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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1970
Page
4
Parole officials face questions as Bobby Augustus Davis, linked to a 1963 bank robbery and multiple felonies since 1964, appears in California on May 11 to answer charges tied to an April 5 shootout that killed four California patrolmen. The piece notes his lengthy criminal record and recent parole history.
The Florida state senate debated a bill to end permanent alimony for employed divorced husbands. The sole female senator led support citing gender rights and responsibility, while a male opponent urged preserving the mother’s role. The bill passed amid confusion over the outcome and motive.
The piece argues that breakdown stems from underliving and inner conflict rather than overwork. It asserts a starved soul and aimless life cause restlessness and despair, stating rest comes from inner purpose and grit. It concludes we control our happiness and effectiveness.
The Rev. James R. Jackson urges church members to treat ecology as a Christian obligation. He defines ecology as the relation between humans and environment, cites Earth Day and pollution examples, and calls believers to learn facts, act locally, and protect nature as God’s gift and our shared responsibility.
A Richmond Times Dispatch letter by W. Howard Mears, Freeman High School principal, denounces student protests at William and Mary and other colleges. He urges educators to resist reforms not tied to education, citing taxpayer subsidies and anti-educational culture while defending traditional values and urging accountability.
The piece contrasts 1909 horse travel with 1968 automobile use. It notes 26 million horses covering 13 billion miles and 3,850 deaths, yielding a high mileage death rate, versus 100 million cars traveling trillions of miles with 55,200 deaths, arguing safety gains still need work.
Clarence F. Golladay Jr. is chosen as plant industrial engineer for the new Corning Glass Works plant under construction near Martinsburg. Arthur T. Edmonds, Winchester alderman and former mayor, will be Minister of State in the coronation ceremony for Queen Shenandoah XXXIII, Miss Yvonne Mendonca. Approximately 250 church officials and lay leaders from 31 Winchester District stations attended the seventy-ninth annual Methodist Church Conference at Mount Jackson. Grant Pollock plans to attend the San Francisco conference and will work with William Hillman, Washington editor for Crowell Colliers. The Rhine crossing in March cost U.S. Army ground forces 47,023 casualties.
Dr Wayne G Brandstadt explains Rocky Mountain spotted fever is spread by ticks and is rising in the Midwest and East. Symptoms appear 3 to 6 days after bite. prevention includes protective clothing and tick repellents, careful body checks, gentle tick removal, and cautious disposal. A vaccine is available but short lived.
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