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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1957
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star reports a daily readership surpassing 40 000. The notice credits editor J. F. Byrd Jr. and lists subscription pricing of 7 50 for the year with 3 75 options and a 20 05 date.
Johns Hopkins University announces a new medical training model to cut total physician education time by about two years. The program shifts early college years to humanities and social sciences, then intensive pre med focus, with AB degree after two years and a rotating year in medicine emphasizing hospital based clinical work. The Rockefeller Foundation and Ford Foundation contribute major funding along with the Commonwealth Fund and the U S Public Health Service to support the experimental plan. Johns Hopkins will select 20 students for the initial cohort to pilot the program.
The proposal offers two study tracks for medical students, spanning fewer years but longer programs to maintain evaluation of performance. It argues that reducing the training period will ease time and cost pressures, enabling more physicians and increasing overall medical care.
Eisenhower calls Russia's 5000 mile missile boast boasterly but West European leaders and scientists doubt that view. They trust Kremlin weapon announcements, noting past accuracy, German wartime scientists, and Russia's vast training. The U S arms program and allied air bases surround Russia, delaying its ability to destroy deterrents.
A digest roundup presents the most interesting editorials culled from forty newspapers arriving daily. It surveys varied opinions on politics society and public policy, offering concise insights and editorial stances for readers seeking quick context.
The piece extols founding a library as a quiet yet vital achievement. Reading elevates individuals, making them wiser and centers of light and order. A vast, well chosen collection embodies the world’s noblest wisdom and serves as humanity’s finest university.
This short verse notes the awakening mood of spring with playful lines about girls and boys becoming more ready for romance and social life as the season arrives. It captures a lighthearted newsroom voice of early 20th century popular culture.
From the Files of the Star William H. Winters a 59 year old partner in Frostburg Md coal mine was reported trapped behind a ten foot rock fall. Rescue operations were underway and Winters apparently was not in great danger.
Mifflin B. Clowe Jr. becomes commander of Conrad Hoover Post American Legion succeeding Larry Hill. Firemen resume search of the island Queen wreck after an explosion killed nine and left twelve others dead or missing. Thirteen of the eighteen injured remain under hospital care in Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle.
Hal Boyle offers satirical tips on trimming expenses during inflation. He mocks belt tightening and suggests quirky savings ideas like carrying $2 bills, DIY popcorn, borrowing pills, sharing dog food, and exploiting free restaurant staples while critiquing consumer habits with a humorous tone.
A physician urges early recognition and prompt correction of visual problems in children to protect eyesight and reading ability. Watch for red or crusty eyelids, cross or uneven eyes, and excessive eye rubbing or sensitivity to light. Color deficiency affects about five percent of boys and one percent of girls. education and activity milestones may indicate trouble.
A speaker warns that money disputes ruin families as many live beyond means. Inflation taxes and installment buying pressure budgets. Even wealthy individuals borrow to meet living costs. Realistic bank balance awareness leads to better sleep and mood.
A 10 day question based test outlines daily score bands from 9 10 correct for Memory Genius to 4 correct for Good. Sample questions cover geography religion language current events and literature, including Iran Iraq Harvard Kipling equinoxes and a 1912 E Howard verse line.
City officials in Cheyenne Oklahoma enforce late water bills with cut offs on the 15th of each month. Delinquents may haul water from a hydrant in the city park. A separate note discusses correct usage pardons and excuses in polite speech.
Dr. George W. Crane argues tailored warnings work best to deter reckless driving. He cites Ardella Haddock as an example and urges family input, road safety across the nation, and new auto design features to reduce high speed risks and drunk driving.
Gov. Orval Faubus may back down to avoid a political stumble while facing a Sept. 20 injunction to stop using Arkansas National Guardsmen to block school integration. Experts warn of a cascade of legal actions and possible contempt findings if he resists the order.
Mequon Wisconsin report says a red fox fled hunters and hounds for miles before crossing a highway and being struck by a vehicle. The driver allegedly removed the fox for a $5 bounty, while observers watched from a distance. Cocoa contains theobromine, a caffeine related alkaloid.
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