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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1968
Page
4
August 9 1968 front page of Winchester Evening Star details city wide daily edition notes and circulation data. The paper lists staff such as Jack F Davis editor Eugene P Miller and Douglas B O Connell. Subscription rates are shown for in state and out of state readers.
At the Cierna and Bratislava summits the Czechs led by Dubcek show political bargaining strength while Soviet pressure fails. They resist external interference while maintaining Marxist fidelity, risking future clashes with Moscow but earning domestic support for sovereignty in internal affairs.
The piece argues for holding national political conventions monthly or bi monthly in various regions to inject money into circulation. It claims such events would create a pattern of big spending and potentially make recessions history, noting high costs of meals and lodging for delegates.
The Frederick Board of Supervisors voted to raise pay for registered and non registered forest fire fighters. In Winchester a mass meeting named two year Executive committee members Noble Pierce Lester D Arnold Miss Lucy Kurtz J T Kremer William Helsley Ben Belchie Walter M Shade Lawrence C Hollis H F Byrd Jr O H Lewis.
Fifty years ago in 1918 Harry F. Byrd refused a position on Dr. Garfield’s personal staff to help run national fuel programs, stating his duty lay with Virginia. F A Church of Water Street reports a letter from his son First Lt. Frank Church in France, noting he served as a signal corps draughtsman and mentions a Winchester officer with quinsy.
Earl L Douglas urges readers to maintain a steady attitude toward life and emotions. He cautions that moods can push people off balance and argues for deliberate will and common sense to regain control rather than seeking costly psychiatric help. Maintain, maintain, maintain it can be done.
Henry J. Taylor notes a hidden possibility in Wallace’s bid affecting the 1964 election. The piece discusses 12th Amendment rules, the House selection process, and the ambiguous term immediately that could let the new Congress influence the president.
A reader criticizes movie censorship and asks why adult content is shown to mixed audiences. He argues parental responsibility, questions new laws, and discusses constitutional timing and political scenarios affecting the 1967 68 Congress and potential presidential implications. The letter blends cinema ethics with political commentary.
By Jack F. Davis the writer condemns coast to coast TV coverage of the Republican convention. He blasts Chet and Dave for manipulating delegates, focusing on showy closeups and gossip over straight news. He calls for serious reporting and an end to infantile on screen antics.
The World Almanac reports Portugal’s epic poem The Lusiads nearly vanished at sea during its era. It also recounts Luis Vaz de Camões surviving a Mekong Delta shipwreck and Vasco da Gama’s 1497 voyage to India, with Vietnamese craftsmen repurposing wreck debris into goods.
Readers ask about lupus erythematosus and its butterfly skin pattern. The column explains lupus is systemic, lists possible complications, and notes sun avoidance, early treatment, and therapies including antimalarials and cortisone drugs. It also addresses infrared lamp use for backache and directs to the Lupus Foundation for info.
Memory Genius to Very Superior levels are described by daily scores from 9 to 10 correct answers. The piece then lists example questions and a correction: He lay the book on the table.
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