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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1961
Page
4
A brief religious reflection prompts readers to examine self deception in moral standing before God. The note cites I John 1:8 and cautions against overestimating personal righteousness.
The first season of Camp Century reports a six street ice village 45 feet under Greenland’s Arctic cap with 68 degree warmth from a nuclear reactor. Five months is the suggested limit per man as boredom and isolation test endurance amid plans for fallout shelters and Soviet threats.
Lt Walter A. Jagiello was awarded the First Oak Leaf Cluster to the Silver Star for gallantry in action near China in Korea on Sept 6 while commanding Company L, 5th Cavalry. Mr and Mrs Douglas Butler traveled to Philadelphia to attend the Michigan Penn football game.
The meditation discusses the unlikely meeting of humans with beings from Mars Venus or Saturn and notes vast atmospheric differences would prevent habitation on other planets. It suggests growing curiosity about inhabited planets yet emphasizes likely fundamental differences between worlds and inhabitants.
The piece notes a long term shift in the consumer dollar from goods to services from 1953 to 1960 and beyond, with services rising faster in cost. It cites Public Health Service on fallout from Soviet testing and calls for clearer public information while contrasting actuarial views and promising neutralizing advances in fallout effects.
Miss Rebecca McQuay of Reading Pa returns home after visiting Mrs Charles Anderson on National Avenue. Local police officer Ben Cline departs for Baltimore to escort Mayor Anderson and party.
Fifty years ago in 1911 Orville Wright escaped serious injury after a glider mishap at Kill Devil Hill North Carolina. In Virginia statues honoring Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall were unveiled at Montross. Rev W H Carter and T F Fawcett left for a Baptist Church meeting in Charleston West Virginia.
Earl L. Douglas contemplates a future moon landing and possible inter planetary communication. He argues scientific interest guides understanding of the universe and spiritual insight into God's power. He questions fear of alien invasion and envisions vast real estate beyond Earth.
In a Western world uneasy about Berlin and nuclear tensions, Khrushchev resumes testing and uses East Berlin as a symbol of his leverage. Western allies face fault lines over how to respond as he signals a looming 5 megaton blast and tests solidarity.
The Coronet magazine cites speed trap hot spots in 22 states including the Emporia bypass and Hillsville area. It details high fines and questionable roadside justice, noting a Boulogne Florida trap raising 16 725 in revenue and threats of jail for protesting.
A health quiz warns that cancerous tumors can swell and bleed like hemorrhoids and urges medical checks to rule out cancer. It notes hemorrhoids arise from increased venous pressure and liver disease can back up intestinal blood flow, stressing urgent care for twisted hemorrhoids and avoiding self diagnosis.
A compact verse emphasizes being prepared for worst and ready to enjoy the best, praising security and blessing as guiding principles.
Miami farmer Raymond King faced a traffic safety summons after his dog King rode atop Glenn's truck cab during trips. Judge Gerald J. Klein dismissed the case, noting King's argument that a dog riding on trucks poses no greater risk than other animals.
A doctor warns that colder weather reduces ventilation at home and in cars, creating sources of carbon monoxide that can cause death. The advisory stresses vigilance for CO hazards as temperatures drop.
The Defense Department on Friday cut troops allotted from West Germany to France for Darryl F Zanuck to 250 from 700 for his D-Day movie project. The move reduces relief forces used for filming and adjusts wartime manpower.
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