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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1957
Page
4
Local Winchester newspaper lists editor contact details and subscription prices including annual, semi annual, and monthly rates. Item outlines national AP affiliation and circulation notes for the late 19th to 20th century edition.
The Northern Virginia Daily celebrates 25 years since E. E. Keister merged five weeklies into one. It launched amid a low mood and grew into a prominent Virginia publication under editor Arthur W. Davidson and now Donald W. Scott.
Two automotive engineers compared a toll road route with free roads over a 1668 mile round trip from Chicago to New York via Lincoln tunnel. Toll roads saved half a mile per gallon but cost $11.30 in tolls, while gas savings were limited and a third car on free roads posted better mileage.
A trial comparing toll roads to public routes found 10 hours saved on tolls but far more stops and gear shifts on public roads. Toll advocates gained little support as automatic transmissions spread, leaving the main takeaway that motorists save time on toll roads only by paying more and enduring monotony.
An English newspaper criticizes hydrogen bombs and Russian rockets as part of Cold War propaganda. The piece notes Gen Earl F Partridge saying an anti-missile system may be technically possible but urges focus on defensive research. It argues disarmament as long-term goal, but supports a crash program if needed.
A digest recaps the most striking editorials from about forty newspapers arriving daily. The selections reflect diverse opinions on politics, policy, and public issues, offering a cross section of regional commentary and prevailing civic concerns.
Gov Stanley asks the Virginia advisory legislative commission to study regulating roadside outdoor advertising along the interstate system and to address unsightly automobile graveyards. Virginia already bans billboards on the Blue Ridge Parkway Colonial National Parkway and Mount Vernon Memorial Highway and may amend the statute to curb future incursions.
The Star lists Frederick County and Winchester permit values for August, 1952 slightly above August 1951 but well below the peak. Figures show 1952 at 160 025, 1951 at 158 425, and earlier years 204 900, with varied projects across the region.
The piece reviews Billy Graham Dwight L. Moody and Billy Sunday, tracing 16 week New York crusade impact and 55 000 conversions plus 110 000 at Yankee Stadium. It contrasts their methods linking Finney Moody and Sunday, notes support from wealthy patrons, and cites planned follow ups and public relations.
Training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center improved reading rates by over forty five percent through focused techniques. Advice includes eye exams, reading whole phrases, developing a quick eye rhythm, avoiding backtracking, and not moving lips or heads while reading. A Q and A addresses vaginal health topics briefly.
Dr George W Crane advises parents to foster independence in children through daily decision making. He explains the negative protest by Hall M age four as a bid for autonomy and suggests letting the child choose meals, clothes, shopping, and discipline within basic rules to build self reliance.
James Marlow reports the American Communist Party is torn by factions and shrinking, with 80 900 members in 1945 and about 10 000 now, losses tied to leadership clashes led by Foster and Gates amid Khrushchev’s reforms. The party faces internal strife, external pressure, and reduced influence as it seeks independence from Moscow.
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