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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1973
Page
4
Warnings of summer shortages appear as empty tanks and closed stations spread in scattered regions. Officials reject rationing but promote voluntary measures to limit trips and consolidate shopping, aiming to curb fuel use without disrupting plans.
Preliminary talks at the United Nations launch a plan for a new law of the sea with a 10 week summer session aimed at a workable agreement before the fall General Assembly. Key issues include fish stocks, seabed riches, and access to underwater lanes for US and USSR submarine interests.
The article notes two notable rejections in sports contract talks. Penn State coach Joe Paterno declined a $1 million offer, citing his commitment to youth values. Bill Walton, 19, turned down a $2 million five year deal to turn pro, saying personal happiness and friendships matter more.
Queen Gretchen Van Zandt Merrill, 1948 national figure skating champion and 1948 Olympic Star of Boston, will reign as Queen of the 21st Annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Firefighters battled a wind driven fire east of Winchester burning 350 to 450 acres, prompting evacuations though no homes were lost. The Weatherman forecasts a fair Easter Sunday with sunshine. Dignitaries from around the world attended simple ceremonies honoring Franklin D. Roosevelt on the third anniversary of his death.
Henry J. Taylor honors Robert E. Lee and his indispensable aide Thomas Jonathan Jackson. The column recalls Jackson’s famous Bull Run stance and Lincoln’s 1862 defense orders, noting Jackson’s capture of Harper’s Ferry and the lasting fame of Lee and his legacy in marble and bronze.
A reader denounces proposed North Vietnam reconstruction using tax dollars while urging aid to veterans and POW families. She advocates a tax boycott option, questions kindergarten plans, and urges public discussion, addressing Byrd and Nixon and stressing parental involvement and constitutional rights.
New York AP humor column by Hal Boyle ridicules the kitchen table arguments of a tired housewife. The piece mocks the drift of marital roles and the clash of PTA politics with domestic duties.
The essay argues that Stevenson shows man's dual nature and the difficulty of restraining evil once unleashed. It warns against easy indulgence of wicked impulses and asserts that for Christians there is no minimal acceptable degree of wrong.
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