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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
3
The text argues that crime rises despite law enforcement efforts and that repeat offenses stem from current incarceration methods. It notes retirement of older prisons, non institutionalized corrections, and stronger probation, while the federal plan hires 60 new facilities costing 650 million dollars, prompting questions about wisdom and need for new methods.
The Auto Train between Lorton Virginia and Sanford Florida offers car carrying service with meals included, delivering a cheaper option than air travel. Critics urge Amtrak to study the model as a potentially profitable, piggyback rail solution despite past congressional dismissals and the service’s growing schedule.
The text notes camping attractions are spoiled by noise from motorized vehicles. It highlights private campsites and public parks restricting motorcycles and motorized conveyances. New Mexico adopts rules restricting land recreational vehicles to improved roads, banning night use and requiring muffling.
Senator George McGovern faced a 59 to 33 defeat on his bid to trim defense outlays by 4 billion dollars. The roll call showed 32 Democrats and 1 Republican in support, with 19 Democrats aligned with 40 Republicans against the measure as the nation nears a presidential election. President Nixon plans statewide trips in September and October amid expectations of divided government.
Henry J. Taylor details Senator George McGovern facing a college and youth vote challenge. A Greenwich College Poll shows only 27 percent favoring McGovern over Nixon, with many youth registering slowly and turnout uncertain. The piece weighs aging voters, party loyalty, and the path to November 7.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a truce hearing on the administration's communications satellite bill as the filibuster risk rose. Sen. Byrd labeled a Gallup poll response critical of a proposed $10 billion tax cut without cutting federal spending.
The writer reflects on elderly friends who refuse to acknowledge decay. They insist on ongoing life and aim to extend each day. The piece argues self preservation is natural and that perseverance sustains vitality, while despair signals frailty.
The Senate voted 47 to 39 to accelerate the Trident submarine program to 1978, arguing a Soviet buildup risks U S survival of land based missiles, bombers and subs. Stennis warned delay could invite blackmail from advanced Russian submarines and tracking systems. Pastore urged immediate build to avoid a thermonuclear crisis.
A reader quiz presents ten daily questions on memory and general knowledge. It asks about dam functions, rounding the horn, Egypt’s president, entomology versus ethology, Pike's Peak location, whale length puzzle, the Centennial State, arch center stone, inches per meter, and Navy ships named for cities.
Mimi Green, a young Wall Street broker, argues women face biases but succeed with skill and bold ideas. She dismisses the modern women’s movement as unhealthy and says many women are unsuited for hard business careers, preferring mollycoddling to equality.
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