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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1960
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star issues daily except Sunday with staff credits and a religious motto. The page lists editors and contact numbers and includes a Bible verse and a Christian message.
The piece notes nearly 20 million acres of Kazakh wheat unharvested as Khrushchev’s virgin lands program falters amid machinery idle and parts shortages. It also critiqu es Britain’s socialized medicine at 10 cents per item, rising costs, and a court ruling preserving a village church spire while condemning countryside changes.
The Star Files reports J William Hollis named Treasurer of the City of Winchester to fill the remaining period of the late W A Sandy Baker. The article notes local civic changes and past public service figures as part of the 25 years ago retrospective.
A Daily Meditation notes mispronunciation in Chinese by missionaries who joke about the moth ball church when intending Presbyterian worship. It argues many people treat religion as a moth ball faith, only worn on Sundays and stored away afterward.
The passage contrasts labeling religion by origin or custom with living widely. it notes aim to enjoy life and advance while Sunday faith is stored away. Dr Samuel Johnson is cited that a life fit for both men and God is true religion.
The United Nations meeting and Khrushchev’s behavior heighten fears of a potential U S Soviet clash. The Soviet leader’s coercive diplomacy and timing around the November election raise questions about a major crisis before January 20 1961 and implications for Eisenhower and the American vote.
Khrushchev’s two week UN display yielded no clear gains. He sought a meeting with Eisenhower on terms unlikely to be accepted, demanded U2 apology, and proposed a three secretaries plan for the UN. His push for Red China’s UN entry failed amid Western opposition.
Dr. Fern reports San Francisco doctors are testing a lie detector to identify hard driving traits tied to heart disease. The device monitors breathing, blood pressure, and finger flicker to detect tension and nerve stress as patients listen to a taped lecture.
New York AP columnist HAL BOYLE notes how progressive education pushes kids to grow trees indoors. His daughter Tracy plants seedlings in class then tends them at home while a cat named Lady Dottie devours the leaves, threatening her nature studies and prompting playful family reflections.
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