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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1964
Page
4
The piece debates whether overeating shapes history or is merely a personal vice. It cites famine versus gluttony, notes associations with high blood pressure and heart strain, and discusses fat rulers like Nero and Mussolini alongside lean leaders such as Churchill and Hoover, ending with history as an unreliable witness.
A growing silver pinch tightens as U S coinage for 1964 nears 200 million ounces, about double 1963, with world demand rising. Despite higher prices the metal's outpour only climbs 2 to 3 percent annually, while industrial use and needs abroad increase.
The Star Files recalls 1939 when President Roosevelt invited the inter-governmental committee on refugees to the White House to discuss finding charges for Central European refugees. Dr. W S Hough entomologist spoke to the Strasburg Rotary club. Mrs Edward E Peer hosted guests from Raleigh North Carolina.
Sanitary inspector J. Robert Doran reports the Civic League fly contest proceeds with contestants swatting pests. Prizes total five, three, and two dollars. Mrs. D. H. Bragonier entertained guests on North Braddock Street, New York visitors James and Mrs. Bragonier and child. The Star fashion authority declares taffeta the top fabric for panniered frocks.
A modern philosopher warns that without a clear harbor goal every wind misleads. The piece urges daily living with a defined objective and notes that ambition remains valuable at any age, citing Adenauer as an example of steadfast direction despite nearing ninety.
Henry J. Taylor argues the June 3 and June 7-9 meetings shaped Nixon’s Cleveland fate. Rhodes pressured Nixon via phone to attend, Romney was urged as anti-Goldwater candidate, Scranton and Rockefeller influenced, and Nixon’s subsequent actions broke his neutral stance.
HAL BOYLE surveys everyday life and health facts, from water intake and philanthropy to dogs hearing a watch and bat symbolism. It includes quotes from The Duke of Windsor and Winston Churchill, plus notes on X-ray costs and job changes.
Hypertension linked to high salt intake with global examples from Alaska to Japan. Advice urges limiting salt to minimal childhood needs in families with history of high blood pressure.
Representative Gene Snyder of Kentucky suggests sending unemployed youths to college instead of work camps. He compares costs, noting Harvard tuition plus summer and yearly stipends total about 4 201 dollars, slightly less than Shriver's 4 700 dollar camp plan, and asks for guaranteed government jobs after graduation.
Alabama governor George C. Wallace quits as an independent candidate for president. The move likely aids Barry Goldwater by drawing segregationist votes away from Johnson and signaling pressure on the Democratic platform. Wallace had zigzagged on running and previously resisted desegregation orders.
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