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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1967
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star provides contact lines for news and advertising and lists staff roles including General Manager and Executive Editor Jack F. Davis and News Editor Eugene P. Miller. It shows subscription pricing for in state and out of state mail and rates for motor carrier service.
President Johnson urges a 10 percent surtax to curb inflation, warning Congress that failure would lift the 1968 deficit to 28 to 30 billion dollars. He argues spending cuts are possible but insists on executive discretion, amid declining popularity and a wary Congress.
The Santa Fe Railway plans to discontinue 33 passenger trains as the Post Office Department shifts mail from trains, ending service for the Chief and Grand Canyon. Government policy has reduced Railway Post Office cars from 66 to two, to be removed in a month, drawing criticism from rivals and supporters of faster intercity rail. Meanwhile, reports note German and Red Army actions at Stalingrad Mozdok and broader wartime offensives as Oct dates loom.
Daily meditation urges vigilance against faults and temptations. It compares fire safety to moral discipline, noting that addressing small evils early prevents large losses and urges self control, temper management, and respect for others to avoid embers sparking into flames.
In St Louis the World Series city reflects on batting legends from Cobb to Ruth and modern trends. The piece notes rising home run emphasis, expanded pitching staffs, and shifting attendance, with Japan highlighted as baseball crazy and Masamori Murakami’s return sparking contract drama.
An armed Viet Nam era clipping extols the young combat soldier. It portrays a pink cheeked beardless youth, barely out of high school, who endures hardship, while learning to handle weapons, dig foxholes, provide first aid, and share scarce resources. He is celebrated as eighteen and a half years old and “what a man he is.”
Senator Robert F Kennedy plans for 1968 and beyond, signaling loyalty to President Johnson while keeping vice presidency as a possible future goal. Edward Kennedy backs Johnson, arguing no Republican can match his leadership in peril. The piece notes Kennedy polls favor him and outlines potential paths to 1972 and beyond.
Dr Wayne Brandstadt answers readers questions on prostate care noting that surgery remains the primary cure for benign enlargement, while modern techniques have lowered operative risk to near zero. He warns there is no drug to shrink the prostate and discusses infections, nocturia, and non surgical causes of back pain.
A study guide outlines daily scoring based on correct answers and classifies memory and reasoning levels. Ten sample questions cover law topics geography history language and common knowledge with a prompt to turn to page 2 for answers.
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