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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1970
Page
4
An editorial lauds Philadelphia lawyers who volunteer on three member panels to handle personal injury cases up to 5000 dollars. Trials are informal in the panelist offices with de novo appeals, reducing congestion and court costs. Only a small fraction of cases are appealed, and the method may influence views on no fault systems.
The Cuban Christmas is delayed to July with New Year celebrations as Castro's economic woes limit sugar harvests. In the U S the National Safety Council reports a 2 percent drop in auto fatalities through Oct 31 despite 4 million more vehicles, totaling 45 610 deaths in nine months. Improved vehicle design and safer interstates are credited.
The White House reports that the nations gross national product has reached the 1 trillion dollar mark for the first time signaling a new economic milestone.
The Star Files reports Warren Fogle, a Winchester police officer, was elected president of the Ole Fredericktown Lodge Fraternal Order of Police at its annual meeting. Lynn W. Anderson of Rt. 4 has returned from Kansas City, Missouri after graduating from Missouri Auction School. Approximately 1,600 attended the Handley auditorium Christmas concert. Eleanor Rhodes Bush married Daniel Christopher Cammér at First Presbyterian Church. Holloway Kenney and Bentley Kinney, discharged service members, will spend Christmas at their Amherst Street home. McCrory's Store plans to move the alley between North Loudoun Street and Indian Alley to the south side of Wender's building. City Treasurer W. A. Baker says the city will have about $100 000 in cash balance on January 1, 1946.
Daily meditation on the problem of evil notes no final answer exists. Suffering stems from personal mistakes, others’ actions, heritage, and bad influences. Life’s complexity means truth is elusive, yet handling life’s issues promotes growth and alertness as part of a spiritual journey.
The piece notes 11 692 000 on relief nationwide with New York City at 1 140 965. It argues aid favors the un needy, condemns welfare graft, and urges self reliance while citing HEW data and Michigan consumer sentiment. It highlights state disparities and a shift from inflation worry to job security.
Tim Dalton arrives in New York to promote American International's Wuthering Heights playing Heathcliff. He recalls acting start at 16 and contrasts mood swings with a rebel streak while urging living in the moment and avoiding overthinking.
A Washington outlook notes Democrats struggle to unify and nominate a strong 1972 candidate while Nixon faces inflation, recession, and revenue sharing challenges. It warns of third party risk if party rifts persist and urges focus on policy over rhetoric.
The FTC will require bulb ratings in lumens plus watts and life, with labels on packaging starting Jan. 25. Brightness relates to lumens and longer life to average lamp life, shaping consumer choices for home lighting.
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