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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1966
Page
4
Agency editors and managers listed with office in Winchester Virginia and New York City address. Subscriptions shown: one month 1.10 dollars, one year 13.00 dollars.
The Roosevelt Memorial Commission contemplates a new design after the family approved it, with construction possible at 2 to 4 million dollars. Seven rough granite slabs slope toward a 32 by 32 foot polished block bearing Roosevelt's likeness, set between the Jefferson and Lincoln memorials, amid ongoing controversy. A prior, smaller memorial near the National Archives Building remains the President’s preferred tribute.
The Agriculture Department hopes a rise in farm output prompted by a 15 percent acreage shift to wheat will push policy toward change after three decades of drift. Yet 1965 record levels fell this year with a 5 percent drop overall due to weather and a new surplus control. Corn at 4.1 billion bushels topped prior records while soybeans citrus rice and peanuts hit new highs. We may see reduced grain exports and use of reserves to meet domestic needs and aid shipments.
The article notes Leonid Brezhnev being awarded the USSR's highest military valor medal, marking him as a dominant Kremlin figure compared with Kosygin. It recalls Stalin and Khrushchev, and hints at potential concerns over a personality cult and leadership power dynamics.
The Wadesville station has burned while operational for 50 years, with two prior stations having burned. Churchill pledges victory and McArthur favors bombs. Japanese invaders press toward Manila as New Year’s Day approaches. Dr James A Miller called to active duty as lieutenant commander. Meuse campaign opens. Somme to Verdun shifts. Germans seek dominating positions. Villa is nearing Monterey Nuevo Leon. blockade running to breach Virginia liquor laws. A Washington man smuggled liquor into Berryville in a hot water bag strapped to his stomach.
History is largely looking back but not a backward science. True wisdom learns from experience and past events and weighs new ideas against old. Balance is essential for growth and progress, like a mirror over the windshield guiding reflection on the year past.
Washington column assesses Robert H. Finch as Lieutenant Governor-elect of California, noting his decisive victory, presidential implications, and seasoned, mainstream political approach shaped by Nixon staff experience. It argues California politics will shape GOP strategy and Finch may moderate Reagan administration direction.
New York writer Dan Greenburg and Marcia Jacobs discuss New Year’s Eve as prime time for brooding and self-pity. They describe the holiday as a yearly ritual of self-flagellation and misery, with anecdotes of social awkwardness and failed attempts at celebration.
Henry J. Taylor reports New Orleans focus on Oswald as origin of life and alias A J Hidell. Police officials and Dr Alton Ochsner challenge the crackpot label and note Oswald’s defection to the USSR and travel details.
Wayne Brandstadt MD explains causes of duodenal ulcers including heredity emotional stress and irritants like coffee tobacco and certain drugs. Treatments include bland diet aluminum hydroxide coats and sedatives with modern surgery and rapid stomach freezing revival as options. ulcers may recur if causes persist.
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