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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1969
Page
4
The Star urges voters to approve consolidation merging Winchester and Frederick County into one government. It lauds the six member committee, notes broad support from local representatives, and argues shared services, lower taxes, and closer governing will improve police, fire, and overall efficiency.
In Vergennes Vermont a church pastor announced a local bank would issue credit cards usable in place of cash offerings during collection. The congregation rejected the idea and vowed to continue traditional tithes and contributions to the Giver of all things.
The Santa Fe Railway continues to push its passenger service with ads highlighting the Texas Chief Super Chief El Capitan and San Francisco Chief. The campaign argues travel by train is pleasant and efficient and stresses rail passenger service as vital to national transportation needs.
The New Amherst A and P opened this morning replacing the Braddock Street location. All staff moved to the new store with 25 to 30 additional workers hired under manager James Merriner. Plans for a $1,750,000 Harrisonburg suburban shopping center were announced. Confederate flag gifts and local civic honors noted.
A meditation urges avoiding atheism by considering a Creator behind the cosmos. It argues the world’s order implies design and calls God the source of goodness. The piece warns against excluding God from thinking, planning, and daily decisions.
A reader urges readers to vote no on December 9 as Winchester and Frederick County face a merger that could redefine living conditions. The letter praises press freedom, compares past rail mergers, and warns against city county boundary changes.
In a column from Memphis, the Nixon administration and top military and congressional leaders race to bind the United States to a 1925 gas prohibition and renounce germ warfare. The piece argues public outrage over Vietnam civilian deaths fuels anti military sentiment, threatening defense strength and national unity. It notes the danger of letting current passions erode defense capacity and urges balancing pursuit of justice with maintaining deterrence.
Wayne G Brandstadt MD answers questions on pediatric constipation. He urges early toilet urgency response, increased fruits and vegetables, and glycerin rectal suppositories for hard stools. He warns against long term laxatives and notes milk is not a constipating cause.
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