Winchester Evening Star October 26 1967 front page
Winchester Evening Star reports local and national news for October 26 1967. Advertisers and staff listings appear alongside subscription rates and newspaper details for the Winchester Virginia edition.
Wrong Medicine In Export of American Know How
An essay warns that exporting American agricultural know how requires understanding local climate soils and farming methods. Dr Ivan L Bennett Jr notes hybrid corn often fails in other regions due to soil climate and cultural differences. The piece also cautions on exporting democracy and cites Vietnam pacification advisers and Viet Cong as native villagers using Ho Chi Minh's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan L. Bennett, Jr
Bennett
South
Viet Nam
Saigon
V.C
Death of Che Guevara Certifed by Fidel Castro
The death of Ernesto Che Guevara is certified by Fidel Castro based on fingerprints and photographs. The article notes Guevara’s role as an intellectual spreading Marxist ideas and his failed Bolivian guerrilla campaign. It discusses his rift with Castro over aligning with Maoist China versus the Soviet Union and the impact on Latin American movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernesto
Che
Guevara
Fidel Castro
Latin America
Marx
Castro
Cuba
Mao Tse-tung
Soviet Union
Moscow
Peking
Poets Prove Broken Hearts Real Through British Study
British researchers examined deaths among close relatives and control groups finding 4.76 percent of relatives of the deceased died versus 0.69 percent in controls. Within a year 11.6 percent of relatives were dead, compared with 1.6 percent in the control group. Poets and novelists are right that heartbreak can have fatal consequences.
Chamber movement to improve local fuel supply begins
The Star Files notes The Chamber of Commerce starts a movement to better the local fuel situation and holds its first membership meeting. Miss Lucy Denny, one of six Randolph-Macon College graduates, wears Postal Telegraph Co. colors in Richmond as part of an experiment substituting women for male carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber OF Commerce
Lucy Denny
Randolph-Macon College
Postal Telegraph Co
Richmond
Allied Offensive in Egypt Advances in 1917
Fifty years ago in 1917 the Allied offensive in Egypt reported advances and desert gains. meanwhile, Africa skies saw a United Nations ruling and Opequon Chapel announced retirement of debt tied to its present chapel construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
United Nations
Africa
Opequon Chapel
Daily Meditation on Sin and Missing the Mark
Earl L. Douglas explains that to sin is to miss the mark as defined by biblical language. He discusses motives behind sin including money, passion, envy, and ambition, and urges restraint and righteous living toward neighbors and self. He warns against being misled by enticements and stresses wholesome rewards in life.
Air is cleaner after antiwar storm in nation
William S. White argues that the anti-Vietnam War demonstrations left a cleaner national air by exposing extremists and urging responsible action. He questions dissenters and calls for stronger military pressure on North Vietnam, urging elected leaders to abandon appeasement and unite behind a firm policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Vietnam
UPI
Saigon
U.S
Phuc Yen
Hanoi
Medical Q and A Column on Skin Care Drugs and Mowers
Wayne Brandstadt M D answers reader questions on facial sauna devices effectiveness and FDA seizure risk for acne claims. He explains Stelazine Trilafon Valium Kemadrin Norpramin uses and side effects, cautions on long-term tranquilizer use, and notes mower safety avoiding backward pulling on slopes.
How's Your I Q Based On 10 Question Quiz
Daily scores classify memory and intellect from Memory Genius to Good. The quiz asks ten items covering anatomy labor law birds Curie softball innings Central American states gunpowder plot acceleration and film accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drake
Madame Curie
Republic
London
Letter Responds To Local Licensing Debates In Frederick County
Clarence R. Shelburne of Cross Junction assails George Kelchner and Mr. Fisk over hunting and fishing license agencies. He argues for a public ballot, touts Lee Whitacre’s educational service, and urges voters to back George Whitacre in the upcoming election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kelchner
Frederick County
Warren
Page
Shenandoah
Winchester
Kelchner
Mr. Fisk
Fisk
Taxpayers’ Association
Taxpayer’s Association
Robert Kennedy
George Whitacre
George
Barry
Goldwater
George Romney
Lee Whitacre
Mr. Kelchner
Barbs and Banter Left and Right in Town Gossip
A jumble of humorous lines notes a dream about a movie star, a quarrel over a husband, and a boss who showers compliments. It also jokes about credit in stores, exercising rights with a sharp jab, and the ant's busy nature making people curious about picnics.
Gradualism Policy in Vietnam Faces Military Dissent
A Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearings record shows generals Johnson Greene Meyers opposing gradualism and urging heavy, focused airstrikes earlier. Civilians vetoed targets, raising questions about civilian control and wartime decisions shaping U S bombing strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services Committee
United States Senate
Harold K. Johnson
United States Army
Wallace M. Greene
U.S. Marine Corps
Gilbert L. Meyers
Seventh Air Force
Vietnam
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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