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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issue details staff roles and contact numbers with edition date Friday April 12 1968 and subscription rates for local and distant readers. Includes city and mailing information and national representation details.
A banker calls teen charge accounts like narcotics and warns of risk while a retail spokesman argues early credit aids financial maturity. Teens 13 to 19 have an estimated $15 billion annual spending capacity, with stores opening 15 year olds to credit under parental consent.
The piece notes how few U.S. senators have become president, citing Harding and Kennedy as examples. It recalls Garfield who became president after being elected to the Senate by a state legislature, then declined the seat, and Calhoun who left the vice presidency to join the Senate.
Dr Frederick B Glaser of Temple University warns that smaller suburban campuses ignore rising drug addiction and urges college administrators to take a firm stance. He notes student revolt has weakened faculty control and cites police intervention as a tipping point.
Dr. Charles Milton of Charles Town West Virginia, a graduate of Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine, announces he will practice here. Dr. Leslie M. Bell, Harvard graduate, has passed the American Board of Surgery examinations and has been practicing locally for two and a half years.
A heavy continuous snowfall lasting 80 hours buries Winchester and nearby areas in two feet of snow. The storm, the worst since 1889, causes extensive damage including a collapsed wooden awning at Braddock and Cork Streets over Kate Laws restaurant.
A meditation asserts that the crucifixion marks the greatest act in history, with Jesus dying for humanity's sins to bring peace. It urges believers to see God as loving, sharing in suffering, and frames Good Friday as the best Friday beside Easter Sunday.
George W. Cornell surveys the traditional 14 stations of the Cross, tracing the condemned man’s journey from Pilate’s judgment to burial. It notes the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem, adds a postscript on possible resurrection emphasis, and recalls figures like Simon of Cyrene and Veronica.
A religious column links Michelangelo’s rebuilt St Peter’s to Easter faith and freedom under God. It contrasts atheistic communism with Christian universal values, praising biblical teachings on bearing sorrow and the cross, ending with a solemn Easter greeting.
Hollywood producer Albert R. Broccoli known as Cubby reflects on his rise from Long Island truck farming and soda jerks to producing the James Bond series and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. He notes seven more Bond films planned and cites the success of Sound of Music as a benchmark.
The World Almanac notes Draco imposed death for minor offenses like vagrancy and petty theft, giving rise to the term draconian. It contrasts him with Solon, the 5th century B.C. statesman who crafted a more humane and democratic code of laws.
Letter praising Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia for his stance on law and order. The writer respects Byrd's use of Bible quotations and urges all people to live by God's and humanity laws to solve problems and build the future. The author notes Republican registration and asks The Star to continue presenting Byrd's perspective.
Dr Wayne Brandstadt explains Bell's palsy as an inflammatory facial nerve paralysis usually from virus infection or Eustachian tube blockage, often resolves without treatment though about 25 percent may need intervention. Early tests and selective therapies including ACTH, nerve blocks, heat and massage, or surgical widening of the nerve canal aid recovery.
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