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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1966
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star dated Tuesday December 27 1966 serves a local audience with news and editorials. It lists staff including Eugene Miller Jack Davis and Douglas O Connell and provides subscription rates and contact details for the paper.
The British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society now campaigns after centuries of silence, estimating 2 million to 3 million slaves across 26 countries. It cites Saudi Arabia Algeria and Mexico as hubs, notes Brazil India the Philippines and others also host slave systems, and criticizes the UN for not acting against Cuban slavery.
A veteran botanist from Ohio State University explains that muddy water can be easier to purify than algae polluted water. He notes algae cause bad tastes and are hard to remove, while mud blocks sunlight and aids impurity removal, though large reservoirs foster algae growth and contaminate streams.
The Star Files reports heavy casualties from Japanese bombing in Manila as fires rage across the Filipino capital. Hull denounces Japanese fiendishness and Local Defense Council acts to regulate sale of automobile tires and tubes locally amid wartime shortages. A pitometer survey of the Winchester water system has begun, expected to take about a month and save city funds. a new cyclone fence around the Winchester water works is nearly finished. The evasive German reply to Wilson’s note hampers peace prospects by offering no new terms.
The writer reflects on aging and life lessons about gravity and time. He notes humanity knows little of universal forces yet lives in a remarkable era, urging humility despite progress and dangers from atomic secrets. He cautions against arrogance while embracing curiosity.
The piece urges a moral reawakening rooted in Jesus teachings to end greed and deception. It contrasts material gift giving with spiritual values, warns against political expediency, and calls for universal love and unselfish action to achieve lasting peace among nations.
Manchester England AP five men drink hurriedly as pub clocks end legal hours. Eddie Gilmore reports campaign by John Ridley to stop coroner's half hour to curb wrecks and hospital trips. Publican-backed plan aims to slow late drinking and reduce accidents.
Jack Davis lays out ten humorous rules to maximize misery and get sympathy from family during a winter cold. He suggests avoiding tissues, piling on sweaters, skipping medicine, napping loudly, delaying care, and exaggerating symptoms to elicit care and attention from loved ones.
A biblical quote from Peter urges readiness to defend faith with reverence. A Lincoln maxim warns that tomorrow’s duties cannot be avoided by delaying today.
In a medical Q and A style column, readers learn that hair removal from a mole should be by cutting with scissors to avoid irritation that may trigger premalignant cell changes. The text also covers benign nevi, narcolepsy treatment options, aspirin-like drug risks, and nitroglycerin storage guidance.
A quiz style page outlines a 10 day plan to gauge IQ with daily scores. It defines score bands Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good and points readers to page two for answers. It then lists ten sample questions covering geography history and literature.
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