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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1963
Page
4
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A 1963 analysis notes the Soviet Union using its wheat purchases to extract better terms and access to Western markets. It explains Russia's gold sales to fund currency needs, the challenge of pricing export goods from socialist industries, and how Moscow may intensify trade as a propaganda tool after the wheat agreements.
Governor promotes a 750 million bond plan to fund state improvements with toll revenues from the Turnpike Authority. Voters would decide in November and tax relief would be sought by avoiding new sales or income taxes. The piece also notes open satellite reconnaissance by the United States and USSR, with space imagery acting as a deterrent to conflict.
Statistics show the average American receives 112 letters per year due to bills not being paid promptly.
The Star Files recalls 1953 when 49 of the Chinese prisoners of war refused communist appeals to return home and only one complied. Louise Castleman was elected president of the Conrad Hoover Unit 21 American Legion Auxiliary. John L. Glaize became chairman of the Braddock Street Methodist Church official board.
Admiral L. M. Nurton was named chairman of a drive to raise 50 000 dollars to refinance Winchester Hospital debt. Hungary called up 200 000 men claiming Czech Army threat as Germany acts as mediator. United Automobile Workers prepares to intensify its campaign to unionize Ford Motor Company plants.
Fifty years ago in 1913 the Goodyear airship piloted by Ralph Upson of Akron won the international aeronautic trophy in the great balloon race. Also noted are the return of Mr and Mrs Loring A Cover and their child to Baltimore after months in Europe and the London marriage of Alexandria Duchess of Fife to Prince Arthur of Connaught in St James Chapel Royal with King George Queen Mary and other royals present.
The privilege of prayer is open to everyone and can be offered anytime anywhere. Believers gain spiritual support from communal worship, but brief urgent prayers in crisis are especially meaningful and answerable. Regular devotion includes church and daily moments, guiding us through danger, temptation, and concern for loved ones.
Washington columnist argues the Berlin flare up shows Soviet governance hampered by chronic internal miscommunication and strict committee control. Censorship and slow policy revisions fuel unpredictable moves as Khrushchev tours the interior and the test ban pact looms.
Hal Boyle recalls his son Brenn who for 17 years refused mixed meals. In college the palate shifts as dorm menus show units per meal and new foods like pizza and chicken pie appear. Brenn wonders why meals aren’t combined with sauce, ending a streak of separate courses.
U S officials say Moscow shows no reform, detente is unlikely, and no major shifts in East Germany or disarmament plans will occur soon. While talks seek minor gains, the line between illusion and reality remains strict, with a fragile line of crisis communication open.
A reader poses a 10 item IQ style quiz covering grammar usage tarantula danger ship names life span Swan city size state capitals Oscar counts world pope age life insurance contestable period and continent. Answers on page 2.
A biblical verse from Isaiah offers hope that sins can be washed white by turning to the Lord. The note adds a historical tidbit about ancient China where court officials must hold cloves in their mouths when addressing the emperor.
A medical Q and A notes teeth grinding in children can stem from illness or dreams and may require no treatment unless habitual. New York dentists Gekker and Weil developed a plastic night splint to protect teeth for chronic grinders. The column also covers Stevens-John syndrome, vaginal discharge in a child, impetigo, and brewer’s yeast in formula with advised medical guidance.
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