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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1971
Page
6
Editor notes open with poems from the Winchester Poetry Workshop. A worm speaks of cycles and mortality, as the speaker contemplates pollution and ecological harm. The second poem narrates a gambler’s draw at a slot machine named Boggleberry, listing a quirky family tied to the winnings and a cautionary final line about excess. Both pieces carry a reflective, darkly humorous tone from Winchester, Virginia.
The National Center for Disease Control says the public is not using the newly introduced measles vaccines. Measles cases rose 225 percent from 1967 68 and most cases occurred in unvaccinated children. In 1970 71 there were 77 682 measles cases, up 73.8 percent from the prior year.
The first American Christmas cards were made in 1875 in Roxbury Massachusetts by Louis Prang a lithographer who had perfected color printing about a century earlier Irving Cohen president of a card shop chain notes Prangs early cards were acclaimed worldwide and today are collectors items
Bob Hope announced plans for a museum in Burbank to house mementoes from his 30 years with USO tours. He described gifts from servicemen, vaults of keepsakes, and a site opposite NBC's Burbank studios. Hope aims to study museum displays before starting construction and will continue touring internationally.
Pianist comedian Victor Borge says he has earned nearly 2 million dollars from oil, real estate, farming and other businesses. He recalls a Kentucky oil well venture ten years ago yielding about 300000 dollars after a theater performance earned him 25 percent stake.
The Pay Board weighs three proposals to curb above guideline pay boosts including advance approval for any raise over 5.5 percent. Current rules require reporting for 1,000 to 5,000 workers and approval for 5,000 plus. A Price Commission action set a 3.6 percent steel price hike for U S Steel. The board will next review the UAW three year contract with North American Rockwell Corp.
Roanoke Circuit Court Judge Thomas Fox drew criticism from the Williamson Road Kiwanis Club after dismissing burglary charges against Lewis Peyton Abell and Clarence Lewis Minton. Police testified entry and tool use supported breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny. the club says the evidence was sufficient. The defendants were later charged with possession of burglary tools.
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