This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1965
Page
4
Fragmentary newspaper masthead from Winchester Evening Star with staff titles and contact lines. Partial subscription rates and by mail pricing appear but are cut mid listing, no full details available.
The article notes that despite a 100 billion dollar annual budget, Congress has limited control over spending. It cites constitutional constraints and growing executive responsibilities and mandatory Treasury commitments, including interest on the national debt accounting for over 10 percent of outlays as of May 26, 1965.
The piece weighs government audit limits for welfare and veterans benefits against private sector norms and notes the Luna 5 moon mission with limited Soviet details. It contrasts U S testing plans with the ongoing space race, hinting at opaque Soviet successes and failures and predicting a Surveyor flight in 1966.
The National Planning Association's Center for Priority Analysis estimates a 1975 cost of 1.127 trillion dollars per year for broad social programs. With a projected GNP of 981 billion, the nation would face a 146 billion shortfall, raising questions on funding sources.
Editorial warns the new voting rights bill will allow federal control over state voter qualifications, risking disenfranchising southern states and invoking a precedent of coercive, centralized power. It draws parallels to Reconstruction and questions constitutionality and Supreme Court rulings.
The French war ministry relieves 15 generals as German forces push heavy tanks and motorized units toward the channel coast in a decisive gamble. Washington scrambles for details on the Nebraskan torpedoed off Fastnet, while local news notes births marriages and travels.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on the vanity of regret. The piece urges letting go of past mistakes and missed opportunities. It notes how anger, pride, or hesitation have harmed relationships and careers. The message: the future offers chance if we seize it.
HAL BOYLE suggests the Vietnam War lacks a hated target and that professional soldiers fight with emotionless efficiency. He notes rotating crews, short tours, and a lack of a unifying national hero beyond Ho Chi Minh, arguing a stronger enemy focus could boost morale.
A fragmented reflection cites Luke 14 27 about bearing crosses and following, and Oliver Goldsmith on glory in rising after each fall. The text notes social pressure from neighbors and debts as a constraint, ending with the name Luther Markin.
Henry J. Taylor argues that critics should offer practical guidance for President Johnson on Viet Nam and Dominican intervention, noting five presidents including Johnson pursued rapprochement with the Soviet Union for decades. He states Moscow benefits from China’s weakness, urges realist diplomacy, and questions how to achieve rapprochement while warning against empty advice.
Wayne Brandstadt outlines vitamins essential to growth, vision, nerves, and blood health. Vitamin A plus the B complex, including thiamine riboflavin and niacin, support heart, eyes, teeth, and immune function, with notes on toxicity and deficiency.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.