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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1961
Page
4
The column argues Mauritania's UN bid faces a Soviet veto while African bloc members back admission. It warns Africans risk alignment with Moscow and China, potentially harming their own interests and future stability.
The Amarillo city commissioners refused a $250000 federal grant for sewer improvements saying the city will not seek federal aid for locally solvable problems. The piece questions federal involvement and mocks the stance as a challenge to federal bureaucracy.
The piece surveys 1970s disarmament talks in the League of Nations and UN, noting Soviet calls for total disarmament and U S readiness to disarm if others do, contrasted with Khrushchev and Stalin era stances. It also covers IMF talks in Vienna where Dillon urges more fund contributions from wealthier nations and cautions the United States to balance the budget and curb inflation to sustain confidence.
Lester McKee was hired as driver for the South End Fire Company to replace Melvin Renner who resigned. Sam N Johnston led Winchester's 1951 TB Christmas Seal Sale in the city. Thieves raided the Tunstall Post Office stealing about 10000 dollars in currency bonds and stamps.
A reflective meditation argues self-conceit harms character as strongly as vice. It cites Longfellow on nature filling mind holes with conceit and suggests many claim knowledge to hide their own ignorance. The piece notes the weakest spot in human nature is self deception.
The piece argues that conceit stems from an inability to face error. It critiques those who insist they are always right, labeling them ignorant and beyond human help, save for divine grace. It condemns stubborn misjudgment and the need to preserve face.
The proposal links rapid expansion to deficit spending with a risk of dollar-weakening inflation. Proponents argue stimulus boosts growth while critics warn higher prices erode purchasing power and undermine exchange value.
Mrs Helen Hardy Wright was named secretary of the Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter. Wood remained the dominant building material in Winchester, used in 1,464 structures or 55.2 percent of the city’s buildings. Rev. R A Whitten began duties at the Congregational Christian Church.
George Taylor reports Virginia speeds toward a four to six lane Interstate 95 with an estimated 202 million dollar cost plus additional Beltway work. The project links Alexandria to North Carolina, includes the Capital Beltway 495 and the Richmond Petersburg Turnpike, with openings planned from November to next summer.
AP report notes 624 steel-using buyers anticipate no price hikes amid higher wages. Half would switch to substitutes if prices rise, a third would bargain with foreign sources, and 73 percent want more competition. Government intervention opposed by 80 percent.
A Norfolk and Western freight wreck at Old Chapel Clarke County leaves Conductor Webb Bender dead and several other trainmen fatally injured. A Washington dispatch notes the Italian fleet under Admiral Aubrey began bombardment of Tripoli, with Italian gunfire devastating Turkish fortifications. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt is confined to Oyster Bay after a saddle horse accident.
An East Berlin man aged 24 drove a heavy truck through a concrete border barrier near the Heinrich Heine Strasse checkpoint into the American sector. Red guards fired automatic weapons but missed the driver during the escape attempt.
The note clarifies pronunciation of the word arithmetical, stating the third syllable stress is incorrect and the third syllable should be emphasized rather than the second. The guidance emphasizes correct enunciation for readers and speakers.
Deliveries begin tomorrow at Farmers Livestock Exchange for Friday's feeder calf sale. 106 consignors bring 2643 calves split across two days, with show at 10 a.m. and sale at 1 p.m. Funds include health rules and testing. I Fred Stine of Winchester is sale manager.
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