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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1972
Page
3
Widespread fear grips Biharis in Bangladesh as clashes in Khulna near Dacca kill or wound about 800 people, mostly Biharis, amid post liberation unrest. Observers say governments underestimated the danger and must protect the minority.
Analysis notes that Albert Einstein’s private papers may illuminate the making of genius but are unlikely to settle the born versus developed debate. The text recalls his late speech start and initial math struggles while praising his later achievements.
Census data show a century long shift to earlier marriage with today half of men marrying before 23 and women at a median age of 20. Currently 70 percent of those 15 and older are married, up from 60 percent forty years ago, aiding economic expansion through increased demand for goods and services.
The May 1940 moment Churchill became Prime Minister marked a turning point. The author notes Churchill felt destined for greatness, prepared by life, and walking with Destiny as he assumed duties. The piece argues Providence guides both famous and humble lives.
The Senate debates a bill to curb presidential military deployment, demanding 30 day congressional approval after any armed response. Secretary of State Rogers deems the move unconstitutional, while proponents say Congress must reclaim war powers. Senate Democratic Leader Mansfield foresees further action.
Washington voices grow less optimistic about reaching a strategic arms limitations pact with the Soviet Union before Nixon's Moscow trip. Communist sources say the USSR resists including submarines armed with nuclear weapons in the Helsinki talks while substantial progress has been made in other areas.
Readers criticize church opposition to the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar while urging action on local problems. The letter argues against moral panic, cites alcohol and drugs, poverty, education, and busing, and cautions ministers not to force beliefs on others.
The article reports Dr. Jesse L. Steinfield urging federal action to curb smoking by taxing cigarettes per tar and nicotine content. It notes skepticism about using price to control behavior and suggests a counter idea of a no smoking subsidy with a registering system, creating a new federal bureaucracy.
This item outlines a ten day IQ test scoring system with daily results and a page 2 section for correct answers. It asks ten trivia questions spanning history, geography, language, and literature, including Napoleon and Washington, Bunker Hill, Venus de Milo, daylight saving time, Jeb Stuart, Clermont, post mortem, the owl and the pussycat, the most used English letter, and grammar correction.
Edwin A. Walker accused there was an unwritten policy of collaboration with the international Communist conspiracy. Luther Hodges to crown Miss Patricia Anne Godfrey at Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival on May 3 in Shenandoah. Frederick County School Board okays a teacher pay raise starting September. Tom Clark says Truman may seize telephone industry in labor dispute. Clarke County residents back sales tax for schools in open forum. Winchester reports rising drunkenness arrests with 812 in 1946, 482 in 1945, and 243 in 1943.
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