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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1965
Page
4
Local edition lists subscription prices for Virginia and West Virginia deliveries. Rates shown include annual and six month options for in state and out of state customers with varying mail and motor carrier delivery.
The United States plans an $85 million barter with Africa trading $30 million in uranium from South Africa and $30 million in diamonds from the Congo for surplus farm commodities. Officials say it improves balance of payments while avoiding cash exports.
In a discussion on the brink of heredity manipulation scientists including Dr. Edward Tatum are cited on controlling human genes. The piece weighs birth defects and intelligence against ethical risks of sex selection and societal impact, questioning whether perfection in biology is desirable.
A 1960s Washington perspective contrasts Eisenhower Kennedy and Johnson on Cuba and the Dominican Republic. It notes Kennedy's Bay of Pigs restraint, Eisenhower's Cuba stance, and the Cuban missile crisis, highlighting debates over intervention, consultation with the OAS, and public opinion shaping U.S. policy.
Washington analysis argues conservatives lose either way in the New York mayoral contest between John Lindsay and Robert Wagner. Lindsay appears liberal-leaning with snob appeal while Wagner carries a weary record. a Lindsay victory would boost a rising Republican star, potentially challenging Rockefeller and Javits.
The Hill School headmaster Edward T. Hall calls the American college the most over sold commodity in the education market highlighting the debate over higher education value.
The Star Files reports Allied forces retreat along the 115 mile front from Antwerp to Sedan while Britain warns the public the situation is grave. Germany’s mechanized units push toward Paris, about 100 miles away, per French high command. Olen Grove and wife return to Dayton after visiting Kernstown. Mrs Carroll Carver hosts Reverend and Mrs Carter from Marion Virginia.
Reports from Petrograd say Russians halted the Austro German advance at Przemysl and crossed the Pruth near Kolomea moving toward Bukowina. Charles Hardy Victor Arthur and Gibson Baker returned from a Shenandoah fishing trip after four days camping and catching very large fish.
A meditation argues against choosing an easy path in life. It warns that avoiding challenges by seeking flat routes makes life dull and shallow. The piece likens personal crisis to jumping from a height and urges embracing uphill climbs for fulfillment.
An AP report describes a U S Army Special Forces team at Gia Vuc near Da Nang guarding hill villages with 3,000 Montagnards and 25 Nung mercenaries. Led by Capt. Hicks the operation uses native troops and air strikes to deter Viet Cong along the Ho Chi Minh trail. The Nungs earn about $40 monthly, and no American casualties are reported.
The Post Office Department aims to raise overnight domestic mail delivery to 95 percent. A witty aside questions if bills arrive promptly enough. A Storrs high school student was dismissed for a humorous classroom incident amid spring fashions.
Readers ask about shingles after chicken pox and blood pressure norms. A skin specialist notes shingles does not reoccur as chicken pox but explains still common. The column covers high and low blood pressure remedies and cautions on ulcer patients.
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