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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star details its staff titles and contact numbers for advertising and news. It lists the general manager and editors, then presents subscription rates and mailing options for city carrier and motor carrier distribution, including outside Virginia and West Virginia.
An Easter meditation on Jesus Christ as the central vitality of Christianity. The piece traces the spread of the faith, the rise of moral influence through the ages, and Easter’s role in sustaining hope and justice across generations.
Travelers still find a comforting link to tradition in Gideon Bibles placed in lodging and public spaces. Since 1908 the organization has distributed tens of millions of Bibles in 77 countries, with many motel chains requiring them before opening. A Bristol Tennessee guestbook example shows guests writing thanks in the back.
From The Star Files Dr. Thomas A. Gibson is promoted to lieutenant colonel and stationed at Moore General Hospital in Asheville North Carolina. Miss Nancy Gray Larrick addresses the American Association of University Women Corp meeting. Montana Crosen serves with Headquarters Company at Fort Belvoir and recently was home on leave. The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated today on the Potomac River banks in Washington.
A 1918 Star report urges every organization in Winchester and Frederick County to join Friday evening’s Liberty parade and rally. The city’s fire engines pumped over 50,000 gallons to drain a pond formed by snowmelt on Smithfield Ave, but the water remained a several hundred square yard, two foot deep pond.
The meditation recalls Peter's denial of Jesus after the Last Supper and his despair, then shifts to the dawning of a new moment as Easter approaches. It contrasts the apostles' fear with the coming light and notes the women who report seeing the risen Lord, leaving readers with a sense of cautious faith.
The column argues a Vietnam armistice is possible within months but not peace. It likens to Korea’s halt without a treaty, notes ongoing U S Saigon consultations, and warns against actions that could erode South Vietnamese confidence amid Soviet and Chinese reactions.
HAL BOYLE details office types of miniskirt viewers from the Glutton to the Rover in a playful satirical column. He lampoons workers as they scrutinize co workers, blending humor with dated social commentary on gender and behavior.
In Washington the national political scene shifts as Johnson withdraws and racial violence follows King’s murder. Richard Nixon gains as he distances from rioting blame. Hubert Humphrey rises with loyalty to Johnson and war policy. Kennedy remains front runner but divisive. McCarthy gains fragile support. Newsweek delegate counts show Humphrey surging toward the 1,312 needed for nomination.
Wayne Brandstadt reports two Indiana University findings may halve tooth decay. A fluoride solution stannous hexafluorozirconate shows up to 95.5 percent decay reduction in children, while adults benefit from phosphate-enriched cereals adding sodium dihydrogen phosphate to breakfast, yielding over 20 percent decay reduction.
A vintage style quiz page lists ten questions testing IQ style recall. It asks about the Spirit of St. Louis aviator, the largest carnivorous animal, sports telecast camera use, The Galloping Ghost, Irish Free State neutrality, Victor Herbert, a great gross, Social Security retirement for aliens, Pliny the Elder’s death, and October's birthstone.
The World Almanac records that the United States has seen three presidents in a single calendar year twice. In 1841 Van Buren was succeeded by Harrison who died. Tyler became president. In 1881 Hayes was followed by Garfield who died. Arthur assumed the presidency.
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