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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1962
Page
4
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A presidential study warns that shifting research and development to government funded firms risks collusion and favoritism as production contracts flow to development labs. The report cites the military space and electronics sectors and urges safeguards while expanding R and D.
British press blasts the royal couple after a leg showing motorcycle ride at a private estate. Photographers allegedly scaled walls for a distant shot while bystanders debate propriety and the royals’ public image.
In Leesburg an escaped mental patient was captured and charged with the murder of a woman and two men. The incident is reported in The Star Files from ten years ago. Mrs. Paul Alley of Reliance hosted a shower for Mrs. Conway Fitzwater, formerly Connie Sperry. Mrs. Fitzwater recently wed. Mrs. H. W. Ebert Jr and two daughters returned home after several weeks in New York City.
25 Years Ago article notes Lt. William B. Kern U S Army visiting his mother Mrs. John S. Kern before sailing from the west coast to Hawaii where he is stationed. Col and Mrs Llewellyn Bull of New York arrive in Clarke County and open their home Tubyries for the summer. Mr and Mrs Delmar Robinson and Mr and Mrs Fred Sturm are in New York on a combined pleasure and business trip.
Fifty years ago in 1912 wholesale arrests swept Italy after a plot to kill King Victor Emmanuel was uncovered. A. M. Baker and J. E. Correll traveled to Pittsburgh for the Knights Templar conclave while W. E. Cooper and D. F. Yost headed to the upper Shenandoah Valley by automobile.
Earl L. Douglas discusses the painting Flight into Egypt, noting the Virgin and Babe on a donkey with the desert and pyramids behind. He links Anno Domini to a new era, contrasts Rome's power with the birth of Jesus, and cites Lincoln Darwin Mendelssohn as pivotal 1809 events.
Henry J. Taylor argues the Kennedy administration uses popularity as intimidation. He warns against relying on one man, calling for vigilance against executive overreach and the dangers of totalitarian tactics amid Medicare and steel policy battles.
Enzo Stuarts, a New Jersey tenor and former seaman, filled in for a sick hotel opening singer in New York. His 35 minute performance sparked instant success, leading to five weeks of engagement and tripled fees. He credits hard work, family support, and his love of sport cars. He reflects on gratitude and never taking opportunity for granted.
The piece questions whether delinquent national assessments should be paid to an impartial court and notes the U.S. debt limit is routinely raised. It laments relaxed fiscal attitudes and mocks the idea that a debt is a fixed limit, suggesting potential tribunal scrutiny.
Dr. Burton and H F Fern discuss strontium 90 exposure in mothers and infants, noting how milk transfers impact babies. They also touch on fingerprints linked to mental illness, drug origins, and Britannica findings on obesity, plus safety tips for summer travel and shipboard fire prevention.
A vintage quiz feature lists ten daily questions and scoring notes. It asks: who painted the Mona Lisa, where telegraph began, weight of a gold cube, presidents with living parents, pyramid versus Washington Monument, dragons in world history, least populous state, Oglethorpe's colony founder, Transvaal country, and a grammar correction on unanimous.
The piece contrasts President Kennedy’s farm program with Ezra Taft Benson’s era and Eisenhower administration. It argues Congress prolonged surpluses post World War II, notes Benson’s push to reduce federal involvement, and suggests Kennedy’s plan aims for supply demand balance but with strict regimentation. The poem by Luther Markin appears as a closing note.
An OSU research foundation bulletin says global telephone growth is strong with about 142 million instruments in use, 52 percent in the United States. It notes the Soviet Union has about 4.2 million telephones, while many directories remain secret.
A major blaze swept Angeles in central Luzon on Saturday. Officials report three dead, six missing, and fifteen injured with damage estimated at four million dollars.
Potomac Fever reports rumors of a Kennedy doctors truce and a med care program for Wall Street. Culture clashes in Washington include the ballet Billy The Kid at the White House and Freeman's operetta Billie The Sol at the Agriculture Department. The centennial of the Homestead Act is noted amid a stock market race with Billie Sol Estes. Weather Bureau tallies daily global thunderstorms.
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