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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1973
Page
4
A Memphis health study found money carries fewer bacteria on average than silverware. Bills held 8,686 organisms per half side, while knives and forks carried more. Nickels were dirtiest among coins, pennies and dimes carried few organisms.
A state cosmetologists association convention pledged progress and upgrading of the profession. The president urged high school graduation for beauty operators and noted more colleges establishing cosmetology departments.
A letter criticizes 54 foot right of way for Alaska oil pipelines and urges congressional action. It cites U S fuel shipments to Phnom Penh, asks where fuel went in South Vietnam, and complains about Clean Air Act standards raising car prices while foreign models comply. It ends noting omitted tractor trailer concerns.
Henry J. Taylor laments 1973 tax burdens tying citizens to wasteful spending. Gallup polls show 69 percent say taxes are too high, fueling tax leagues and voter apathy. Letters from readers in Middletown and Augusta urge action against government excess and support prayer in schools.
A new industry, the handyman, thrives as people seek do it yourself fixes. Driven by determination over talent and tools, simple tasks spark store trips and manuals, turning weekend projects into time consuming efforts. The handyman becomes an economic jewel, creating jobs for many.
Ten years ago Arlie C. Long announced Andrea Miller daughter of Mitch Miller would be marshal of the Firemen's Parade for the Apple Blossom Festival. Weather kept Winchester Frederick County blossoms ahead of schedule despite cooler days.
The meditation argues that justice and mercy balance human fate. It notes that perfect justice would punish too harshly, and that God withholds full accountability for sins. It emphasizes that mercy outweighs the injustice we experience and warns that strict justice could harm more than existing injustice.
In Washington Senator Beall urges grants to school systems with many poor readers. He proposes 176 million over three years for reading specialists in early grades, while criticizing federal aid softening local control and urging local spending decisions.
U.S. children now average about 10 percent taller and 15 to 30 percent heavier than those 90 years earlier. The observations come from studies cited in the column, with broader notes on weather, color psychology, and rising government spending since 1922.
Quick trivia prompt lists ten questions with answers on page 2. It covers U S history geography literature and notable figures including sixth president John Quincy Adams, oak Acorn tree type, Achilles Immortalized by Styx, ace pilot status, Evangeline setting Acadia, Yeti, Harriet Beecher Stowe author, abolition era movers, Buenos Aires capital, and John Brown Harper's Ferry raid.
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