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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1966
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists JACK F. DAVIS as General Manager and Executive Editor and DOUGLAS B. OCONNELL as Managing Editor. The page presents the newspaper’s masthead and staff positions.
The piece notes Bill Faul of the Chicago Cubs claiming hypnotic mound routines helped beat the Phillies 6 1. He even says he hypnotized himself twice for insurance. It then shifts to urban issues: Brooklyn Junior High’s near completion and a blockhouse style school design to deter attacks, plus a push to keep windowed schools visible. It ends with a summary of the 1966 Tax Adjustment Act changing withholding from a flat 14 to a 14–30 percent scale, speeding tax collection for many and reducing annual IRS payments in spring.
Clarke County School Board votes to abolish the office of rural supervisor. Dr and Mrs Ellsworth Johnson bought the Kern home known as Gray Lodge at 408 Fairmont Ave for 9500 dollars. Verdun front fighting continued through the night with French counter assaults east of the Meuse. The US says it will act on Germanys orders to submarine commanders to follow international law and reserves the right to respond to the British blockade.
A meditation noting how sorrow tests faith and how meeting Christ changes despair into joy. It argues that belief in a higher power steadies us and that shared pain can unite people in purposeful, joyful resolve.
The article argues that De Gaulle's France blocks NATO air bases and risks undermining Western Europe's defense strategy. It predicts a need for an American reassessment of Europe policy as France appears to drift from NATO, complicating U S and allied plans amid Cold War tensions.
The text contrasts Romans 13:1 on divine authority with Yeats noting people are conquered by an ideal upheld by authority. It juxtaposes a Christian rule with a literary critique of power and governance.
Hal Boyle presents a guide to recognizing being a loser in the rat race. The piece lists humorous signs like frayed shirt collars, dented fenders, more family photos than credit cards, and coworkers mistaking you for the waiter, finishing with a punchline about being a stick-in-the- mud.
The Alabama 1965 voting results reveal that Negro voters act as individuals with diverse priorities beyond civil rights. Sheriff contests in Wilcox and Greene counties show Negro majorities did not flip outcomes, while Mrs. Wallace swept in the governor’s race. NAACP leaders Wilkins and Nixon advocate nonpolarized, merit-based support for white or Black officeholders, aligning with observed trends.
The article explains how modern dentistry uses disposable needles topical anesthesia and improved anesthetics to reduce pain in both upper and lower jaws. It notes patient fears from old needle designs and highlights techniques that minimize discomfort during procedures. It also includes a brief on a scoring memory quiz on page 2.
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