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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1956
Page
3
Attitudes At Home Shape Safe Drivers, Says Expert
Dr Helen Knandel educational consultant for the AAA traffic safety division says home life forms early behavior patterns that determine driving safety. She notes 80 percent of highway accidents stem from psychological breakdown and urges mass driver education to build a stable mental pattern for future drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Knandel
American Automobile Association
Knandel
Secrecy dispute traced to Eisenhower letter
The House Government Operations Committee questions the secrecy basis of executive department actions citing a 1954 letter from President Eisenhower to Defense Secretary Wilson that instructed not to reveal certain information. The inquiry centers on how such guidance affects presidential openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Government Operations Committee
Eisenhower
Executive Department
Defense
Wilson
Defense Department
McCarthy
Army
Ike
Congress
Roosevelt
Truman
Senate
House
Bright Side of the School Decision Editorial
Editorial reflects on Emerson and the May 1954 school decision, arguing the court's ruling showed human fallibility. It warns against tyranny of unchallengeable judicial power and calls for skepticism toward authority while defending individual judgment and liberty.
Secrecy in Government and Presidential Information Rights
A discussion on executive secrecy cites past presidents withholding information from Congress. The 1954 Wilson letter is seen as overbroad for general use, prompting calls for a legal definition of executive privilege and limits on secrecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
News of Other Years From the Files of the Star 1955
A roundup of 1955 items including Salk polio vaccine expansion for over a million schoolchildren and a large Appalachian apple crop estimate. Other notes cover General Summerall’s death, Winchester Research Laboratory moves, India hunger relief funding, Oslo police case closure for Lyford Moore, fishing trips, Madison golf match results, and local business charter and staff changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Apple Service
Appalachian
Charles P. Summerall
Calvin Coolidge
Walter Reed Hospital
Winchester Research Laboratory
Winchester
Valley Pike
Senate
India
Norway
Lyford Moore
Berlin
American Broadcasting Company
Oslo
Kaletenborn
Moore
Bursey Announces Daughter Gladys Betrothal and Stephenson ties
Mr and Mrs Charles H Bursey announce the marriage of their daughter Gladys Bursey to W E Adams of Stephenson. The message notes W H Lawrence Jr and L G Sjostrom as attendees and mentions the wedding party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H.bursey
Gladys Bursey
BE. Adams
Stephenson
W. H. Lawrence, Jr
L. G. Sjos
Autos pass through Winchester weekend event
Seventeen autos from various parts of the country visited Winchester during the weekend. Some machines remained in the city for a time. Mr Alfred Reviod, a top second baseman with the Berryville Locals, joined the American Baseball League of Philadelphia as a fielder. Mrs M Thompson and daughter Miss Adam of Clarke visited Miss Katie McVicar at her home here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Alfred Reviod
Berryville
American Baseball League
Philadelphia
M. Thompson
Adam of
Clarke
Katie McVicar
Attack on the Forces May Hold Up Needed Legislation
The piece argues that Democratic opposition on Capitol Hill could delay or reshape key foreign farm and conservation bills. It cites potential cuts to Eisenhower's 4.9 billion aid request and criticizes maneuvers over Niagara River power and Hell's Canyon projects, warning of costly delays in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol Hill
Russia
Eisenhower
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Soil Bank
Niagara River
Hell's Canyon
Paul M. Butler
House
Lehman
New York
Senate Public Works Committee
New York State Authority
Tomas E. Dewey
Senate
How's Your I Q How to Score Based on 100 Questions
A reader quiz claims daily results from 10 questions over ten days with score ranges from Memory Genius to Good. It also asks several knowledge prompts across categories like Oddity Bible Science and Nature, ending with a question about Henry Hudson’s pursuit.
Rainfall Totals For May and Yearly Averages
Rainfall data shows May total none, 24 hour rainfall none. Historical 43 year totals list monthly averages from January to December with values such as January 2.45 and December 2.46 inches. Overall 1956 rainfall to date 12.23 inches and average annual 36.95 inches.
Proper Care With Cleaning Fluids For Spring Cleaning
Cautionary guidance on using carbon tetrachloride containing cleaners. Avoid indoors without ventilation. open windows and doors. do not inhale fumes. use outdoors for flammable solutions and keep poison labeled and away from children. Do not use if recently drank alcohol or as chronic drinker.
Wordlore on plate names and fame or failure
The reader questions whether the word plate from French plat meaning flat ties to plate silverware and crusts. The quoted lines by L. H. Robbins ponder if the verse about toil for fame implies pursuit of fame or the fate of failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
L. H. Robbins
SCC Denies Hike In Intrastate Freight Rates
The State Corporation Commission rejects a six percent intrastate freight rate increase for Virginia railroads. Commissioner Ralph T. Catterall notes no evidence justifies raising Virginia intrastate rates at this time. The ICC had allowed a six percent interstate increase in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SCC
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Ralph T Catterall
ICC
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rail rates clash: shippers fear six percent hike
Testimony at a May 1 hearing shows shippers may switch to trucks if intrastate rates cannot align with interstate rates. Railroads argued a six percent rise is needed to cover higher wages and materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catterall
Television Schedule Dense Listing for Evening Lineup
A long, date-laden daily TV guide lists programs across multiple channels with time slots from 5:00 PM to 4:00 AM. Shows range from family cartoons to dramas, game shows, news, sports, wrestling, and film features, naming host sole performers and guest stars where clear.
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