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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1966

Page

4

Local Newspaper Masthead and Editorial Staff Note

The page lists the paper's leadership with Jack F. Davie as General Manager and Executive Editor and Douglas B. O Connell as Managing Editor. It notes Second Class postage paid at Winchester Virginia and provides Gallagher Delisser as material representatives with an address in New York. Subscription rates are referenced but not shown.

Winchester Mat’l. Rep.s Gallagher-Delisser, Inc East 44Th St New York City

Debate Rages Over Supersonic Transport Plane

Propaganda for and against the SST races through discussion as nations claim speed and prestige. Proponents cite 2000 mph capabilities and future benefits while opponents question market demand and economic impact. The Johnson administration backs high priority for the SST despite inflation concerns and competing needs.

Soviet Union United States

Sanctions on Rhodesia Fail to Topple Regime

After nine months sanctions have not toppled Rhodesia. Britain’s Prime Minister Wilson urged African leaders at Accra to force a change but declined military action. Rhodesia sees tough times with no new foreign investment and tobacco sales concerns while white Rhodesians remain firm.

Ian Smith Rhodesia Wilson Britain Africa Commonwealth Accra

Chicago man receives patent for fortune cookie making machine

Yau Tak Cheung of Chicago was granted a patent for an automatic machine to manufacture fortune cookies. Automation moves forward, hailed as progress. The piece ends with a humorous quip about a cookie claiming it is being held prisoner in a factory.

Yau Tak Cheung Chicago

Gasless Sunday Announced by Local Stations

Local filling stations plan a gasless Sunday for the first time since 1918. Standard Oil cites crude oil well output as the reason for expected gasoline prices dropping to about 20 cents per gallon within ten days.

Frederick County Braith- Waite Brothers Cannery Handley School Hunter Maddox Shenandoah Valley National Bank John W. Rice Standard Oil

Daily Meditation By Earl L. Douglas

A renowned scholar once admired for his baseball knowledge and batting averages is contrasted with critics attacking church hypocrisy. The piece argues hypocrisy in the Church is rare, citing a pastor who served thirty years and saw few hypocrites.

Earl L. Douglas

Campaign finance reform debated for fair elections

Cost of campaigns could be covered by a annual 50 million appropriation to fund all federal state and local campaigns. Critics cite the President's Club and contributions from corporations and unions as influencing outcomes. Proposals call for banning private spending, auditing all dollars, and allocating funds via registered agencies to ensure integrity. The piece notes limits on individual contributions and the role of organizations in financing campaigns.

Washington Congress Organized Labor Afl-Cio Senate Finance Committee

Winchester Evening Star Ladies Duckpin Bowling League Suspends

A letter from the Winchester Evening Star Ladies Duckpin Bowling League announces a temporary termination due to dictatorial attitudes. The note honors founder Jack Zimmerman and supporters, thanks Senator Harry Byrd Jr. and others, and pledges to revive the league soon.

Winchester Evening Star Ladies Jack Zimmerman Winchester Gordon ‘‘Mac’’ Mcildouty Boelee

Super-Liberals Attack Johnson On Urban Aid Policies

The piece notes Democratic super-liberals led by Senator Robert F. Kennedy shifting from foreign policy critique to challenging Johnson's domestic urban aid programs. It cites Kennedy advisers Katzenbach and Weaver, calls the revolt a shift toward megapolis-focused spending, and warns of potential heavy political costs if urban demands overwhelm nonmegalopolis interests.

Washington Johnson Sen Robert F. Kennedy New York Kennedy John F. Kennedy Robert Kennedy President Johnson

Cold foods and pills in daily life facts from Dr Brandstadt

Q and A column on whether ice cold foods harm digestion and bananas in fridge. Safety and use of contraceptive pills, and morphea causes. Pills deemed safe for many but require medical supervision. prednisolone risks require ulcers prevention.

Food and Drug Administration

How's Your IQ Daily Quiz Scoring Guide

A 10 day IQ quiz scoring scheme rates daily performance from 4 Memory Genius for 9–10 correct, Very Superior for 7–8, Excellent for 5–6, and Good for 4. Page 2 lists ten questions about geography history and biology including Suez Canal seas Alaska capital Zorro mark meridians curves and insect skeletons.

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Jack F. Davie Douglas B. O’connell Eugene P. Miller W. Va Los Angeles White House Salisbury By David Lawrence House Denver The Star Dorothy G. Allen League Dorothy Allen Evening Star League William S. White South Viet Nam Senate Megalopolis Katzenbach Wayne Brandstadt Wayne G. Brandstadt M.D Dr. Brandstadt I.Q Alaska Nome Juneau Fairbanks U.S Mercator Georgia Pixies By Wohl
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