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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1965
Page
4
Subscriptions and mailing rates for the Winchester Evening Star are listed. Rates include one month 110, six months 6.00, one year 8.50 with outside Virginia and West Virginia options. Contact numbers provided for News Editor and Managing Editor.
Commerce Secretary John T. Conner reports the United States faces a multi billion dollar annual drain in the balance of payments due to gold losses. In the first quarter a $733 million outflow raised the yearly rate to $2.9 billion, with year to date losses over $500 million. The second quarter shows a $200 million credit, suggesting a possible near break even for 1965 if the trend holds. The piece also notes Viet Nam pressure and prospects for a negotiated peace amid enemy shortages and external calls for aid from North Vietnam, China, and the Soviet Union.
Luther Markin argues President Johnson misreads urban violence linked to a national crime wave. He warns weak policing and court leniency threaten Johnson’s 1968 re election, urging federal action to curb riots and safeguard commerce and citizens. He cites Los Angeles unrest and Alabama farmer’s murder as signs of escalating violence.
Miss Dorothy Kackley of Berryville hosted a small home dance for friends. Mrs. Wilbur R. Thompson returned from visits in Hammond Indiana and Dayton Ohio. Mrs. Alan Peery traveled to visit Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hill in Pittsburgh. New York City watches headline and discuss ankle watches at Pleasure Bay and jewelers convention sessions. Nelson Page and Miss Frances Page won the final doubles in a Cumberland Maryland tennis event defeating Miss Helen Henderson and J. C. Colburn at Fairmont.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on Henry Moorhouse a once wicked man who faced a heart awakening and converted life. The piece portrays Moorhouse’s lasting devotion and service to God across England and America.
HAL BOYLE outlines a humorous list of unachieved ambitions that fuel a man’s imagination. He cites fantasies from meeting world leaders to mastering stunts and inventions, showing how unrealized aims keep spirits high and days lively.
Henry J. Taylor reports from Prague on Czech resistance suppression under Red Army dominance with officials, youth indoctrination, and rationing while a collapsed economy siphons Czech industry to the USSR. He notes shortages of beer and glass as he foresees similar fate for Hungary.
A dental columnist explains missing teeth cause chewing difficulties beyond appearance. Replacing soon is cheaper than later, as delays create complex, costly work including periodontal treatment, tooth elongation, tilting, food traps, and potential extra fillings or crowns.
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