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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1972
Page
3
Ohio State University psychologists found harsh complaint letters to manufacturers elicited more favorable responses than polite ones. The study involved 165 letters to 55 firms with varied tones. The piece ends by mocking federal sausage naming rules as bureaucratic nonsense.
Canadian officials oppose a Prudhoe Bay to Valdez pipeline citing ecological risk to Canada. They favor a cross country pipeline to the United States while noting east coast tanker routes from Venezuela to Portland Maine. Spills threaten both nations and economic factors drive the debate.
Lobbying by President Nixon pressured House Democratic leaders to consider but not commit to an end-the-war amendment. In a private July meeting Speaker Carl Albert and Majority Leader Hale Boggs moved toward neutrality as Albert's dovish base influenced him, while Boggs sided with the Speaker.
The article notes Nixon will travel less in 1972 focusing on Washington policy work while using TV to communicate core goals. It highlights Agnew and cabinet speakers as campaign drivers and assumes a broad outreach to 18 to 25 year olds, with McGovern and the Democratic ticket expected to tour. It also discusses reform debates within the GOP and potential Agnew challenge in 1976.
Australian researchers inject a virus into a mosquito thorax using a needle three thousandths of an inch wide to see if the germ-carrying polyarthritis multiplies and if the insect spreads the disease over a ten to fifteen day period.
The United States says it will reduce by more than half the number of monitoring stations planned to police a nuclear weapons ban treaty. A British official cites rising US prices and export surpluses as hurting Britain's economy. Winchester officials approve funds for a traffic survey. The widow of Herbert S. Larrick establishes a $25,000 fund at Washington and Lee University. The Frederick County School Board awaits state approval to proceed with plans for a new junior high school. Attorney J Sloan Kuykendall attends the Virginia State Bar Association convention in Roanoke.
A mother writes of a son leaving his denomination and the writer urges pride in dissent. He argues unity in faith must not sacrifice principle and that truth often grows from dissent rather than conformity. Strong minds seek truth, not total unity.
The Watergate Caper ties top Republicans to a $25,000 campaign contribution via Maurice Stans and Bernard Barker. The $25,000 check, traced through Florida, Florida bank, and withdrawals, links to Nixon reelection operations. The ARRESTS of Barker and four others expose a bungled burglary with CIA veterans, former Hunt, McCord, and Stans under scrutiny. The story widens as calls for prompt public disclosure grow.
A citizen from Mt. Falls Rt. urges the resignation of the first Republican Supervisor from Back Creek District since reconstruction days. The writer laments losing confidence within six months and hopes future generations will keep the country high.
The Wall Street Journal notes casual dress grows in offices as styles shift. Continental Illinois National Bank drops formal dress rules though sandals and see through blouses remain prohibited. A Chicago firm leader and a San Francisco lawyer are cited as examples of the trend amid summer heat.
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