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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1965
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star issues dated Tuesday October 19 1965 offer local news and classifieds. The page shows subscription rates for Virginia and West Virginia postage details and the staff bylines featuring News Editor Eugene Miller General Manager Jack Davis and Managing Editor Douglas O Connell.
The article argues that historic sewer systems failed to keep pace with urban growth and that rivers like the Hudson Potomac and Delaware have become open sewers. It calls for a strict nationwide prohibition on using waterways as disposal sites and notes modern treatment can render sewage harmless.
The article reports Prof Staughton Lynch of Yale promoting youth to negotiate with the Viet Cong, ignoring the Logan Act. It notes the act was enacted in 1799 to curb one man diplomacy and cites Martin Luther King Jr reconsidering such intercession.
The Star Files notes Edward deRoulhac Blount, once of Clarke County, was charged by Secret Service men for openly threatening to kill President Roosevelt. He pleaded guilty at arraignment in Washington and is free on a $5,000 bond after a monthlong surveillance. Confidential documents were found aboard a Potomac yacht tied up by Blount during a dive.
A speaker recalls watching a great musician perform with apparent ease. He explains that effortless skill actually rests on decades of rigorous practice and discipline. Even the most gifted require patience and sustained effort to perfect technique.
A medical Q A column explains lymphedema as waterlogging from lymphatic obstruction, often hereditary or due to tumors. treatment includes bed rest with elevation of the swollen part, elastic support, diuretics, and possible lymph drainage surgery if swelling persists.
Column argues the term extremism is vague and contested across party lines. It cites Barry Goldwater, Martin Luther King Jr, and various ministers to show how liberal and conservative figures are labeled as extremists, urging focus on policy understanding rather than name calling.
Nixon presses ahead with a tireless campaign to aid Republicans in 1966 races and rebuild his own image for a 1968 bid. While rival John Lindsay risks alienating the party, Nixon emphasizes authentic Republicanism and steady service to the party.
A quirky 15th century map and bold claims debate who first reached America. The piece mocks Yale and the Italian Historical Society over Hoei shin and Fusang, suggesting various ancient discoverers from Romans to Phoenicians, with scant evidence.
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