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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1966
Page
4
Jack F Avis serves as General Manager and Executive Editor while Douglas B Cyconnell is named Managing Editor at the Winchester Evening Star. The two executives oversee the newsroom operations and editorial direction of the publication.
Westinghouse researchers in Pittsburgh claim to prove ball lightning exists, using computer-simulated equations to model a glow from cold air and hot air interactions. The study links ball lightning to other atmospheric phenomena and suggests computers help sort flying saucer theories. Dreams in psychology and Freud’s safety valve theory are also reviewed with experiments showing dream deprivation altering behavior until sleep resumes.
E Blackburn Moore from Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties faces no opposition. W A Baker city treasurer Charles P McVicar commissioner of revenue James P Reardon city solicitor and Taylor Barr city sergeant also unopposed. Miss Mary Scully a Sweet Briar College graduate. City Manager Arthur Field asks residents to avoid sweeping dust into streets after complaints. Ralph B Snapp son of G O Snapp earns Doctor of Dental Surgery from Georgetown. Invitations sent for marriage of Edith Rixey Charlottesville to Joseph Francis Moore Berryville on June 17.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on Father Damien the Catholic missionary who served leprosy patients in Molokai for thirteen years. He warns that spiritual numbness follows sin and signals a death of the soul beyond bodily illness. He urges vigilance against moral complacency and indifference to others.
Diplomatic moves spark cautious optimism as diplomacy, not force, may curb wars. The United States signals willingness to join a nuclear pact with China and ban tests, while considering halting bombing in North Vietnam in exchange for reciprocal actions. Premier Ky in Saigon promises resignation after new directorate picks to ease Communist factions.
The text discusses moves toward independent governments and free elections in the Dominican Republic, hopes for Latin American stability via international effort, and calls for an East West security conference. It notes negotiations with Red China on non first use of nuclear weapons and urges patience as reason increasingly guides world affairs toward peaceful dispute resolution via diplomacy.
A wry column notes vacationing kids trampling lawns and a playful take on misheard phrases. It urges readers to check summer fly screens and warns against overdoing swings in social life.
AP report on Henry Hite 8 feet 2 inches tall who travels for Wilson meat-packing and visits Boston. He explains twin beds end to end to fit his height, notes 30 year marriage to Maria Bertoli, and recalls growing up in Atlanta with a large family. He claims a flawless high school sports record and quirky past.
The piece argues Romney gains against Nixon as Eastern GOP power shifts led by Gov. Scranton push to unite the party. Javits may anchor a Romney ticket with Rockefeller’s backing, while Scranton could become Secretary of State if a Romney administration forms.
Wayne Brandstadt explains cobalt-60 irradiation can damage healthy cells, not just tumors, requiring careful needle placement and treatment duration. He defines lymphosarcoma as Hodgkin's disease, notes its lymph node involvement and possible high white blood cell count, and discusses bone cancer symptoms and origins. He addresses hereditary questions about asterosarcoma and advises Pap smears to assess cancer spread post hysterectomy, plus a caution about labeling individuals as idiots based on IQ.
A reader shares a two part submission with a scoring system for a 100 question test and a brief teenager's view on the Viet Nam War. The piece includes a short poem by Jean Bowley and a Bible verse quote.
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