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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1972
Page
3
Commerce Department reports real growth of 9.4 percent for April to June 1971, up from 8.9 percent, with inflation at 1.8 percent. The annual inflation target is 3.5 percent and the year sees a strong, sustained upturn contrasting with 2.7 percent GNP in 1970.
In the 1970s the United States may switch to the metric system as a national standard. A Commerce Department feasibility study said the change would work, and Congress could pass enabling legislation for a ten year transition under a metric conversion board.
Indians face a hard and leisureless life for a long time as drought hits agricultural hopes. Indira Gandhi urges realism and hard work as prerequisites to future prosperity, contrasting with a sense of entitlement in advanced nations.
A wall motto drives The Star to reflect on internal moves since 1964 when it shifted from hot metal to offset and cold type. The piece recalls Black Thursday 32 page runs, expansion to six press units, and a persistent early misfold issue that split papers down the center.
Johnson and Connally reportedly reached a private agreement to pursue separate campaigns this year. Johnson later endorsed the Democratic ticket including McGovern, while Connally leads Nixon’s Democrats. The exchange occurred at the LBJ ranch days before Johnson’s public embrace of McGovern.
Agnew moves to a front line role in the fall campaign while Nixon paces for key states. The plan shows Agnew as a spokesman on foreign and defense policy with Nixon guiding overall strategy and aiming to use him to broaden appeal in less populous states. Connally foresees Texas backing Nixon and hints at difficulties for McGovern in the South and industrial North.
Robert Redford says he stays independent and avoids pigeonholing in Hollywood. He values privacy and outdoor space and seeks ongoing personal growth rather than fitting a fixed image. He criticizes American conformity and hopes for a revival of past styles.
Star files report a sea cannon barrage damaged several buildings in a western Havana suburb.
The piece urges constant reinterpretation of our world and beliefs. It champions open minded science, ongoing questioning, and humility before facts. It notes that breakthroughs arise from expanding truths rather than fixed answers.
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