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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 20, 1968

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Classifieds and Contact Info April 20 1968

Winchester Evening Star issue details daily publication schedule and contact numbers. Advertising and business lines list 667 3200 667 3211 plus staff roles and ownership. Also includes subscription rates and mailing options for Virginia West Virginia deliveries.

Bearded Cuban Students Face New Rules Under Castro

A satirical take notes Cuba limits student rights as Fidel Castro imposes 15 day military camps and bans beards, mustaches, long hair, and narrow pants while travel to Havana becomes unrestricted for U

Castro

Poetry as a Therapy for Mental Illness

New York psychiatrist Dr. Jack J. Leedy promotes poetic therapy as a treatment for mental illness. He uses poets like Robert Louis Stevenson Emily Dickinson and others to reach patients, arguing poetry helps patients share despair and bypass barriers of ordinary language. Poetic therapy is described as a rapidly growing field.

Jack J. Leedy New York Robert Louis Stevenson Emily Dickinson Leedy Tennyson Longfellow Keats

Demand for Roads Says Integrated Transit Needed in Cities

Opinion argues highways bring benefits but urban congestion and land use require balance. Officials urge planning that couples highways with mass transit to serve growing car use while reserving land for other essential needs.

National Employ the Older Worker Week Proposal

Senator Carlson of Kansas and allies seek a Senate resolution to designate the first week of May as National Employ the Older Worker Week. The drive aims to spotlight the need to hire older Americans and their experience, arguing it could help solve a nationwide employment challenge.

Frank Carlson Kansas Senate National

Storm Deluges Winchester In 48 Hours Sets Rain Record

In a 48 hour period ending this morning Winchester recorded 2.25 inches of rain. Lightning struck the George Kern farm hitting a dwelling and barn, killing two cows. Wires to the barn were hit. A tenant house on the Glen Burnie estate was struck as well, shattering 25 panes of glass.

Winchester City George Kern Glen Burnie National Geographic Oklahoma City U.S New York Massachusetts Mississippi Happy Apollo Mt. Ida Jesus Woolly West Wells Fargo Kin Hubbard

Liberty Loan Rally Draws Thousands in Winchester Streets

Fifty years ago in 1918 a county and city Liberty Loan Rally drew vast crowds marching through Winchester to band music and red fires. Lt. W Nelson Page U S Army will speak at the armory of the Winchester State Guard and drill the men tomorrow night Capt Logan R Fay urges full attendance.

Liberty Loan Winchester W. Nelson Page U.S. Army Winchester State Guard Logan R. Fay

Civilization and the persistence of idolatry

The piece argues that idolatry persists beyond idols of wood and stone and warns that modern worship of expediency wealth and self is equally debasing. It urges drastic action against internal enemies of mind soul and body to prevent downfall.

Griswold warns limits on civil disobedience in U.S.

Solicitor General Erwin Griswold, former Harvard Law dean, in New Orleans argues that civil disobedience has limits. He says the Constitution allows dissent but not violent or coercive acts and urges enforcement of laws to avoid eroding trust in government.

Washington America Erwin N. Griswold United States Department of Justice Harvard Law School Tulane University School of Law New Orleans Griswold

Reagan Boom Nears Real Presidential Bid

William S. White notes a growing Reagan presidential bid with solid support in California and rising interest nationwide. Reagan shifts from cautious to assertive, appealing to both right wing and liberal GOP wings, threatening Nixon's position and framing Rockefeller as a potential running mate.

Washington West Richard Nixon Ronald Reagan California Nixon Reagan

Quote echoes charity and duty from scripture and verse

The text links Matthew 25 40 with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow urging generosity. It frames giving as a personal test of kindness, suggesting that sharing what you have can exceed what you expect others to do.

Matthew Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Temporary dental work saves loss of work time

Dr Lawrence reports Mr Gard presented with a mobile inflamed upper right front tooth and a large periodontal abscess. Extraction was performed and a temporary bridge created to maintain appearance. A permanent gold and porcelain bridge will follow once gums heal, preserving dental function and social commitments.

Mr. Gard Theermanent Bridge

How's Your I Q Memory Quiz From The Times

A reader quiz presents ten sample questions and scoring across levels from Memory Genius to Good. It asks about the Lanham Act, Santa Anita racing, a daily travel puzzle, grammar correction, Taipei’s island, Gulf coast states, Caruso pitch resonance, Minnesota nickname, Nathan Hale’s era, and a nursery rhyme question.

Santa Anita Taipei China

Fewer People Using Auto Safety Belts

Safety experts say belts could save 8,000 lives a year, but usage on long trips remains around half and 38 percent on local trips. A yearlong survey shows belts worn by those who own them rose from 10 to 17 percent as nonusers persist.

New York Christian Dior

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