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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
4
Winchester Evening Star serves the Winchester area with daily coverage excluding Sundays, boasting a large local audience and staffed by editors Eugene Miller and Douglas O’Connell. Advertising handled by Jack Davis with general manager duties. Telephones listed for news and ads. Local subscription rates referenced.
The piece analyzes unemployment at 3.6 percent amid inflationary pressures in the United States. It notes federal spending increases, a looming deficit, and potential policy shifts while urging focus on job opportunities to counter unemployment. It cites Rep. Wilbur Mills and concerns over tax extensions and spending.
London lawmakers push a 20 inch minimum for women's and children's skirts starting Nov 1 to curb miniskirts. The public cheers, while critics joke about misread figures as bands of fun and tea culture clash. Actress Karen Jordan visits Britain to promote tea restraint and presents a old tea loss claim token to Davison and Newmen.
The Star Files notes Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia among many Freemasons conferred the 33rd honorary degree. Dr. T M Swann is named head of the Staunton Methodist area as life resumes after flu abatement. Martinsburg reopens churches schools and theatres. new dog law requires muzzling canines at night with penalties.
The piece argues for a moral second sight that deepens with age, not physical vision. It contrasts growthful lives, which gain insight and judgment, with stagnation. It urges empathy for youth and patience with the mature, noting growth should continue to the end.
Henry J. Taylor surveys U.S. party history noting Democratic control of the White House for 36 years versus 33 for Republicans, with wars, budgets, and tax trends showing striking partisan contrasts. He highlights presidential patterns in elections, terms, and Virginia’s Democratic legacy.
Dr. Brandstadt warns best to avoid sun lamps due to burns and injuries and notes vitamin D from sun or lamps offers little health value. If used, limit exposure, wear goggles, and use a timer. never leave a child unattended. Also answers on Quinidine usage and side effects for tachycardia.
The writer condemns slander and propaganda in presidential politics and urges a televised debate among Nixon Wallace and Humphrey to reveal each candidate’s plan for America. He stresses voters deserve clear positions and a people elected president, not party-driven manipulation.
The 1968 push to cut federal spending largely failed to drop outlays below January projections. Conditional factors, including uncontrollable programs like Vietnam subsidies Social Security and Medicare, kept actual expenditures near 186 billion dollars. The piece notes political courage is needed to curb spending and that timing of tax surcharges might have altered the outcome.
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