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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1968
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a city carrier payment issue involving a yearly amount around $13.00. No clear names dates or positions are readable. Further readable details are needed to form a complete item.
Mrs Cornelia Bulkeley Johnson of Churchill England faced selling her large three story home after family left. She chose to remove the two top stories leaving seven of the 21 rooms she loved, a poignant simplification shared by others with means.
A University of Tennessee expert warns some discotheques reach near the pain threshold for hearing. Among 3000 schoolchildren tested, 1 in 7 ninth graders and 1 in 5 twelfth graders showed measurable deafness, signaling a steady decline in ear health as youth age.
A Kruger National Park notice states thousands of tons of impala, wildebeest, buffalo and elephant meat are available to the public due to herd thinning. Officials extol impala, buffalo, and wildebeest meat while elephant meat is not addressed, prompting playful speculation on its quality and price.
More than 200 people from 21 churches attend the Shenandoah Baptists Association 61st annual meeting in Berryville. Mrs. Harry K. Benham sponsors the launching of a new destroyer named Benham, the third vessel honoring Rear Admiral Andrew Elliott Benham. SHIRLEY CARTER and Leslie D. Kline announce beef restrictions lifted amid market surge from drought. The Empire Theatre opens its 1918 season with the patriotic play The Soldier Who Came Back.
Earl L. Douglas laments fifty one million people of church membership age outside churches and argues for a revival. He cites migratory and secular trends and criticizes pews and pulpits, urging continual prayer for national religious renewal.
James Reston argues that the Prague invasion exposes Soviet moral and political weakness rather than strength. He notes the regime treats people as instruments, fears liberal ideas, and may yet provoke a broader longing for freedom, despite Kremlin-controlled moves to install a puppet government.
From Dr. Lawrence a travel column urges dental health checks before leaving. Plan dates with your dentist, list foreign dentists, pack spare dentures, and maintain regular brushing while abroad. If emergency work is needed abroad, request only temporary measures until you return home.
A quiz feature outlines scoring by daily correct answers from 10 days. It lists ten sample questions on topics from obelisks and White House history to state capitals and classic literature. The page directs readers to turn to page two for the answers.
HAL BOYLE jokes that dieting torments 30 million Americans, detailing social pressure and cravings. He notes the paradox of dieting misery, the social stigma of weight loss, and the hollow victory of gradual progress amid endless temptations and jokes.
Lafayette was named an honorary citizen by two states prior to American independence. The gesture reflected colonial support and carried into the early United States as part of the founding era honors.
In a Washington opinion piece David Lawrence argues the Soviet threat is real as the invasion of Czechoslovakia shows Moscow aims to dominate weaker nations. He says U.S. support for South Vietnam strengthens world opinion against Soviet expansion and calls for a stronger postwar alliance.
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