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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1965
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists subscription rates and contact details for local and out of area readers. Rates include one week, one month, six months and one year options with separate prices for in state and out of state addresses and motor carrier delivery.
A May 19, 1965 column argues that Viet Cong offensives may launch in spring, urging strong U S and Saigon response to avoid stalemate. It links global war concerns with domestic policy fears, warning that rising government land seizures and urban renewal threaten middle class stability and private property.
President Johnson proposes another excise tax cut to spur business and raise receipts, aiming to offset a projected four billion dollar deficit despite higher revenue in 1965. The plan faces questions on lasting benefits, potential tax reversals, and broader inflationary pressures.
The Star Files reports The Star sponsored a cooking school at Sarah Zane Hall with Miss Mary Ann Kidd as lecturer. Local firemen used about 8 000 feet of hose to fight the Green Chemical Co and Shenandoah Apple Cider and Vinegar fire. City Manager Lee Grant praised the firemen’s work. Mrs Alexander T Jones and daughter Frances returned home after visiting in Richmond.
The best way to break up the depression of a melancholy mood is to get busy with something. We become melancholy because our thoughts turn in. Melancholy originates from self fixation and brooding over failure. The remedy is resolute action and quiet faith, stop dwelling on the past or future, and depend on God. Face it you are both patient and physician.
HAL BOYLE portrays China Beach in Vietnam as a surreal retreat for troops. Marines and airmen describe the beach near Marble Mountain with vendors, Buddha statues, and lifeguards, noting guard shacks and a tolerant atmosphere despite proximity to combat.
Henry J. Taylor outlines U S Marine and Army aims in South Vietnam emphasizing avoiding enemy traps. He notes forces ashore exceed 47 000 with more en route and urges deepening seven harbors for logistics while highlighting Ho Chi Minh’s guerrilla strength and the French defeat at Dienbienphu as a guiding parallel.
A humorous note recalls Virginia's historic pride as a liberty mother while joking about current misuses of Virginia automobile licenses in Spain. It mentions Juan Peron among about 2 000 Virginians in exile and notes Peron’s 1961 plates are expired.
Wayne Brandstadt notes the dangers of overexertion in heat and sun with practical advice. He urges gradual participation, warns about heat stroke and heat exhaustion, and outlines immediate cooling steps and when to seek medical help.
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