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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1966
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists its general manager and editors and notes it is a daily paper except Sunday with circulation over 55,000. It provides mailing and address details including Winchester Virginia headquarters and national representation.
A commentary argues aging societies must value elders as assets rather than isolate them. It notes the Abbey Theatre in Dublin marks a new era after 15 years, shifting to foreign plays due to a writer shortage while preserving its vitality with new talent.
A columnist laments constant health warnings from doctors and media. The piece portrays readers as anxious hypochondriacs trapped by sensational claims about smoking, diet, cancer links, and new diseases, suggesting extreme avoidance and overprotective habits.
Wheat prices jumped 7 1/2 to 7 1/8 cents per bushel after reports of widespread crop damage in Canada. Sir Roger Casement was hanged for high treason at Pentonville prison, declaring he gave his life for his country.
Thirty years ago in 1916 Senator Byrd urged freeing a silk shipment to shield about 500 jobs at the Oscar Nebel Hosiery Co plant. Reports noted the Luftwaffe had wiped out most of the Russian air force, with remaining planes avoiding direct air engagements.
A minister reflects on the claim Jesus Christ was the only man who ever lived and a perfect model for living. He argues humanity falls short yet can strive to imitate Christ’s life as God intended, from birth to death.
A Western observer describes Canton river dwellers resettled on land, the new social order, and lingering tension between desire for international acceptance and Communist autonomy. Interpreters reveal contrasting personalities as China balances isolation, Sino-Soviet rifts, and wary diplomacy with the United States and Japan.
Wayne Brandstadt, M.D. explains that hypertensive heart disease often accompanies long standing high blood pressure and can lead to heart enlargement, edema, and angina. He notes treatment aims to lower blood pressure, reduce edema, and control chest pains.
The article discusses firearm related crime with statistics from 1964 including 9 850 homicides with 5 614 by guns and cites Carl Bakal on America’s “plague of guns” and a proposed federal controls bill. It notes Katzenbach and Johnson advocating gun control and Chicago crime gun data from 1963 64 and mail order gun purchases.
The Pulaski Skyway in northern New Jersey is named after Count Casimir Pulaski a Polish nobleman who aided the American colonies during the Revolutionary War.
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