Winchester Evening Star October 25 1961 front page note
Winchester Evening Star dated October 25 1961 lists staff H F Byrd Jr editor and Koontz business manager Eugene Miller managing editor. national AP representative in New York City. Classifieds and notices include postal matter and religious quote from John 11 Please follow ethical content.
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Winchester Evening Star
Mohawk
Ree H. F Byrd, JR
PD. Koontz
Eugene Miller
Associated Press
Nobel Prize in Medicine Won by Dr Georg von Bekesy
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Dr Georg von Bekesy for work on hearing. His research began when a telephone expert questioned improving the ear, and Bekesy remains active as a Harvard fellow advancing understanding of how sound is processed.
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Bekesy
Dr. von Bekesy
Harvard
von Bekesy
Taxes and Defense in Cold War Pressures on Budget
The piece argues that rising defense spending and Cold War tensions threaten a tax cut next year. Berlin and Southeast Asia crises could force budget changes, making a tax increase possible to avert government-finance crisis. Khrushchev’s economic pressure is framed as a broader war, urging cuts to nonessential domestic programs if defense grows.
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Berlin
Southeast Asia
Mr. Kennedy
Forecast of a long cold winter across the nation
The piece reports forecasters conflict about a mild winter and predicts a harsh season with December moderate, January and February snow and blizzards, and March to mid April heavy snows and rains, citing goosebone almanacs and animal coats as signs.
Mercy of God Echoes Through Ages in Verse
A devotional note reflects on Gods mercy from age to age. The text cites John Oxenham praising Gods unchanging mercy and enduring love as a source of consolation and faith. It emphasizes forgiveness and divine touch overcoming sorrow.
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John Oxenham
GodIs Mercy and Love Prepares Us for Fellowship
Earl L. Douglas reflects that God shows mercy not from necessity but His nature as love. He asks readers to drop fears of divine punishment and embrace God’s enduring mercy, citing scripture that God’s mercy is eternal and designed for human fulfillment.
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Truman Proclaims End of War With Germany
Pittsylvania County health officials accelerate diphtheria immunization in the southern area as 2 of 11 cases prove fatal. Miss Mary Sherman of Valley Avenue is a patient at the University of Virginia hospital.
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United States
Germany
Pittsylvania County
Mary Sherman
Valley Avenue
University of Virginia Hospital
Bleachers Collapse Hurts Fans at Handley- Cumberland Game
A section of Handley high school stadium bleachers collapsed during the Cumberland Handley game injuring several people. The incident spurred safety concerns at local high school athletics.
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Handley High School Stadium
Local Notes of 1911 Visitors and Health Update
Dr. W. P. Boyd returned from Richmond after attending the Medical Society of Virginia annual meeting. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Cooper and Miss Grace Cooper came back from New York. Colonel W. W. Glass suffered a severe stroke but showed improvement while remaining seriously ill.
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Richmond
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Medical Society of Virginia
T. J. Cooper
Miss Grace Cooper
New York
W. W. Glass
U.S. Military Power Revealed in Cold War Speech
A government broadcast based on Gilpatric and Rusk remarks outlines American air and naval strength. It details hundreds of intercontinental bombers, dozens of missiles, and a robust second strike capability to deter Soviet aggression, signaling a shift in Cold War rhetoric.
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United States
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
America
Mr. Gilpatric
Russia
Pater
John Foster Dulles
Moscow
Mr. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Art Buchwald in Rome examines Italian flirtations
An American husband recounts a Rome stay with his wife at the Excelsior Hotel. He notes charming Italian men and courteous service from a traffic cop and a waiter. The piece uses humor to compare perceptions of Italian behavior to American routines.
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Italy
Excelsior Hotel
Doney's
Dear Doctor Health Qs From Readers
A clinic column answers readers on abbreviations in records, pernicious anemia treatment with liver and vitamin B12 injections, distinguishing true dizziness from seasickness, measles fever and growth, and weight gain strategies with dietary advice.
How's Your IQ Quiz From a Vintage Test
A retro IQ quiz lists 10 daily questions with scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good. Items request historical facts like the nickname Canal and the surrender date aboard the Missouri, plus true false and capitalization corrections.
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Canal
Will Rogers
Northern Ireland
Japan
U.S.S. Missouri
U S Accused of Killing Cuban Worker at Guantanamo
Cuba charged the United States with killing Cuban worker Ruben Lopez Sabaniego at Guantanamo Naval Base and demanded trial for American officers. The note asserts Cuba seeks sovereignty through international law and recalls an arrest and torture claim, while U S officials report a body found on the base and an ongoing investigation.
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Cuba
United States
Guantanamo Naval Base
Ruben Lopez Sabaniego
Guantanamo
Castro
Lopez
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Grafton Faculty to Attend New York Meeting
Grafton School staff will take a professional holiday Friday to attend the annual Orton Society meeting at the New York Academy of Science in Newell City. Baltimore County psychologist Roger Saunders will speak on emotional and reading growth as part of the society’s ongoing study of language disability in children.
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Orton Society
New York Academy of Science
Newee City
Roger Saunders
Baltimore County
Devo'ad Oest
Orton
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