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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1966
Page
4
Local newspaper page shows staffing credits and a garbled rate card with subscriptions and mailing details. The faded text includes names Jack F. Davis and Douglas B. O'Connell and a New York office Gallagher-Delisser, Inc. plus scattered subscription figures and locations in Winchester Virginia.
A 1960s OECD study based on manpower concludes the United States and the Soviet Union invest similar shares in research, with Europe far behind. It notes Soviet output trailings outside military space efforts and highlights Western consumer goods, agriculture, and living standards as better than Soviet levels.
The article examines rising interest on the national debt to 12.75 billion in fiscal 1966 67, up 750 million from the current year, and discusses implications for federal spending, debt limits, and the presidency in managing deficits. It notes debt service would be 7 percent of proposed expenditures and contrasts with 1923 levels.
Earl L Douglas writes of astronauts venturing beyond known realms and defying gravity. He contemplates faith revealing the universe’s deepest truths, asking if heaven is above or below and whether humanity will ever grasp ultimate realities.
Henry J. Taylor argues President Johnson’s annual report polishes the war on poverty while Sargent Shriver’s expanded HQ inflates the program. He questions planning, politics, and favoritism amid a looming election with Democratic dominance and Kennedy ties shaping Shriver’s role.
In a public address, Senator Sam Ervin warns that a pending Congress bill could force compulsory unionization, stripping states of power to regulate labor relations and potentially pressuring workers into unions. He notes a filibuster blocks action and cites political pressures shaping President Johnson’s stance.
William Lawrence argues preventive dentistry operates on three levels: prevention before disease begins, early diagnosis and prompt treatment, and treating developed disease with rehabilitation. Dentists push fluoridation and education while individuals, communities, and states share responsibility for dental health.
A vintage quiz prompts readers to score 100 questions over ten days._it rates memory genius for nine or ten correct, very superior for seven or eight, excellent for five or six, good for four. It then asks ten factual prompts on space, geography, and common knowledge.
Article recalls Pink Arthur's life of service at the Rotary meeting and his community work. Friends and family describe his love for church and John Baden, his weight loss, and commitment to colleagues at the plant. He died suddenly after attempting to widen a snow covered road. He is remembered as a generous Carolina boy with a wide circle of friends and a strong work ethic.
A brief note on the origins and spread of textbooks with reference to Homeric poems as early school texts. It notes England as source and America importing, cites McGuffey’s Reader selling over 120 million copies, and claims half of world prints are textbooks.
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