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Winchester Evening Star in Winchester, Virginia
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1970
Page
12
Editor Fired Twice At Lackland Base Paper Over Razor Blade Photo
Lackland Air Force Base newspaper editors S Sgt John Polich and Jim Palmer say they were both temporarily relieved of duty earlier and later dismissed again during the razor blade cropping incident involving Maj Gen John S Samuel and two other generals The editors say they were later reinstated and describe the episode as censorship and a waste of taxpayers money Proxmire demanded an explanation from the Air Force and called it a violation of freedom of the press
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Star-Telegram
Polich
Las Vegas
Nev
Palmer
John S. Samuel
Lackland Information
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Air Force
Proxmire
Ervin Seeks to Keep Gender Specific Protections in ERA Debate
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. proposes a Senate substitute to the House equal rights amendment that would retain laws protecting women. The plan would exempt women from the draft and allow laws advancing health safety privacy education and economic welfare of women while maintaining equal rights under the law. He warns the House measure could invalidate many existing gender distinctions and create a constitutional vacuum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
House
North Carolina
Senate
Congress
Ervin
Senate Judiciary Committee
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Judiciary Committee
Mansfield
Call to police helicopter trips to curb temple looting in Hawaii
Hawaiian historians urged state action to regulate commercial helicopter flights into remote districts to prevent vandalism of sacred temple sites. They cited loot prices on the mainland and described excavations that damage graves and artifacts, urging public education on Hawaii’s heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William K. Kikuchi
University of Arizona
Honolulu
Bishop Museum
Kikuchi
Hawaii
Unwed Mothers Study Highlights Comas Suburb
A social worker's study in Lima's Comas suburb found 60 percent of mothers were unmarried and averaged five children each, with none having twelve. The report underscores high birthrates among single mothers in a dense urban area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Comas
Program Flexibility Scout Planning Goal Shifts Troop Features
Shenandoah Area Council announces a new planning goal for Boy Scout troops with 16 possible program features and a 12 feature selection per troop. Paul F. Willis notes troops may subtract or add ideas to suit their goals while continuing Boy Scouts of America long range Scouting plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Willis
Shenandoah Area
Boypower
Willis
Martha Raye Heads To Vietnam For Sixth Tour
Hollywood comedian Martha Raye will depart October for a sixth Vietnam tour as Lt Col Martha Raye of the Army Nurse Corps Reserve. A surgical nurse by training, she says surgery has no jokes and she may sing if a soldier plays guitar in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Martha Raye
Vietnam
Army Nurse Corps Reserve
Miss Raye
Green Berets
Classified Rates And Payment Terms For Ads
Rates outline five or more consecutive days at six cents per word per day seven days at seven cents per word per day three consecutive days at eight cents per word per day one or two days free zero cents per word per day five percent discount if paid with order or within ten days minimum charge one dollar.
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Lackland Air Force Base
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Robert C. Seamans Jr
Boy Scouts of America
By Roger Bollen
Grace M. DeHaven
Nellie
Mae
Reree Services
Call John McCauley
Stephenson
Visit Shade Equipment Co
Chantilly
G & M Clothing
Dick's Hollow Road
Melvin Boone Sr
Battle Ave
Winchester
Clarke Co
Apts
Shamrock
Front Royal
U.S
Winchester Evening Star
Lost
Green Acres
Ella Carter
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