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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1966
Page
4
A short column notes that Eugene P Miller and staff discuss political leanings with a focus on a man who would vote Republican regardless of candidate. The piece reflects local editor perspectives on party support during the 1966 season with reference to Winchester Virginia readership.
The Marcos White House visit highlights U S independence support for the Philippines and its democratic path amid Asian geopolitics. It notes Philippine economic potential, postwar aid, Vietnam cooperation, and Manila hosting the Asian Development Bank as part of expanding regional cooperation.
Khrushchev’s portrait of Zhukov contrasts with Stalin’s legacy. Zhukov, once sidelined, is portrayed as Moscow’s saver who replaced failing commanders and later dealt a decisive Nazi defeat, while the Soviet narrative remains unsettled.
President Johnson proposes a 15 percent rise in 1967 wheat acre allotments to maintain essential services, a move Agriculture Secretary Freeman calls favorable. Kansas farmers oppose two to one, fearing lower prices from larger plantings while most plan to grow feed grains or do nothing. Charles B. Shuman of the Farm Bureau calls the policy an installment plan tightening farmers' leverage.
Sally Rand returns to public memory as she donates her feather fans once used in performances. The Chicago Historical Society accepts them as symbols of an era after previously rejecting them in 1943.
In a move to avert a motor fuel shortage, Winchester gasoline retailers appealed to the Petroleum Coordinator Ickes for quota relief amid a harvest emergency. Other notes list local enrollments at a Virginia institute and infantile paralysis reports in Loudoun County.
A compact meditation recalls a son who, given a legacy, chose scavenging over honest work. It contrasts wealth with moral effort echoed in a biblical line about riches and heaven, and likens it to a pelican watching waters for a fin while awaiting fishers’ return.
James Marlow reports that President Johnson faces slipping public approval from mid 50s to around 50 51 percent as domestic policy struggles and less dramatic public presence erode confidence. Vietnam remains supported while civil rights economy and labor issues show wavering support.
Henry J. Taylor argues that Afro-Asian pressure on Britain over Rhodesia risks drawing the United States deeper into conflict. He criticizes Britain for blocking aid to the U.S. in Korea and Vietnam, notes aid and arms transfers, and warns against yielding to African and Asian blocs.
The column explains that methylphenidate is a safe antidepressant for adults with normal blood pressure, Banthine variants relieve abdominal distress by reducing GI tract movement, Addison disease requires hormone replacement, and Orinase may lower blood cell counts though usually has no effect. It provides normal blood counts as 4–5 million red cells, 5,000–10,000 white cells, and 200,000–300,000 platelets.
Quiz invites readers to score IQ based on 10 daily questions with ratings Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good. It includes a presidential voting question moon radio history and other trivia items with page 2 for answers. It lists names Thomas Edison Luther Burbank and more as part of the questions.
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