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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1970
Page
4
An August 5 1970 observation notes Tokyo and the U S East Coast facing air pollution events. It states that haze prompts urgent action, including street bans and factory curtailment, with New York City air ranked unhealthy about one third of the year as a warning of persistent regional hazards.
Pravda urges public awareness of car risks as Soviet officials shift from reticence to safety. Article recommends seat belts, better roads, and penalties for negligent drivers and jaywalking to curb rising auto-related harm. Despite changes, the toll remains lower than that in the United States due to the weaker Soviet economy.
As electric utilities link facilities for mutual aid, blackout threats persist due to surging demand and interdependent regional cooperatives. The arrangement offers resilience only if partners do not over rely on sharing, prompting questions about rapid facility expansion and noncrutch use in emergencies.
The Manhattan the world’s largest icebreaker and U S merchant marine vessel will haul Persian Gulf oil to Western Europe. Shipping circles note its Arctic Northwest Passage voyage last year did not prove feasibility of North Slope oil to markets via this route.
The Star Files reports PRENITH L. BOB BARTLEY will direct the National Foundation's Dimes Drive beginning January 1 1961. Lewis M. Allen Riding Club schedules October horse show led by Jack Wingfield with Evva McGuigan Betty Shokes and Donald Cline assisting. Frederick County opens Gibson Elementary School a 108000 project on Sept 6 after approval by the School Board. I F Stine notes 1945 apple crop in Frederick County may reach 600000 to 700000 bushels about one fourth of normal. Thirty two youths enjoy a 10 day Camp White Rock trip under Capt Clyde Koon and Salvation Army staff. Major Paul Rosenberger returning from overseas leave expected back soon.
A meditation discusses whether taking vows is beneficial or harmful. It weighs claims that vows can bolster resolve yet be easily broken and harm character, against views that public promises provide powerful support and unleash inner energy toward achievement. The piece cites reverent and careful vow-making as essential.
The Illinois Crime Commission accuses media networks and colleges of funding and encouraging riots by the Chicago Seven and Students for a Democratic Society. It links federal and foundation money to riot organizers and rails against television as a third parent shaping juvenile crime.
Wayne G Brandstadt M D reviews the history and impact of X rays from discovery in Germany to modern equipment. He notes diagnostic advances with contrast media and air fills, plus safety improvements and reduced exposure. The column also answers reader questions on Schamberg disease and Serax use including itching treatment and drug dependence.
The State Board of Regents rejected suspending classes for a campaign week before the election. They say universities should educate, not recruit for political movements, and students may campaign after hours like any citizen.
The headmaster of a top East preparatory school details an epidemic of drug use among students since 1967. He outlines three tried strategies and praises a recent approach of education and confidential counseling with psychiatrists and visiting youths in closed sessions. Ten boys were dismissed or suspended last year, mostly peripheral tasters, while the broader problem remains serious and ongoing.
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