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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1965
Page
1
The Saturn 1 carried a Pegasus 3 satellite to 330 miles in orbit to study meteoroid impacts for future moon missions. It carries 208 aluminum panels with eight coupons designed to be recovered by astronauts on spacewalks for earth analysis. The 23 100 pound craft tests data gathering and will pave way for Saturn 1B and Saturn 5 lunar voyages.
Harriet Le Dane of Gerrardstown West Virginia winner Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom 1965 begins a week of 4-H outreach. A Musselman High School June graduate, she has long been active in 4-H projects and now counsels youth on program benefits.
A fire on the ground floor of a two story apartment housing Earl Chambers Jr and family drew a crowd of over 500. Fire Chief R G Rus sell and rescuers attempted to reach a 23 year old Negro child named Patrick Chambers with a resuscitator but revival failed. Parents were away. cause of the blaze not determined.
Johnson won broad backing from 49 governors for his Vietnam policy though Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield remained a fence sitter urging a vigorous peace move. The Pentagon eyed a super ready reserve and possible partial callups while a new review could push troop levels toward 125000 to 200000 by year end. U Thant urged negotiation and warned of using all means to resolve Vietnam. Continued on Page 2.
In Torranto, Los Angeles area, police armed with night sticks charged into a crowd of about 200 jeering, rock-throwing strikers at the Harvey Aluminum Co plant as violence continued. One person was injured and two were arrested. the AFL-CIO United Steelworkers Union has been on strike since April 4.
Senate House conferees reach agreement on the administration voting rights measure. The bill would suspend literacy tests and permit federal registration in the South to prevent Negro voting rights being denied. Johnson predicts a surge in Black voter participation once the bill is implemented. The attorney general would sue to end poll taxes in state and local elections where still charged.
A brief sale item lists a group of dresses at 4.00 and one group of hats at 25 cents with ladies hosiery offered at 27 cents per pair. Local shoppers are invited to visit the store during the event.
A 21 year old Marine enlistee Whatley Jr. was shot from a passing car in Americus. Eddie Will Lamar and Charley Lee Hopkins, both in their 20s from Americus, are charged with murder. A crowd of over 260 whites heard segregationist Lester Maddox denounce retaliation at a recreation center while a tape of Rep. Howard Callaway was played.
Merchants report stronger business during Winchester Days with Robert J. Pullen stating sales yesterday surpassed last year’s first day. The three day event runs through today and tomorrow with stores open until 9 p.m. An auto show on N Loudoun Street between Piccadilly and Boscawen features free downtown parking and free bus rides from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Store notices Daisy and Red's Tavern in Crisman announces closure from August 2 to August 7 for renovations and vacations. Event now in full swing as operations resume afterward.
Officials say selected National Guard and Reserve units will reach peak readiness with extra weekend training new clothing and gear. First to federal service could be first-line infantry divisions the 26th Massachusetts the 28th Pennsylvania the 42nd New York and the 90th North Carolina with eight priority brigades and other Air Guard units may receive enhanced prep and mobilization margins.
Washington reports three nations already aid South Vietnam with eight others pledging aid. About 700 civilians and 4,000 soldiers from 18 nations are in Vietnam, with Korea poised to add as many as 16,000 troops and the Philippines possibly routing 2,300 more. U.S. force level and funding remain dominant.
A high pressure area centered on the Great Lakes will push the stationary front away from the coast. The Richmond region expects calmer conditions as the boundary shifts offshore.
President Johnson travels to Missouri to sign the historic health care bill with former President Truman at his side. Truman backed a similar plan two decades earlier as part of a five point program aiding medical schools and research. The act, funded mainly by health taxes, excludes Social Security taxes. Johnson will fly to Kansas City then drive to the Truman Library in Independence for the signing and a private follow up with Truman.
The notice announces the final day for pin-up pictures at Penney’s with sittings from 9 p.m. to Spain and promotes new air conditioned facilities at The George Washington.
A Viet Cong assault hit a government training center near Tan An 75 miles southwest of Saigon, causing heavy casualties estimated from 125 to 500. The guerrillas also blew a bridge and shelled Nghia Hanh district HQ while facing light government losses. U.S. forces conducted air strikes in North Vietnam and Ambassador Taylor left Saigon for the United States with Lodge set to replace him next month.
Worth’s 3 day specials list dresses to 25 dollars, blouses bermudas and skirts offered with many other bargains. Penney’s open until 9 tonight for shoppers. Weekend special orange chiffon cake at Ward’s Pastry Shop for the Friendship Annual Family Picnic at Izzaak Walton Park on Sunday August 1 at 3:00 pm.
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