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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1971
Page
4
The editorial argues the auto sector benefits from President Nixon's economic moves reducing taxes on domestic sales and raising import duties on foreign cars. It notes automakers cut costs with smaller models and consider longer loan terms, while some Western observers view chopsticks as a symbol of trade shifts influenced by China.
Henry J. Taylor argues that Chou Enlai spread a calculated deception in Reston’s Peking interview. He condemns Red China’s aggression from Korea to Hungary, notes Communist rule of 1.2 billion people, and warns that Nixon’s visit could fuel further propaganda.
Cincinnati postal officials agree to reinstate part of the steamboat mail service with the Delta Queen as the last regular Mississippi Missouri Ohio and Kentucky river steamer eligible to receive and stamp passenger and crew mail. Under the 1825 Steamboat Mail Service Act users pay double postage to support the Postal Service deficit.
President Kennedy monitors new East Berlin travel restrictions as Western Allies deploy tanks and infantry to the sector border. Soviets clamp traffic limits while U S and allied forces face higher tension near Berlin. Excavation begins on Handley High School addition budgeted at 459000 with multiple new facilities. OPA ceilings threaten meat prices. dairy products stay uncapped. Dr. John C Hortenstine joins Dr. John B McKee in internal medicine practice. U S Soviet relations reach postwar low point.
Daily meditation argues religion must influence all life not just church. Church corrects injustices and urges action, linking love of God with love of neighbor as essential. Hypocrisy is defined as failing to integrate faith with conduct.
A May order raises second class rates by 142 percent in five years, costing magazines about 130 million dollars annually by 1976. Life magazine notes Time Inc four magazines face a 27 million dollar mailing bill over five years. Editors warn steep pass-throughs to subscribers could shrink circulation and quality. a modest 60 percent increase may cover costs without destroying the industry.
The piece analyzes a looming intramural struggle between labor chiefs led by George Meany and Leonard Woodcock against their rank and file as President Nixon seeks wage and price controls. It argues inflation, not unemployment, drives the conflict and notes the political risk to Democrats and the potential shift in support among working families and retirees. The article also discusses second class mail rate changes and the broader impact on newspapers and magazines. It concludes with a local Western Union office closure and transition to a drug store as agent.
Laurence Olivier delivers a maiden speech in the British House of Lords in support of an industrial relations bill aiding actors. Lords applaud but vote the bill down 102 to 86, leaving readers to wonder about the quote heavy exchange and Shakespearean undertones.
The page quotes Will Rogers urging laughter and a cheerful heart as medicine. It cites the proverb that a merry spirit nourishes life while sadness dries the bones. It frames a lighthearted moment about gathering for good humor.
A localized trivia page presents ten questions covering culture science and geography. Topics include Kabuki versus sukiyaki, evaporation cooling, styes, horse commands, fairytales, coveys of partridges, Earth's circumference, Valley Forge state, Greek myth curiosity and its consequences, and the number of daily tides.
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