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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1964
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star publication details address lines and staff roles including JACK F. DAVIS as General Manager and Executive Editor and EUGENE MILLER as Managing Editor. It lists subscription rates and postage information for in state and out of state copies.
The United States plans a large Air Force base at Da Nang to signal resolve to Communist forces in Southeast Asia. Washington aims to deter Beijing, using the base for potential large scale involvement and as a psychological leverage amid Cold War tensions.
The greatest net of them all decides to do something new. Bing plans a television sit ation comedy next fall with Old Dad asserting authority and not being a patsy. Critics wonder if this senility joke could spark a revolution in American crime life on TV.
Claude A. Swanson secretary of the navy and former Virginia governor died of a brain stroke at his Rapidan River camp. Earl K. Long leads clean-up efforts amid LSU financial probe within Huey Long era political networks. Miss Mary Virginia Steck, once of Winchester, works as information hostess at the New York World's Fair Electrical Art Exhibition lounge.
Fifty years ago in 1914 Samuel Saum was chosen captain of Company K, Second Virginia Infantry at Strasburg to succeed Captain D M Borum who resigned. Frank Wolfe became second lieutenant. Mr and Mrs Henry Brooke Gilpin hosted a dance at Scabby in honor of Miss Mary Page Nelson and Miss Chloe Tyler Cooke. Thomas Cover reported a wheat yield of 25 bushels per acre on Folly Farm.
Henry J. Taylor reports that Adlai Stevenson is seen by insiders as a strong Johnson insider with cabinet and NSC ties. The piece contrasts Stevenson with Humphrey, notes Kennedy era tensions, and describes Stevenson as a potential ticket balance with foreign affairs heft and Illinois influence.
The piece argues the election hinges on a protest vote driven by concerns over civil rights enforcement and open occupancy housing laws. It cites real estate and property ownership fears, mentions Ed Mendenhall of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, and notes possible Novem ber referendums in Illinois and California as indicators of mounting voter resistance to forced housing measures.
The piece argues happiness hinges on belief in Something and endorses Christian faith as the path for youth. It critiques modern rationalism and psychiatry, urging youth to embrace faith, service, love, and humility to strengthen personality and society against atomic threats.
The column notes that letting youngsters roam in others homes invites accidents and compares it to mosquitoes landing on a screen to signal readiness. It uses Hal Cochran’s humor to warn about child supervision and unwanted intrusions.
By HAL BOYLE New York AP reflects on memory shaping identity and a bygone era. The piece recalls social norms humorously from mid century, noting fashion, work rhythms, and popular culture while inviting nostalgia for "those were the days."
Wayne Brandstadt explains the body’s response to anger including increased pulse pressure and diverted blood flow to muscles. He cautions driving and manual work when angry and suggests cooling off through breathing, walking or physical outlets like golf, boxing, punching bags, or writing to vent emotions. He warns against bottling resentments to avoid neurosis and illness.
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