Newspaper masthead and price list from 1968 edition
The page shows the Winchester Virginia newspaper masthead with editors and staff, along with advertising and subscription rates. It lists Jack F. Davis as general manager and executive editor Eugene P. Miller as news editor, Douglas B. O'Connell as managing editor, and national reps Bottinelli and Gallagher. Rates cover one week to one year by mail or carrier, with Virginia and out-of-state distinctions.
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Eugene P. Miller
Winchester
Nat’l Rep
Bottinelli and Gallagher, Inc
East 41St St
New York
N.Y
Direct satellite broadcasting sparks global debate and fears
A Philadelphia meeting of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics says direct home satellite transmission could be feasible in three to four years. The UN calls for a full scale probe amid concerns it could weaponize information and bypass national broadcasting controls.
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Philadelphia
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
United States
UN Committee On Outer Space
General Assembly
Communications Satellite Corp
Christmas Reflections on Washingtons Delaware Crossing
The piece recalls Washington leading ragged troops across the icy Delaware to capture the Hessian garrison at Trenton, calling it a turning point in the war. It urges modern readers to replace fear with confidence as new challenges arise in America.
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Delaware
Trenton
America
Shun the Chiseler Promises Holiday Grifts
The piece warns of a seasonal con artist targeting Christmas shoppers. It describes tactics such as temporary storefronts selling subpar goods, mail order scams, and selling perfume in costly bottles. It notes the chiseler may solicit charitable contributions by phone and uses charm to lower buyer vigilance.
Beverly N. Rice Appointed Assistant Supervisor of Classification
The Star Files notes Beverly N. Rice formerly of Winchester now living in Richmond has been named Assistant Supervisor of Classification by the State Board of Corrections. Pfc William A Taylor Jr recently inducted into the Armed Forces in February is stationed at Houtor Make. MILITARY TRAINING for boys at the High School began with the 1918 1919 session and includes credit for military science. Uniforms issued are dark blue blouses lighter blue trousers and dark blue caps. Claude H Ryan, Fusing, has been transferred to the battleship Kansas.
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Beverly N. Rice
Winchester
Richmond
State Board of Corrections
Pfc
William A. Taylor, Jr
Armed Forces
Houttor
Make
Claude H. Ryan
Kansas
Daily Meditation on Wholesomeness and Attitude
This piece urges cultivating wholesomeness as a path to mental health and happiness. It contrasts wholesome and unwholesome attitudes, notes how surroundings and discipline shape mood, and cites Lincoln about happiness arising from choice to be positive. It ends urging active resistance to unwholesomeness.
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Abraham Linoin
French Communists Promise New Talks as Franc Crisis Persists
Henry J. Taylor notes the CGT led by communists rejects wage restraints and vows new negotiations with the French government by January first. He argues Moscow-backed unions threaten key industries, cites Thorez and Bidault, and predicts no franc solution while De Gaulle cannot neutralize the Reds.
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Charles de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Georges Bidault
Pierre Mendes-France
Soint
Vietnam
Paris
Kremlin
S. Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Hammer
Mendes + France
Molotov
France
Moscow
Bidault
Mendes-France
de Gaulle
Reds
Western Europe
Italy
Lenin
Voice of Brazil broadcast quiet hours across all stations
Brazil's Voice of Brazil airs for one hour nightly on all stations but draws little listener attention. The government view sees it as a tool for national integration and a public update system covering executive, judiciary, and legislative actions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Voice of Brazil
Carlos Gomes
Brasilia
Jornal Do Brasil
Congress
Juscelino Kubitschek
Broad Front
Palindromes Noted By World Almanac Readers
World Almanac highlights examples of palindromes such as radar Hannah Madam Im Adam Was it a cat I saw. Readers enjoy phrases that read the same forward and backward.
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Radar
Hannah
Adam
Why Chicago Riots Highlight Free Speech Limits
The analysis argues the issue is not who caused the riot but why authorities allowed street demonstrations that risked public safety. It notes provocation by marchers, police injuries, and civilian harm, urging demonstrations in venues to prevent violence and calling for stronger limits on street protests.
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CGT
France
Moscow
Communist Party
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Chicago
National Commission
Daniel Walker
Vietnam
Special Task Force
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
Committee of Congress
Pre-Olympic altitude training for athletes in Mexico City
Wayne Brandstadt outlines a program at South Lake Tahoe to study altitude effects on endurance events. Findings show increased red blood cell counts and improved performance after four weeks, with pacing crucial for long events. Return to sea level can boost prior records. precautions for gastrointestinal upsets during foreign travel are advised.
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Mexico City
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
How's Your I Q Learn Your Daily Score Card
A learner’s quiz prompts 10 day scoring with daily results from 9 10 core answers to 1 2 3 4 5 6 questions and page 2 reveals correct answers. It includes questions on gravity the sewing machine Vice President adieu Sir Henry Clinton reamer Kentucky Fort Dearborn metric length and grammar correction.
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Corerect
U.S
Elias Howe
Sir Henry Clinton
Kentucky
Fort Dearborn
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Jack F. Davis
Douglas B. O'Connell
Mee
Es Day Cartier
W.va
Sky
Earl L. Douglas
Henry J. Taylor
Force Ouvriere
Catholic General Confederation of Democratic Labor
CTG
Maurice Thorez
Morocco
Tunisia
Algeria
Dienbienphu
Alamo
Joseph Laniel
National Assembly
Far East
Geneva
Soviet Union
By Claude E. Erbsen
Sen
Vasconcellos Torres
Torres
World Almanac
By David Lawrence
By Wayne Brandstadt, M.D
Letes
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
I.Q
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