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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1967
Page
4
Douglas B. O Connell, managing editor of a New York paper, died this week. Tributes note his long tenure shaping coverage and editorial direction for the city desk.
The article notes Friday the 13th is feared, and warns that October will host Friday the 13th again in the Sixties. It says such dates occur rarely, with three Fridays the 13th last seen in 1959 and not repeated until 1970, urging caution.
The article contrasts historic winter hardship with modern safeguards. It notes one entering a heated world from home to car to work, calls for weather warnings from the weather bureau, and praises improved communication and safety despite continued severe cold and ice.
Tanzania faces a deep political split as its only trade union demands barring U S Peace Corps volunteers from primary schools for allegedly misdirecting youth toward socialism. The government strips English from official business except for foreign communication and rails against perceived imperialist whites. Tanganyika Zanzibar merger seen fueling leftist drift and a long decline from former hopes.
The Star Files notes bomb blasts in Singapore as Japanese attacks meet resistance from MacArthur’s forces. U S marksmen prove superior to Nipponese gunners while Dutch garrison at Tarakan surrenders. Ray Robinson named vice president of Farmers and Merchants National Bank succeeding the late Phil Gold. J S Haldeman buys property north of Winchester Creamery for a new butter plant. G M Inman urges Frederick County be made a State Reservation with elk and deer to be listed.
A meditation by Earl L. Douglas recalls that even the impossible can occur with faith. It cites a detective agency motto and stories from history, noting how events once deemed impossible have happened through divine influence and perseverance.
A Look magazine installment edits William Manchester's Kennedy assassination chronicle into a savage critique of Dallas and Texans. The piece portrays President Johnson and the Kennedy circle with smear terms, questioning motives and urging skepticism about the broader political narrative.
HAL BOYLE reflects on memory as a vital shelter of life and history. He recalls childhood homes with shared doors and Bible dates, Irish visitors in Kansas City, streetcar rides, vaudeville humor, quilts by older hands, Bible debates, and neighborhood character. Memory anchors identity across eras.
A reader expresses deep sympathy for young men drafted in war and asks citizens to consider their petition to the President. The letter references TIME magazine's latest issue featuring a young draftee and his mother on the cover.
Henry J Taylor argues that union growth since the Wagner Act has stalled while the labor force surged, widening the union nonunion gap. He warns that union power risks becoming invisible government and urges unions to serve national interests over self first in a tense 1967 economy.
A reflective note cites I Thessalonians 5 15 urging repayment of evil with good and Goethe on living as an art learned through practice and care. The quotes juxtapose moral guidance with literary insight.
Dr. Wayne Brandstadt explains that heavy smoking in homes may lead to earlier start and heavier smoking in children, but air contamination alone is unlikely to cause lung disease. Cleanliness, prompt refrigeration, and thorough dishwashing reduce sickness. raw eggs can cause Salmonella unless fully cooked. proper hygiene boosts health.
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