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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1967
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star reports local happenings for Friday May 19 1967. The edition lists staff names and contact numbers, subscription rates, and office details for readers in Virginia and nearby areas. No specific events are described in the readable text snippet.
The Johnson era sees planners press for on and off taxation including a 6 percent surcharge and a 7 percent investment tax credit to curb inflation and spur spending. Critics say such measures miscue timing, creating volatility while favoring free market adjustments over big government rules.
A Wall Street Journal report claims a major lawn care firm subsidizes model lawns nationwide to urge upgrades and boost sales. The company denies the charge, calling the plots mere product tests. The piece argues for a full congressional investigation to protect domestic tranquility.
The piece cites Rep F Edward Hebert urging prosecution of draft resistors and Justice Michael Musmanno pressing flag burning cases ahead of other crimes. It notes the NRA's call to arm citizens as a stabilizing force and editorials endorsing violent weapons. It also quotes Rep Mendel Rivers equating ideologies with Jesus Christ and the hammer and sickle.
The Star Files reports Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle identified as head of the American air raid on Japan a few weeks prior. Fighting spreads in Russia with Reds pressing toward Kharkov defenses.
Peter Winchester Rouss, heir to Charles Broadway Rouss, New York merchant, traveled to Winchester in a private railroad car and spent the day visiting local sites and people during the 50 years ago report.
Earl L. Douglas urges readers to stand firm amid social pressure and moral decline. He notes youths resist drinking and parents face discipline challenges, and stresses life as a pilgrimage of struggle and sacrifice requiring maintaining personal integrity.
Washington notes the outdoor satellite discussion between Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Governor Ronald Reagan with British students. They debated Vietnam policy, draft dodging, and Viet Cong representation, noting how overseas audiences perceived U.S. policy and the need for broader understanding.
Dallas buyer Algur H. Meadows lost about 1 million dollars to a ring selling faked paintings. The scheme uses forged certificates and staged auctions abroad to seed catalogues with fake works. Experts cite emotional recognition and chemical aging clues to spot fakes, while genuine masters and copied works complicate the market. Meadows' case highlights the risk and ongoing lawsuits over forged Miros.
In Enugu Nigeria bachelors call for halting the rising bride price amid tensions as the eastern region threatens secession. Education and inflation drive higher costs with a 1956 law pegging brides at 84 dollars, now surpassed.
Wayne Brandstadt warns about the dangers and benefits of insecticides. He outlines how they protect crops and combat pests while noting risks to humans and animals. The piece stresses reading labels, never transferring contents, storing safely, and seeking medical help if exposure occurs.
The letters D F after Mexico stand for Distrito Federal, the federal district housing Mexico City and seat of the government, treated like a national capital section similar to Washington D C.
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