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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1965
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates and regional distribution details including mail rates within Virginia and West Virginia. It also names staff such as News Editor Eugene Miller and Managing Editor Douglas O Connell with contact numbers for News and Business.
The piece argues New York City faces severe parking shortages with drivers ignoring signs and tickets. It notes a clash between motorists and proposed bans, the growth of car ownership, and civil disobedience as a systemic issue ripe for broader urban policy debates.
James Reston in The New York Times argues a stalemate in Vietnam harms Washington more than Beijing or Moscow. He notes U S spending of about 2.5 to 3 million dollars daily and says the effort divides Western allies and diverts U S from unification of the West, hurting U S standing internationally.
A freak twister struck east of Winchester demolishing Carpers Valley School and causing wind damage in Winchester including downed trees. London reports mutinies in the German garrison at Liege Ghent and Bruges with troops at the Yser front refusing to march and ringleaders shot. William Wierman returns from Charles Town visit. Philip Faulkner spends time with parents on West Piccadilly Street.
Earl L Douglas reflects on traffic as a metaphor for moral and spiritual life. People can be pushed or pulled, but inner motive power matters. Do not run out of gas in life or in moral choices.
History may mark August 6 1968 as the day the voting rights bill became law though critics say it oversteps constitutional federal power. The piece argues the act curtails state control of voter qualifications and could undercut state poll tax protections and reading or writing tests. It notes the Twenty Fourth Amendment bans poll taxes in federal elections and questions the law’s impact on state authority.
The 75 year old P.S. 93 on the Manhattan upper West Side is being torn down after years of limited use. The writer recalls classroom routines and uniforms, plus old autograph book entries and a toy jail joke from 1947, ending with the line two sweet to be gotten.
A biblical verse mirrors Jesus telling followers to imitate his example of service. The quotation emphasizes humility and action over words.
A dentist notes chronically late patients provoke staff, while some individuals are late from fear, habit, or subterfuge. The piece cites examples from a world authority who adjusts schedule by one hour and a patient who arrives with imperfect grooming, prompting the dentist to promise faster drilling to compensate.
A 10 day self test with 100 questions rates memory by daily averages. Questions ask about Tra vis 1836 where 180 men were killed, Burr’s vice presidency, pulley wheel direction, Gorgon's hair composition, checkerboard squares, heavier copper or steel, which game faster golf or lacrosse.
William S. White critiques the Senate for defeating a proposed constitutional amendment that would let states decide upper house apportionment beyond head counts. He warns of broader democracy dangers and notes potential paths via a constitutional convention if Congress fails to act. He singles out influential lawmakers and political blocs behind the failure.
A fragmentary item notes Abba Eban's warning that unity in the Arab world is the greatest division. It then mentions a serious worship moment disrupted by reports of stolen vehicles and traffic incidents, with references to Petersfield, a church, and emergency responders.
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