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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1964
Page
4
The page lists JACK F. DAVIS as General Manager and Executive Editor and EUGENE MILLER as Managing Editor. It notes second class postage paid in Winchester Virginia and national representation by Gallagher-Delisser Inc New York. Subscription rates follow.
Dozens of youths identified as narcotics addicts in Yonkers signal a citywide rise from 14 to 22 years old. Officials estimate at least 900 youths use drugs, spanning upper middle class neighborhoods and showing addiction crosses social boundaries. Experts urge law enforcement, education, and improved rehabilitation to prevent further crime and aid recovery.
The Byrd committee reports on June 30 federal civilian staff at 2,488,365 with a $16.205 billion annual payroll, up from 2,436,164 workers and $9.453 billion ten years earlier. Since 1954 employment rose about 2 percent while pay surged over 70 percent, and July added 10,303 more staff mainly in Post Office, Agriculture, and Treasury.
The Star Files recalls a 1939 item where Mrs Clarence T Owen of the city underwent a surgical operation and later showed improvement. Other notes mention Robert Ayler earning a University of Virginia MA, a motor boat party for Detroit visitors, Ambroses visiting Callahan, wheat and hay prices on the Baltimore market, and McGarry family travel.
Earl L. Douglas uses a ferry and piling analogy to define desirable character. A balance of firmness on principles and yielding on policies leads to lasting friendships and success, avoiding extremes of rigidity or servility.
Business leaders survey Humphrey record as vice presidential nominee. He co founded Americans for Democratic Action and has long backed labor, opposing restrictions on unions and injunctions against strikes. He supports public power and welfare programs but faces questions about his alignment with liberal and radical groups.
HAL BOYLE reflects on childhood memories that bring humor amid modern woes. Vignettes span nickel payments for spats, April Fools zoo calls, first shoes, licorice, hiding gum, crystal radios, marbles, guardian angels, kindergarten dreams, and other teased, homespun moments from youth.
The piece analyzes how the Johnson and Goldwater campaigns frame Labor Day as a transition to active strategy. It outlines Democratic aims to win disaffected Republicans and unite moderates, while Humphrey leads partisan fights. Goldwater seeks to regain moderate Republicans, blunt foreign policy extremism, and counter Johnson’s perceived political skill.
A reader asks about shaving with acne and the best method. The doctor suggests electric razors may be gentler, or softening the beard with warm water, shaving lightly, and rinsing with cold water followed by an antiseptic. Other questions cover venereal disease carriers, and Sluder's neuralgia, with cautious medical guidance and an invitation to send questions for future columns.
A daily IQ quiz offers scores based on 100 questions over 10 days. Results range from Memory Genius for 9–10 correct each day to Good for 4. Readers are invited to turn to page 2 for the correct answers and a sample list of 10 questions including planets with rings and Canberra’s country.
Comic writer Hal Cochran jokes about heat causing sleeplessness as kids wish for cooler days. The brief humorous piece sketches a scene of restless summer nights and the desire for relief from hot weather.
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