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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1966
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star reports a daily revenue increase of more than five thousand dollars. Details include the paper's leadership and a note on subscription status as part of the business update.
The article traces federal resistance to Duke Power Co plans for a 700 million Appalachian power project. Interior Secretary Udall objected, hearings were skipped, and calls grew for subsidized plants via rural electric cooperatives. After a year, objections were withdrawn but expansion remains uncertain amid regional coalitions and political pressure.
Indira Gandhi's visit to Washington featured a proposed $300 million Indo American education foundation. Delhi University faculty and others argued it would allow U.S. government influence over Indian education, prompting a push for NGO sponsors or abandonment of the plan.
The Star Files reports COL Charles A Lindbergh resigns from his reserve officer post in the U S Air Force. News from the European front notes Hitler’s forces eyeing the eastern Mediterranean with possible strikes toward Turkey, Ukraine, or Suez oil fields, while Berlin claims 900 British captured. In West Virginia some apple blossoms bloom earlier than the Valley. The Howe’s circus arrives in Winchester with 44 to 60 foot cars and 6000 to 7000 spectators expected. German bombardment continues at Avecourt and Asnes near Verdun as Irish travelers say London conditions have improved in 48 hours.
Earl L. Douglas argues the love of money, not money itself, root of evil. He notes rich people can be free of greed and money can enable both good and bad lives depending on character and use. The piece concludes money is blessing or curse based on how it is handled.
Essay argues that the 1960s federal civil rights and voting laws punish communities rather than individuals. It warns that if local registration or education practices appear discriminatory, federal power can remove local authority and impose examinations, undermining due process and innocent communities.
A lighthearted guide suggests carefree at home holidays as a vacation. It jokes about hammock lounging in the backyard, reading light fiction, and enjoying seasonal foods while family members play along with simple local activities.
A witty column on budgeting beauty and travel costs. Parkes jokes about deducting salon expenses and the paradox of travel expanding a person yet draining funds.
A critic argues Charles de Gaulle showed petty ingratitude by denying a memorial ceremony for American soldiers in Paris marking D-Day. The piece contrasts his historic stature with this act, recalling Allied sacrifices and urging remembrance of comradeship from the war years.
An essay on rat threats to food, sanitation and health. It notes how garbage containers need tight lids to deter rodents, mentions rat bite fever and plague transmission, and discusses poisons like Warfarin and Ratikate. It also includes a brief, skeptical eye note about a clouded retina and cataracts and ends with a fragment on St Elmo's fire and weather lore.
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