Winchester Evening Star format and contact details
Winchester Evening Star provides daily news except Sundays with editor Harry F. Byrd Jr and managing editor Agene Miller. Rates listed for carrier, mail subscriptions, and outside Virginia plus national representation in New York City.
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Harry F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Jack F. Davis
Agene Miller
Winchester
National Representatives
Gallageher-Delissers, Inc
East 14Th St
New York City
Kennedy urged sacrifice from citizens not administration
The piece argues President Kennedy should curb federal spending as inflation rises. It notes non-defense outlays rose 48 percent in six years and calls for the administration to practice sacrifice by cutting spending, asking how to justify price and wage stability.
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Kennedy
Separatist Talk in Quebec Sparks Fire in French Canada
A Guardian of Manchester report says Quebec French Canadians discuss breaking from English Canada though not a serious bid. They seek language and cultural recognition while weighing Canada against a dominant United States influence and the risk of economic and cultural loss.
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the Guardian of
Manchester
England
Canada
Quebec
Quote Of The Day on U.S. diplomacy in Western Europe
U.S. News and World Report presents a Western Europe size-up of American diplomacy noting the United States often stays neutral toward adversaries while being friendly to neutrals and hostile toward friends. The observation highlights perceived inconsistencies in U.S. policy toward European powers.
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Europe
U.S
Garber tops list in Salem bank robbery case
State Trooper Carl T. Garber led the capture of Cletus Richards who staged a $30,000 bank robbery in Salem Virginia. CIO Steelworkers vote to strike if wage demands are not met. Clarence and Mrs Creswell return home on Piccadilly Street after visiting son in Lexington.
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Carl T
Mike) Garber
Cletus Richards
Salem, Va
CIO
Clarence Creswell
Piccadilly Street
John Edward O’neal
Lexington
Greece
Nicholas
Icholas
George
Pilots Complete Trans Atlantic Flight Land Safely
Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie landed their twin motor monoplane at Floyd Bennett Field New York completing a round trip trans Atlantic flight before a crowd of more than two thousand. Mrs Kate Glass Greene has returned home from Hot Springs Arkansas after several months of treatment. Clarke Gable and Carole Lombard star in No Man of Her Own at the Capitol while James Stewart and Simone Somone headline Seventh Heaven at the Palace.
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Dick Merrill
Jack Lambie
Floyd Bennett Field
N. Y
Kate Glass, Greene
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Betty Crawford
Clarke Gable
Carole Lombard
Capitol
James Stewart
Simone Somone
The
Palace
Rioting at Locust Point and Taft Roosevelt clash
Fifty years ago in 1912 Rioting broke out on the Locust Point Baltimore piers as striking dock workers battled police and strike breakers. Six strike breakers were arrested for carrying concealed weapons. President Taft called Colonel Roosevelt an unsafe man during a Caldwell speech as both camps fought hard for presidential votes.
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Harry Jones
Braddock Street
C. W. Thompson
Front Royal
Locust Point
Baltimore
Caldwell
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Daily Meditation on Beecher and bodily health
Earl L. Douglas Jirmen Beecher, father to Henry Ward Beecher, pushed the link between body and soul. He challenged converts by asking about diet and sleep, arguing dyspepsia can spark sin and that physical care supports spiritual life. He warned against overemphasizing piety without hygiene.
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Jirmen Beecher
Henry Wardsher
God
Beecher
Lyman Beecher
Estes Case Controversy Challenges Freeman and Kennedy
Henry J. Taylor argues that Agriculture Secretary Freeman and Attorney General Kennedy mishandled attacks on Billie Sol Estes. Readers are urged to push for complete exposure of Estes’ political dealings and possible ties to the White House.
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Orville L. Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Freeman
White House
Kennedy
Winchester Letter Proposes NAACP Donation To End Event
A reader from Washington advises ending Winchester’s annual pageant by donating to the NAACP to address ethnocentric displays and discrimination. The letter notes discontent with local celebrities and seeks a costly, provocative remedy to silent dissent.
Markin Time Kindness Reflected in Prose by Luther Markin
A short reflective piece by Luther Markin on the nature of kindness and distress, noting that kindness can both ease and challenge people in different times and places.
Winchester Apple Blossom Guest Pleas For Restroom Access
A reader criticizes Winchester during the Apple Blossom Festival for signs reading out of order at restrooms. The writer argues hospitality should allow visitors to use facilities, noting the hardship on out of town guests, especially those with children, and fears ongoing inconvenience next year.
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Winchester
Auto dangers and pedestrian safety headline note
Dr Burton H. Fearn warns about 300000 pedestrians struck yearly by autos due to pedestrian fault and risky behavior. He cites jaywalking, light violations, and alcohol as factors while urging radar traffic control and strict penalties. Proposes aging or elevated sidewalks as future safety concepts.
Dowries and marriage in Greece and America
The piece jokes about the Greek practice of dowries as a wedding price, contrasts Greek and American views, and recalls a fictitious tale of Prince Juan and Princess Sophia with a $300,000 dowry. It features mock dialogue about what a dowry could buy in the United States and Greece.
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United States of America
Greece
Juan
Spain
Sophia
Warren
Pennsylvania
Nicholas
George
Carpenter's Orbital Flight Slips Two Days
The orbital flight of astronaut Malcom Scott Carpenter slips two days to May 19 due to automatic control system issues in the capsule. Carpenter continues preparations for a three orbit mission similar to Glenn's as his mother Florence Carpenter expresses pride and confidence in Boulder.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcom Scott Carpenter
Jem
Enostheae
John , Jr
Carpenter
Glenn
Boulder
Colo
Florence Carpenter
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