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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1971
Page
4
The piece notes a home trash compactor that shrinks waste into a compact bag and discusses growing landfill limits and resource concerns. It also reports farmland values climbing due to diminishing acreage and rising demand, with a notable share of cropland switching to residential or recreational uses.
A discussion on future energy optimism contrasts with warning about resource limits while Washington notes Rep. Wilbur Mills of Arkansas as a 1972 Democratic presidential contender. The piece argues Mills’ candidacy would empower the party’s left wing and influence delegate math amid liberal, isolationist, and anti military factions.
The piece argues Wilbur Mills could boost Henry Jackson as a dark horse by sustaining a Mills draft, while Jackson appeals to Southern colleagues with liberal domestic policy and antiwar independence. It questions Mills own nomination chances and the risk of harming a regionally preferable Democratic candidate.
MRS. ROBERT WIBBERLEY was named president at the annual re organization meeting at the Bark Mill. The board selected her to lead the Winchester Little Theatre through the coming year.
The piece argues lies come in many forms from white to black and that silence can be a lie. It urges speaking up to defend truth while acknowledging lying as a social disease and likening truthfulness to a fragile value in everyday life and court procedure.
James Reston outlines two key questions from Nixon's Indochina speech about a fixed withdrawal date and the safe repatriation of prisoners. He argues Hanoi and the NSLF prefer total U S withdrawal but suggests discreet diplomacy could clarify timing without risking troops or POWs. The piece notes private channels exist to test guarantees and cautions against overreliance on public promises.
Congress contends the Nixon administration quietly supports Thieu Ky in Saigon amid August and October elections. Sen Stevenson proposes a 10 member commission to oversee campaigns while Mansfield and Scott debate implications. Bias and secrecy risks prompt fears of undermining Saigon and delaying troop withdrawals.
A computer study by mathematicians estimates 27,794,920,902,600,000 snowflakes would cover Tennessee with a uniform 10 inch statewide blanket. Readers may challenge the figure by writing to National Review in New York.
A question set tests memory and general knowledge. It asks about Dean Acheson post in government, Georgia Peach baseball figure, Star Dust composer, ovate shape, US crime rate 1950s trend, Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes location, Star Spangled Banner line after then conquer we must, Twenty one card game alias, Big Ben city, and explorer who discovered the Philippine Islands.
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