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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1968

Page

4

Newspaper masthead and subscription rates for Winchester edition

This fragment lists the staff roles including General Manager and Executive Editor Jack F. Davis, News Editor Eugene P. Miller, and other editors. It also shows postal details, national representatives, and subscription pricing for local carrier and mail deliveries within and outside Virginia and West Virginia.

Jack F. Davis Robert F. Rose Eugene P. Miller Douglas B. O'Connell Winchester Nat'l Rep Bottinelli and Gallagher, Inc East 41St St New York N.Y

Medicopters to Ride Emergency Calls in Rush Hours

Cities test air medical response to cut scene arrival times. Roswell Park plans weekend medicopter standby to reach accidents, covering about 50 miles. Costs exceed standard ambulances, delaying civilian use. Noise issues from youth highlighted as broader social concern.

New York State Buffalo Roswell Park Memorial Institute Medicopters Medicopter Vietnam American College of Surgeons

Detroit Drives New Models Amid Auto Age Shift

Time Dashes On Thatime signals a transition as Detroit mass produces updated cars. The family bus, once a shiny mechanical marvel, becomes outdated with wheezy engines and dated coachwork. Makers continue to innovate, replacing older designs that once defined the industry.

Detroit

City and County Allocate 1.3 Million for War Loan Drive

The Star Files notes a 1943 quota of 1,300,000 for the third war loan campaign. Miss Pearl Brown, longtime bookkeeper at Union Bank, accepts a new position at Commercial and Savings Bank.

Miss Pearl~ Brown Union Bank The Commercial and Savings Bank

Shenandoah Valley Academy Names Captain Henry Steere

Present City Council meets and declares the dance hall a nuisance in a 1918 item. Captain Henry Steere serves as commandant at Shenandoah Valley Academy as the era notes a local governance action.

Henry Steere Shenandoah Valley Academy City Council

Timothy Eaton praised as model merchant and devout man

Daily meditation recalls Timothy Eaton as Canada’s great merchant and a citizen of pride. The piece notes his cash only policy, fixed prices, and weekend half holiday for workers, praising his balance of faith and business. It compares Eaton to Wanamaker and Williams, urging piety in daily life.

Timothy Eaton Canada Dominion John Wanamaker Sir George Williams

Political speeches weaken Viet Nam peace aims in US debate

In Washington David Lawrence reports that amid campaign talk the North Vietnamese misread U.S. politics and may think they can win after the November elections. McCarthy proposes a broad coalition in South Vietnam with the National Liberation Front and a U S withdrawal if Saigon refuses, implying a Communist takeover risk.

Washington United States Ocratic National Convention South Vietnam National Liberation Front Saigon McCarthy

Athletes Fret Most About Their Health

A New York AP analysis notes women and professional athletes worry about health most. Athletes fear even minor body flaws affecting careers, while common life annoyances like tight clothes and aging add stress. The piece comments on diets, pets, painting, and everyday frustrations.

New York Congress

First English Channel Flight and Air Mail Delivery

The World Almanac notes the first flight across the English Channel and first air mail delivery occurred on January 7, 1785. John Jeffries and J Pierre Blanchard crossed from Dover to Calais in two hours, with a gas leak and ballast jettisoning to stay aloft, while preserving the mail.

English Channel John Jeffries J. Pierre Blanchard Channel Dover Calais

Vaccine best weapon against influenza

Wayne Brandstadt M D explains that influenza outbreaks recur yearly and vaccines offer the best protection when given before exposure and updated to the circulating virus. A nasal spray vaccine is noted as easier to take with fewer side effects than injections.

Public Health Service

How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions Daily Scores

A reader quiz outlines a 10 day IQ test with daily scores and three achievement levels Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent and Good. It includes ten sample questions and directs turning to page two for correct answers.

Bullfighting Roots Run Deep in Spain and TV Revival

Henry J. Taylor surveys bullfighting as Spain's enduring rite, from corrida structure and matador risk to weather, sight, and timing rules, noting Civil War impact, postwar revival, and television boosting corridas to over a thousand annually and fans watching at home. He also mentions famed matador legend and the Condor bird for contrast.

Spain Joseph Kennedy Madrid Kirsten Flagstad Metropolitan Opera House

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