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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1966
Page
4
The page shows the Winchester Evening Star masthead with editorial staff names and contact numbers. It lists subscription rates by mail outside Virginia and West Virginia, including one year six months and one month options, along with pricing in dollars.
Weston chosen for the Atomic Energy Commission project to house the 200 billion volt atom smasher, near Chicago and the Young National Laboratory, beating Brookhaven and six other finalists. Public debt trends show slower growth in October while installment credit remains high, signaling cautious consumer spending despite ongoing easy financing.
Red Unity The Kremlin pushes a world communist conference now back on the agenda after debates in Bulgaria and Hungary. Endorsed by the Soviet central committee the plan aims to bolster unity and might be held outside Moscow to show Soviet leadership despite tensions with Mao Tse-tung’s group and China.
Gen Douglas MacArthur and staff direct fight against sea borne Japanese invaders as Manila faces two invasion directions. U S Army HQ rues open city possibility for Manila. Christ Episcopal Church reports record Christmas offering and Elks lodge rooms renovated with new metal ceilings and fresh paint.
A devotional piece presents Isaiah 9 2 7 verses praising the light in darkness and the foretold birth. It emphasizes divine government peace and justice with a note on the passage’s grandeur and sufficiency of the Word.
Williams reports the JFK assassination book dispute shows little focus on personal attacks on LBJ. At issue are leaks and alleged misstatements about Johnson’s actions after Dallas, with Kennedy followers pressuring for removal of insults from the manuscript. The piece cites witnesses and Newsweek reporting that Johnson behaved with restraint and sympathy on the flight back to Washington.
Hal Boyle lists marks of middle age such as talking to yourself while shaving and keeping multiple glasses. He notes memory quirks, dependence on old paperwork, preference for short items, and cautious spending. The piece concludes that these traits define middle age.
Washington reports debate over expelling Harlem Democrat Adam Clayton Powell if funds misuse charges prove true. Lawmakers fear political backlash and delay action to avoid embarrassing votes, while Powell signals a broad review of committee and member spending to deflect scrutiny. The outcome hinges on House actions and precedent rather than immediate court rulings.
Widow Florence Cox, 76, vows to quit church unless she may bring her dog Pip to St Andrews Church. The vicar refuses, saying consecrated wafers and wine cannot be passed to dogs. The piece then explains canine dentition and jaw mechanics with references to dog teeth and biting force.
A Christmas poem from Ford Arnold Grimm of Lehighton Pennsylvania speaks of winter adversity yet hopes for a joyous Christmas in 1966. The verse imagines snow and travel delays but remains hopeful among memories of past holidays.
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