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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1967
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star dated Wednesday October 11 1967 lists contact numbers for news and advertising and names the editorial and business staff including Jack P Davis and Robert F Rose. It provides subscription rates and postal info for the Winchester Virginia edition.
The piece surveys modern debates about Christopher Columbus and his voyages noting Vikings may have reached America first, and reflects on Oct 12 as Columbus birth anniversary. It also discusses Britain and Britain style juries now allowing 10-2 or 11-1 verdicts after two hours of deliberation in hopes of reducing hung juries and bribed jurors.
Observers praise the Medicine Lodge Peace Treaty centennial efforts to form an Indian society to keep history alive and written records may be aided by universities. The piece notes legends and facts from tribal memories and the need to preserve the tradition for future generations.
Pat Dunn, driving the big green trucks for Charlie Reuss Co since 1916, remains the longest serving operator as Winchester’s fire fleet continues in active service. Soviet forces seize key posts in a defensive win while German navy mutiny shows wider impact potential. Coal orders are commandeered to aid the Pennsylvania Railroad during the shifting supply crisis.
A storage manager notes sentiment keeps many facilities in business as people hold on to possessions for emotional reasons. He cites an estate that paid years of storage but sold for under one hundred dollars, illustrating how sentiment can outweigh practical value. Sentiment can enrich life but also impoverish it if it prevents profitable choices.
Air force frag orders outline daily missions for about 800 flights from bases in Thailand and Vietnam and carriers in the Tonkin Gulf. Momyer says targets come from higher headquarters with Joint Chiefs input, fueling internal debates over broader freedom versus centralized control.
Wayne Brandstadt M D discusses evidence from pathologists in Florida and researchers in Toronto California and Louisiana showing health risks from smoking. He notes major medical groups oppose smoking and questions why stronger action isn’t taken and advises quitting with or without nicotine substitutes.
The piece mocks hunters and anglers as conspiratorial, notes the state convention gathering in Winchester, and traces the local Izaak Walton League chapter history from its 1945 founding by Dr. George G. Snarr with Lester D. Arnold as first president. It highlights site acquisitions, archery range development, and a 1960s expansion.
HAL BOYLE recalls a bygone era highlighting memories as living truths amid scarce entertainment in small towns. He notes nylon lacking, patched clothing common, moral dilemmas over aging horses, phrenology fads, and social quirks from prewar to postwar America with vivid, compact anecdotes.
A playful self scoring puzzle asks 10 quick questions covering capitals musicians teeth calendar oils tools and science. It includes reference to a page 2 for core answers and assigns ratings like Memory Genius or Very Superior based on daily results.
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