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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1962
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists telephone contacts, editorial staff, and contact numbers. It also prints subscription pricing options by carrier or mail, including regional adjustments and post office handling details.
The piece argues Congress must authorize flexible reserve mobilization while urging reform of the draft for a sustained Cold War effort. It cites Gov Tim Babcock opposing a $259 million Montana dam as prudent public finance, and criticizes Latin American political instability hindering Alliance for Progress and OAS efforts to prevent military takeovers.
Thomas Boyd, chief of Winchester police, would preside at the opening session of the 27th annual convention of the Virginia Association of Police Chiefs at Old Point Comfort. The Handley Judges defeated the Natural Bridge team 27 to 6.
In 1937 Paris the French Franc slid to 29.35 per dollar in the deepest drop in over ten years as the government stabilization fund halted efforts to prop up the currency for the time being.
A seventeen foot boa constrictor among a collection of snakes exhibited in the Valley by a band of Indians escaped at Fishers Hill during a band reunion, stirring excitement. Fire destroyed the U S Army stables at Fort Totten L I killing 30 horses and mules and causing a $50000 loss as over 500 soldiers fought the blaze without success.
The essay ponders class consciousness in politics and society urging readers to put country first. It argues diverse groups can exist equitably while warning that losing the nation would forfeit national blessings, urging God first, country next as life values.
A historical view argues the Constitution aimed for chosen senators by state legislatures, not direct election. It notes the 1913 change to popular vote, plus dangers of campaigns and demagoguery, urging reconsideration of how Massachusetts and the nation select their U.S. senators.
Letters to the Editor discuss voting in the Seventh District Virginia and Clarke Frederick Winchester counties. Vincent Catozella decries low turnout and urges opposition to courthouse regulars, backing Kenneth Robinson for Congress. Julia Pierce Beaver calls for education focus and civic duty. A third letter ponders God’s side in a Christian nation amid global threats and church attendance.
Doctor and patient debate use of penicillin and other drugs. They discuss testing, licensing, risks, and when medicines may be lifesaving versus unnecessary. The dialogue questions overuse for colds, safety warnings, bed rest risks, and the ethics of prescribing.
A quirky 10 day IQ style quiz with memory metrics and grade labels. It asks 10 sample questions including equinox months, portrait on a currency, a demographer, Egypt’s ancient waste use, a Galsworthy correction, Canticles as a book, the Owl and Pussycat boat color, the first Secretary of Defense, the physician Apostle, and Audubon Society interests.
The Mariner II travels about 7 000 mph relative to Earth but around 66 000 mph around the Sun, giving a combined ~73 000 mph. Its 109 day voyage to within 10 000 miles of Venus will slow due to Earth's gravity before accelerating toward the Sun at roughly 90 000 mph, illustrating the complexity of space motion.
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