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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1966
Page
4
The item lists editors and managers including Eugene P Miller Jack F Davis and Douglas B OConnell. It notes second class postage paid at Winchester Virginia and provides publisher and address details for national representation. Subscription rates are shown as 10.00 for ed, 5.50, and 1.10.
The article contrasts British schooling moving toward the American inclusive model with the elimination of the 11th year separation and English and American systems learning from each other. It then critiques the capital gains tax for hampering venture capital and deterring deductions for foregone gains in real estate and other holdings.
Despite milder shortages in urban water use, the northeast remains drought plagued with record low streamflows across the region. Massachusetts shows 56 months of deficient runoff ending in March, signaling droughts that persist and intensify across growing seasons rather than crop needs alone.
The unrest known as the River ton Lime and Stone Co shutdowns near River ton disrupt operations as the Senate kills a proposal to cap military service at 18 months. Pravda claims growing Soviet counter-attacks. Italy cuts ties with Germany. Rome confirms government seizes German‑owned firms. W. P. Massey speaks at Roanoke horticultural meeting. British forces breach German second line at Pozieres on the Somme.
A meditation recounts Peter rebuking Simon the Sorcerer for selling the gift of God, noting some things money cannot buy. It cites George Washington Carver refusing a fat industrial retainer and Robert E. Lee declining to have his name used to advertise a lottery, asserting that some persons and values are not for sale.
Henry J. Taylor argues LBJ’s Great Society misleads Americans by framing twelve idealized Amerikas. He highlights rising farm prices, inflation, and public spending while decrying government overreach, liberal dogma, and social unrest as signs of a drifting nation. The piece calls for honesty and renewed national purpose.
A satirical tale imagines Ned Bumble starting work at 22 with a fantasy pension and evolving pay cuts and vacation shrinking as age advances. Management finally lets him stay to work for free, with odd perks, until his 82nd year ends at his desk.
Mrs M, grieving author wife, weighed 81 pounds lighter after neglecting self care. Doctors urged dental rehab to restore chewing and health. She underwent a half hour operation using Immediate Denture Technique. all teeth removed, dentures placed, and she woke with new teeth, boosting her spirits.
A Winchester based columnist for the Star praises area hospitality and history. He recalls the 1965 big snow, Civil War echoes in homes, historic sites, and evolving attitudes amid change and politics. He credits local figures Charles and Adele Affleck and notes his upcoming August marriage and plan to return someday.
A quiz feature presents 10 days of questions with scoring notes and instructions. It lists 10 sample items covering history geography ships seismographs and games and asks rail/bridge related queries and branding on currency.
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