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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1960
Page
4
A paged notice shows subscription rates by carrier or mail with annual six month and monthly options. The text also includes a Bible verse and Isaiah-like adage. The era notes Associated Press rights and city office details.
Five investigations into the interstate highway program are under way or planned amid claims of poor planning and possible fraud. Tests were faked, inflated estimates, and questionable interchanges raise concerns about waste and accountability in the federal project. Pioneer V space mission details and a Civil War letter are also noted in the same page.
George R. Dixon was reelected president of the local Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Three local girls Joyce Quick Betty Davis and Carolyn Stanley were to graduate from Longwood College. Sgt. George I Bishop son of Mr and Mrs Ira E Bishop stationed with the U S Army in France.
Vice President Nixon faced a four hour television marathon from Sunday night into Monday morning answering questions on spy incidents international policy and domestic politics. He declined two questions about running mate choices and Democratic contenders while defending his stance on business unions and Conservative liberal definitions.
Parallel thoughts on calm conditions beyond Earth emerge as the observer contemplates distant space where tensions are minimal. The phrase hints at a serene vantage point far from terrestrial disputes, suggesting a contrast between fraught international affairs and tranquil cosmic distances.
The meditation notes appetite grows with feeding and demands more. It warns that habit and appetite become tyrannical, yet acknowledges a positive possibility: appetites can shift toward good things when guided.
Earl L. Douglass argues that mental and spiritual appetites can be as strong as earthly cravings. He cites St. Francis de Sales to show devotion cultivates a desire for heavenly values. The key is surrender and allowing higher aims to guide life.
25 years ago in 1935 Richard Forney, 7, fractured his right arm and Dr. Hugh Clark set the bone. Winchester Park players elected Charles Broadway Rouss Mallory as manager to replace Lefty Jewett. Mr and Mrs James Lee Courtney announced the birth of son Charles Alan Courtney.
50 Years Ago 1910 Rev Dr and Mrs Lewis G M Hiller arrive from Charleston to occupy the late Miss Sallie Glaize's home for the summer. Dr Louis M Allen with Baltimore practice plans to move to Winchester for work. Capt George W Kurtz attends Virginia Embalmers Board meeting in Richmond where he serves as president.
An article argues the State Department and Eisenhower misled about the U2 spy flight over the Soviet Union. It claims false statements enabled Khrushchev to seize the event as proof of ongoing spying and a challenge to Soviet sovereignty, shaping the Paris summit narrative.
A physician outlines duties for husbands during pregnancy including doing heavy work, avoiding lifting, sharing housework, supporting meals, increasing at home time, complimenting the wife, serving breakfast in bed, and readying hospital arrangements. A Q and A notes alcohol is not a diabetes treatment.
Brain teaser quiz outlines daily scoring from 9 10 7 8 5 6 4 points with a page 2 answer key. Questions cover weights of items radium discoverers state borders party changes and historic figures. Topics include Hamilton duel Getty quotes and Africa myth figures with a mix of history geography and science.
The summit saw Khrushchev demand that Eisenhower halt flights and apologize for the one already made. Eisenhower ordered the flights stopped, signaling a sharp confrontation. Khrushchev pressed further demands that could not be met without harming the U.S. image, complicating the conference and provoking questions about State Department influence.
In Tampa Florida a police task force decorated downtown with red white and blue flags for Armed Forces Day. Police inspector J L Powell said a flag maker’s list showed Monday as Armed Forces Day but the holiday falls next Saturday.
The Post Office Department will not issue a Jefferson Davis commemorative stamp next year. The Virginia Civil War Commission had urged a stamp for 1961 to mark the Civil War’s 100th anniversary. The Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee unanimously advised against it.
A short verse by Luther Markin argues that fools tell truth easily while liars need brains to craft believable deception. The poem warns that clever people will be misled by skilled deception.
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