entrance to avoid traffic disruption.
Boise Idaho AP reports the Idaho Education Association urges its 7 200 members to wear safety pins on lapels through the end of the next legislative session in 1965. Executive Secretary Elmer S Crowley says the pins symbolize inadequacy of public school financing in Idaho.
In Santo Domingo the Dominican Republic junta uses troops a court order and radio appeals to curb a spreading strike. Police report 2 killed and dozens injured after three days of rioting as 548 people are arrested and $100000 in damage is tallied.
At the New York 65 office, a nonprofit health and medical insurance plan for the elderly, staff answer questions about claims and benefits. They respond in multiple languages including French German Spanish Greek Portuguese and Polish. A staffer reads Latin.
The Methodist Church approved a policy urging desegregation and fair practices in churches and associated institutions. It calls for open churches, fair employment, voting rights, and desegregation in schools and public life, while rejecting civil disobedience as a general rule.
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