Winchester Evening Star fronts page notice
Local newspaper masthead lists the Winchester Evening Star as established 1896 with daily circulation noted at more than 55,000. Management details show Jack F. Davis as general manager and executive editor, Eugene P. Miller as news editor, and Douglas B. O Connell as managing editor with listed phone lines for news and business. Subscription rates and postal information appear in this segment.
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Winchester Evening Star
Forecasting's Failures and the Limits of Economic Predictions
The article reviews Victor Zarnowitz of the University of Chicago findings on government and private forecasters. It notes bias toward optimism or pessimism, accuracy higher for total GDP than component parts, and short term predictions outperforming longer ones. It also highlights poor turning-point forecasts and calls for closer scrutiny of economic crystal ball gazers.
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Victor Zarnowitz
University of Chicago
National Bureau of Economic Research
Zarnowitz
Federal
Washington
Mr. Zarnowitz
Johnson defends 1965 66 deficit as 2.3 billion
President Johnson says the 1965 66 deficit is 2.3 billion, far below the $6.4 billion forecast, citing tax receipts above estimates. He warns that add ons may push 1966 67 near 6 billion, forecasting total federal spending near 120 billion without Viet Nam funds.
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Johnson
Lion
White House
Congress
Tisticians
Wage increases announced for two M J Grove Lime plants
The Star Files reports wage raises totaling about 25 000 per year affecting 210 employees at the Stephens City and Middletown plants of the M J Grove Lime Co. Authorized sources say in Berlin that Germany will oppose British moves on French Indochina and the Far East with Japan and France pledging to resist any threat to the new order.
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Stephens City
Middletown
M. J. Grove Lime Co
Berlin
Japan
Germany
Indo-China
France
New Order
Far East
Christ Episcopal Church
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Old photographs hold a mirror to family history
Earl L. Douglas reflects on old photos and advertising that enlarges them for family albums. He recalls relatives in dated clothes and notes how future generations will wonder who these people were and when they lived and died.
Viet Albatross for LBJ and China's Times
William S. White argues the Vietnam issue will haunt President Johnson through 1968 and beyond. He contends Maoist China dominates regional politics while Western leadership lacks a decisive ending to the Vietnam conflict. He notes a planned 22.5 mile undersea tunnel between Honshu and Hokkaido as a future engineering milestone.
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Peking
Hanoi
Suleiman the Magnificent
Madden
Viet Nam
Johnson
Honshu
Hokkaido
Japan
Growing Pains in Children Debated by Dr Boone
Toronto physician Dr James E Boone concludes that growing pains are real based on a study of leg pains in children ages 2 to 17. He warns that persistent daytime pain or swelling may signal organic disease and recommends age appropriate aspirin and rest guidance.
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Simeple
James E. Boone
Toronto
Boone
Pirin
How's Your IQ How to Score Based on 100 Questions
Daily results reveal a quiz system assigning ranks Memory Genius Superior Excellent Good based on 9 10 7 8 5 6 4. Page two provides the correct answers to ten questions covering astronomy national symbols marching parades anatomy senses writing materials and early American settlements.
Foods You Choose May Show How Smart You Are
Hal Boyle collects quick takes on daily life and trivia from readers in New York. He notes sleepwalking mainly affects men and women may resist going out in sleep unless a car or cab is involved. He quizzes readers on paper clips and offers insights on intelligence linked to diet and odds of traffic accidents.
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New York
Nicagara Falls
Rolls
Royce
John
Private car ownership in the United States outstrips other nations
The United States has over 64 million private cars, more than all other nations combined, equating to about one car for every three Americans and three of four families owning a car. In contrast, India has one private car for every 1,500 people.
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United States
India
Wilson's tough budget plan tests Britain's resolve
Washington reports Prime Minister Harold Wilson faces a high risk reform as Britain trims spending to avert financial crisis. The piece compares his stance to Churchill's wartime grit and warns of political peril if public courage wavers and unions resist pay restraint. Carl Zeiss marks 75 years in lens production in Oberkochen Germany.
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Washington
Harold Wilson
Britain
England
Wilson
Winston Churchill
Churchill
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Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
Rep
Gallagher-Delisser, Inc
East 44Th St
New York City
W, Va
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Boyd Hillyard
George W. Hillyard
Robert Patton
Walter Spiker
Patton
Danish West Indies
Earl L. Douglas
Aunt Bally
Uncle Bimbo
William S. White
Viet Albatross
Lbj
China
Middle Kingdom
Tsu-shi
Victoria
North Sea
Solway Firth
Poe
Asia
Korea
Malaya
Indian Peninsula
Indonesian Archipelago
Mao Tse-Tung
Chiang Kai-shek
Mao
Chiang
Red
Red China
Tibet
Laos
Nothern
Lowell Thomas
By Wayne Brandstadt, M.D
I.Q
Philadelphia
Helen
Rutherford
Patrick Joseph
Hungary
America
Hal Boyle
U.S. Census Bureau
George Bernard Shaw
Encyclopeedia Britennice
Henry J. Taylor
Hitler
London
West
Soviet Russia
Carl Zeiss
Oberkochen
Pixies
By Wohl
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