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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1964
Page
8
Washington AP reports President Johnson’s heart tests show normal function including EKG and pulse, with no heart enlargement. Doctors note his pace and rest habits suggest a well-healed 1955 coronary attack and careful management of a high work schedule.
Authorities in Clarksburg charged Mrs. Miles Rebecca Gould age 25 with murder in the death of her father George Steele 46. Steele was shot as he tried to enter the Gould residence at Quiet Dell after following his wife during an argument.
Instructions for smocked pillows using velveteen corduroy heavy cotton and silk. pattern 7269 with transfer directions and sizes 124 inch round 12 square 13% bolster. Send 35 cents plus 15 cents mailing to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept New York 11 New York. Also ad for 1964 Needlecraft Catalogs Toys fashions crewelwork bazaar crochet knit embroidery quilt and a 50 cent big deluxe quilt book with 16 patterns.
A hospital operation used emergency lighting from a fire engine to illuminate the operating room. Doctors treated face injuries on 15 year old Mark Salkin of Studio City after a traffic accident.
President Johnson opened the National Multiple Sclerosis Society annual fund drive in the White House garden urging Americans to back efforts to find the disease’s cause and cure. He autographed a baseball to be awarded to the top fundraiser, joined by society Chairman William C. Breed Jr. and other officials. France’s de Gaulle and the Bishop of Seo de Urgel act as protectors of Andorra, a Pyrenean republic with uninterrupted sovereignty since 1278.
New York AP reports the weather show evolved into a curious institution. Viewers seek concise forecasts while TV adds visuals and sponsor messages. The piece notes weather teams use maps and graphics to project conditions coast to coast.
A nine-foot female alligator at Everglades National Park climbs a three-foot wall to pose for tourists before sliding into a pond. Chief naturalist Ernest Christensen says the creature is delighting more people than a trained bear.
Prime time lists 5 to 1:30 with hours of shows including The Rifleman The Beverly Hillbillies The Andy Griffith Show Espionage The Danny Kaye Show Sea Hunt and Flame of Calcutta Denise Darcel plus news Weather and sports updates and late night Steve Allen Show and CBS Reports.
A dense daytime schedule lists shows across channels with multiple news, soap operas, game shows, and films. Notable entries include NBC News Day Report, CBS News, Guiding Light, Edge of Night, Another World, The Secret Storm, and The Doctors.
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