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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
2
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Australians choose the dollar for their new decimal currency set to debut in 1966, reversing an earlier royal proposal. Treasury Minister Harold Holt explains the shift reflects changing world positions and ties with Asia, signaling a break from pound era and broadening East West links.
Trade with Cuba grows as French, British, Greek and other fleets join the opportunistic Cuban trade. U.S. leaders push tougher penalties to curb foreign aid cargos and prevent aiding Castro. In Algeria Ahmed Ben Bella rises unchallenged as a Marxist president after a controlled election.
Ten years ago in 1953 John Stephen Cook, son of Mrs. Susan Cook, was treated and released after his leg became stuck in a city curb box. Mrs. R. L. Peoples returned home on the Valley Pike after visiting friends in four states. Miss Katherine Arnold returned to New York after visiting her parents.
In 1938 Britain announced joint plans with Russia and France to aid Czechoslovakia if Germany invades. Derek Hayley was elected secretary of the University of Richmond freshman class. Mrs May Hannon returned to Winchester after visiting Mrs N T Bon Durant of Relief.
In Penn Yan New York Frances Wilman flew 2000 yards with four passengers at 60 mph to set a new aerial navigation record. The government suits against Standard Oil and other pipelines seek to force common carrier status under the Interstate Commerce Act. Mrs Raymond Forney hosted guest Miss Eileena Painter of Edinburg.
In a parable about a lion tamer a chair legs scare the lion more than weapons. The piece argues humans fear harmless matters while sin and vices like avarice lust jealousy hatred and unkindness should be feared as real dangers. It likens daily worries to an upturned chair with four legs.
A federal grand jury indicts members of a Birmingham group calling itself the National States Rights Party for conspiring to obstruct desegregation and printing attacks on President Kennedy. The piece questions funding sources and suggests a House committee subpoena foreign and domestic financial records.
HAL BOYLE notes a couple argue over repainting their apartment and the heavy task of returning books to shelves. The wife discards dozens of volumes while the husband jokes about saving essentials, turning the routine into a light household war of wills.
Clinton Bitter of the Shawnee District defends Frederick County officials against claims of inefficiency. He cites rabies control, full time game wardens, ongoing school funding, and planned Route 50 West school costs near James Wood, urging caution before tax changes or further cuts. He notes rising enrollment and contrasts with Fairfax County debt, urging prudence for taxpayers.
Dr Lester L Coleman outlines the heart’s blood supply and describes a new imaging method at St George's Hospital London. A flexible tube threads dye into arteries and X rays reveal coronary outlines on a monitor, aiding early detection of coronary disease.
The narrator recounts lying awake and hiding a purple covered old book titled Newen with vine imagery. He admits to spending two days filling an entire shelf with books, hoping to impress Frances who remains unmoved by his secret accumulation.
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