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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1966
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star lists Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor Eugene P Miller as News Editor and Douglas B O Connell as Managing Editor. It includes mailing rate note and address for Nat l Rep Gallagher Delisser Inc in New York with subscription rates.
The article notes rapid advances in medical chemistry and the potential for drugs to correct brain chemistry imbalances. It cites Abbott Laboratories rat studies suggesting faster learning and longer memory retention, and Michigan research on a memory fixation inhibitor. It also mentions a compound called acetoxycycloheximide with uncertain future use.
The sled dog once essential to polar expeditions and northern life is being displaced by engines. Huskies no longer power sleds in many villages as mechanization expands. Yet the loyal animal remains a symbol of the North’s color and endurance in literature and memory.
Premier John Metaxas, age 70, the Greek dictator for nearly five years, dies following a short illness. London reports a first night air raid warning after nine raidless nights. German planes observed over England. Winchester civic committee to beautify armory grounds and host the Virginia Encampment of Spanish War veterans. A 225.95 donation to a Jews of Europe relief fund is sent. Copper ore ledge found at Gooney Manor Copper Co. mines near Front Royal along the Blue Ridge.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on individuality and destiny in life. He argues God uses a personal measuring standard for each person and that differences shape final judgment. He emphasizes God's love and warns against defiance and hatred toward the divine.
Washington reports reveal labor backing from AFL CIO hampers passage of Taft Hartley Act 14 B repeal. Secretary Wirtz says strike damaged views on organized labor and Senate action. Senator Robertson criticizes focus on compulsory unionization as broader labor issues go unnoticed.
Timely quotes discuss Republican victory tactics and, in labor issues, call for overhaul of the National Labor Relations Board. The piece argues unions wield too much leverage via secondary boycotts and coercion, urging a federal labor court with life-tenured judges to restrain partisan bias and restore balance.
Hal Boyle notes double talk as a conversational aid to maintain social order and avoid blunt truths. He sketches examples where phrases blur meaning, preventing offense though risking confusion and a Bloody Nose if honesty slips through.
A behind the scenes GOP strategy aims to weaken President Johnson from within his party using nonoffice holding insiders. They rely on a secret poll showing Johnson’s broad appeal but anticipate targeted attacks by left wing Democrats through media and politics. The plan faces pushback from moderate Republicans. The piece closes with a brief, unrelated note on the Pacific Ocean’s vast scale and coral-reef formation.
William Lawrence surveys the scope of dental disease in the United States noting billions spent on care and millions with untreated cavities. He argues prevention through education public action and fluoride in water, outlining community state and national roles and hints at future topics. Next week: The Three Levels of Preventive Dental Care.
A quiz guide promises daily scoring over ten days with rated IQ levels from Memory Genius to Good. It asks ten questions on topics from hunting safety to geography and history, ending with a prompt to turn to page two for answers.
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