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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1965
Page
4
The notice lists staff roles including General Manager and Executive Editor F. Davis and Manager Editor Douglas B. O’Connell. It provides subscription rates and addresses in Winchester Virginia and New York City, indicating pricing tiers and mail options for different regions.
The community is urged to vote Tuesday to fill the Virginia State Senate seat succeeding Harry F. Byrd Jr. Joseph A. Massie Jr. is endorsed, cited for experience in Frederick County and support for Virginias pay as you go policy with no state debt. The letter emphasizes Massies qualifications and democratic achievements while urging turnout.
A City Commission urges higher taxes and better management to cover a 300 million annual shortfall for operating costs. It proposes a 2 tax on personal income and claims commuters from outside the city would share in services, though critics doubt the plan’s fairness and scope.
Approximately 1000 people attended the Winchester Armory dedication with addresses by Major General Charles J. Kilbourne and Governor James H. It notes city actions including creation of a city manager office and rejection of a bid for street lighting. The Farmers and Merchants Bank distributed $27,000 in Christmas Savings Club funds.
Earl L. Douglas urges self reflection on pretensions and proof by deeds. He contrasts boastful talkers with Columbus and stresses the test of delivery over words and self importance.
President Johnson faces criticism for supporting higher interest rates by the Federal Reserve Board while maintaining an independent stance. The piece reviews several historical Fed actions from 1919 to 1960, noting how rate increases coincided with stock market declines and economic slowdowns, shaping political credit and blame.
The Federal Reserve raised rates in July 1963 November 1964 and this week by half a point each time signaling a trend that may curb borrowing. Higher rates could delay expansion plans at businesses and push government deficits to persistently high levels as Johnson eyes welfare driven Great Society job creation. The administration may trim spending to ease the pressure while avoiding political blame.
An advisory from Wayne Brandstadt outlines how skaters should use supervised areas with rescue gear, avoid groups on rivers or small lakes, and not enter danger zones. It details steps to escape if broken through ice and how to assist others without a plunge, including throwing a rope or forming a human chain.
A fragmented test prompt asks for correct answers to ten questions on memory skill scoring. It includes Dutch ancestry presidents, a melody composer, the International Date Line path, gifts of tongues, grammar fixes, cold water soaking, largest continent, pro tempore meaning, John Alden and Priscilla marriage proposal, and marmoset classification as bird fish monkey or gem.
Hal Boyle argues ambush is the defining and most hated word of the Vietnam War. He notes both American commanders and civilians dislike the term yet it fits ongoing jungle battles as U S forces pursue a search and destroy mission against Viet Cong dug in along jungle roads. He suggests the pattern will persist as troops venture to find and fight the enemy.
The piece argues giving should be joyful and voluntary, not calculated. It urges offering time, handiwork, or love instead of money, and cites Christmas as a chance to teach children that it is more blessed to give than to receive, echoing Christ’s example.
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