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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1967
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star reports local news for August 5 1967. A brief item covers community events and notices from Winchester and surrounding areas with emphasis on public affairs and local happenings. The edition serves subscribers in Virginia and neighboring regions with regional updates and community interest items.
The piece questions how much 1968 model car safety upgrades will raise prices and who pays. It notes Senators Magnuson and Mondale pressing for cost clarity while Labor Department data is sought. It also covers Ways and Means rejection of elderly tax changes and the public stance on Social Security taxation and exemption relief.
In a college dorm, students found an old soft drink machine after a newer model arrived. They repaired it as a beer dispenser with a clever system to collect 30 cents per drink. The plan used two empty bottles ahead of each full one to meter payments.
From The Star Files 50 Years Ago 1917 reports German advances on the Caucasus front as Axis forces clash with Russians. An Iceland air attack occurred. Fay's Spring auxiliary water system materials are arriving for completion soon. John H. Rosenberger is elected Handley School Board member to fill the Steck vacancy. The Sullivan livery barn on Fairfax Lane is destroyed and water supply to Winchester is interrupted during the blaze.
The Holy Spirit is God’s living presence in the world from the beginning. Pentecost brought God’s Spirit to Christians in a new way with speaking in tongues. The Spirit remains active today guiding individuals and communities with spiritual benefits across centuries.
President Johnson defends a 10 percent surcharge on individuals and corporations to raise revenue amid rising inflation. He warns that deficits tied to the Vietnam War and Great Society programs threaten economic health and prosperity, calling for restraint and delayed domestic cuts until war costs ease.
A humorous column by Hal Boyle questions credit card use as a stand in for maternal affection and blends wry observations on social behavior. It riffs on dieting letters, hairlines of gossip, and quirks of daily life with pithy, playful speculation.
The World Almanac notes geysers concentrate mainly in Iceland New Zealand and Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful in Yellowstone erupts about every hour to 100 to 150 feet. New Zealand geysers have erupted over 1000 feet.
James Marlow argues that Negro Americans faced discrimination similar to early immigrant groups. He compares segregation’s end to a barrier lifted, then notes persistent prejudice and the long path up the social ladder through generations of schooling and work, urging empathy.
The column offers light humor about praising one’s wife at home and notes the impending county fairs. It compares Wyatt Earp to modern quick draws and jokes about spending paychecks on the World Series pool while hinting at fall signals.
Reader asks about burning lips from plastic dentures and speech changes from denture fit. Dr Lawrence notes allergy to denture material, possible replacement with different plastic or metal base, and treating denture sore mouth infection if present. He explains how palatal denture thickness and border overextension affect speech sounds and invites questions for general columns.
A IQ testing piece lists ten questions with scoring tiers from Memory Genius to Good and asks about John Wesley pen names King Arthur live lobsters aigrette the People versus Frede ric Manion and flag stripes.
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