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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1970
Page
4
The Peace Corps retools after a decade of liberal arts emphasis, reducing its ranks from 16,000 to 8,000 and shifting from 90 percent generalists to 60–70 percent skilled specialists. It prioritizes hands‑on work and tangible results over administration, arguing action speaks louder than words.
The piece argues Christmas levels concerns, shifting focus from conflict to generosity. It emphasizes love through sacrifice and a broader ethic that extends to neighbors and those in need, inviting active giving to charitable causes during the season.
Court actions linger in several communities over sex exploitation movies but signs point to a return to family entertainment in theater venues. Industry observers say quality entertainment remains the goal for most audiences as some segments chase controversy while legitimate films compete.
Government owned postal service mulls new classes of letter service with a proposedPriority Mail option that would cost more. Analysts warn that priority could suffer delays similar to first class amid ongoing delivery concerns.
From The Star Files ten years ago in 1960 Dr. Bradford S. Bennett was elected president of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Society for Crippled Children and Adults. Other officers named included Mrs. Elliott Button Mrs. Marshall Boyd and Robert McNally.
A plea for strict nationwide action against drug addiction warns of national ruin if indulgence continues. It stresses severe penalties for those distributing habit forming drugs, especially to minors, and calls for urgent collective effort across national life.
The CIA reports Chiang Ch'ing wife of Mao Tse tung is assuming greater influence in Beijing. Her control extends over the Hai-Wai-Tiao secret police and internal security, with key purges and leadership changes enhancing her position.
Dear Dr Lamb answers questions on giving beer to infants, risks of alcohol as a sedative, and general guidance on stomach acidity. He cautions against cultivating taste for alcohol in children, notes alcohol has no nutritional value, and offers nonprescription antacids as alternatives. He also assesses a reader's rheumatic fever concern, advising examination to rule out heart damage and recommending exercise. grapes are not good for acid stomach.
A reader quiz lists ten days of questions and scoring for memory ability. It asks trivia covering currency in circulation, ponies islands, Queen Victoria jubilees, ASCAP, earliest tools, regimental flag terms, Florence Nightingale, the Pentateuch, the highest pitched instrument, and the Channel Islands. Each item appears as a single trivia prompt with page navigation note.
Eleven months ago The Star reported Handley senior Stephany Snyder leaving Winchester for Gladstone Australia to study a year through the American Field Service. She carried an American flag gift from Winchester and Handley students for her Australian host school.
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