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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1966
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates for Winchester Evening Star readers and provides management and contact details for the paper. It notes the publication schedule and distribution in Winchester Virginia with pricing tiers and office addresses.
In 1963 Kennedy signed the first compulsory labor management arbitration law in peacetime, aimed at avoiding shutdowns while allowing railroads to trim excess crew jobs. The expired award now faces renewed strike talk from trainmen and firemen, who seek restoration of thousands of vanished positions amid ongoing disputes and court-supported rights of carriers.
France returns for a two day ministerial meeting amid unresolved rift over veto power. De Gaulle seeks a permanent veto, clashing with the Rome Treaty move toward majority decisions. Britain may face similar sovereignty concerns as talks continue.
The new budget forecasts civilian government employment reaching 2.7 million by June next year, a rise of 204,000 from the previous June. About half of the increase is slated for the Defense Department.
A five and a half inch snowfall blankets the area slowing traffic. Gasoline rises to 22 cents a gallon in Winchester as plans for a new Commercial and Savings Bank on North Main Street proceed toward a March 1 opening. British HQ reports 25,000 Italian prisoners captured at Tobruk and 1,100 taken at Eritrea. Jail Hill in Cameron Street closed to sledders for safety. Zeppelin raids anticipated by London authorities.
Daily meditation by Earl L. Douglas reflects on Socrates and Jesus suffering persecution to form virtue. It argues that if life was hard for the wisest man and the Christ, our own trials may temper imperfect characters and build obedience through hardship.
Washington columnist David Lawrence criticizes the Soviet system after Newcomb Mott, an American tourist, is sentenced to 18 months hard labor in Russia for allegedly dying in a train incident. The piece calls out visa misunderstandings, alleged espionage claims, and bureaucratic bungling, linking them to broader concerns about Soviet justice and tyranny.
A Virginia resident urges action over twelve years of icy U S routes at the state line. The writer notes Virginia salts and plows while West Virginia treats ice with chemicals and lacks warning signs. She cites danger to commuters and calls for improved cross state road treatment.
Wayne Brandstadt M D notes three drugs showing promise in early scleroderma cases. Potassium para-aminobenzoate softens fibrous tissue, Disodium EDTA and epsilon aminocaproic acid have helped some patients. Side effects were mild and adjusting doses avoided issues.
A Washington columnist argues the budget shows strong business, can fund defense and welfare, but inflation risk looms if spending rises. He urges voluntary restraint by business and labor, warns against premature controls, and notes rising rates and political critiques as context. He closes with a quiz on memory and civics.
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