Stage Set for Action on Commonwealth Farm Policy and Castro Threats
The editorial discusses Brussels farm talks defining the budget and subsidies Britain would face if joining the EEC, with Parliament’s budget power and distribution by the executive. It then mocks gift exchanges, criticizes Castro’s push for sugar production through threats, and notes markets rallying on Arthur Burns’s testimony favoring a gradual return to normal monetary policy amid inflation concerns.
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France
Britain
Brussels
Parliament of Europe
EEC Executive Committee
Federal Reserve System
Mrs Neill T Babb completes 15 years with C P Telephone
The Star notes service representative Mrs. Neill T Babb of Winchester Business Office has completed 15 years with the C P Telephone Co. Also announced is the engagement of Susan Joan Krash of Easton Pa to Robert David Novick. A blockbuster storm dropped heavy snow across the northeast quarter of the nation.
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Neill T. Babb
Winchester
The
C. & P. Telephone Co
Susan Joan Krash
Easton, Pa
Robert David Novick
25 Years Ago 1944 Capitol Theatre Bond Winners
The $150 bond prize at the Capitol Theatre went to S L Magerfield with other winners Oscar H Duncan Dorothy deGrange and Sadie Finkelstein. Roads into Winchester were slick with an inch of sleet making travel hazardous. Sgt Ralph Summel of the U S Army Air Force spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon, introduced by Fred Glaize.
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S. L. Magerfield
Capitol Theatre
Oscar H. Duncan
Dorothy deGrange
Sadie Finklestein
Winchester
Ralph Summel
U.S. Army Air Force
Rotary Club
Fred Glaize
Coming Year Brings First Critical Tests for Nixon
William S. White argues the 1969-70 period marks a prologue of Nixon's presidency with Vietnam, inflation, and crime as the three looming tests. The piece notes his early gains in tone and coalition, but warns the next year will demand decisive moves, especially on Vietnam, with uncertain outcomes ahead.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Democratic Congress
Winchester Lions Club letter on Vietnam support
Navy sailor Gus Guetzlaff writes from Cam Ranh Bay thanking the Winchester Lions Club for gifts from the American Red Cross. He explains the mission to supply forces, notes the hardship of Christmas away from home, and expresses appreciation for community support and faith in the troops.
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the Star
Tam
Winchester Lions Club
Vietnam
H. Clay Manuel
Mr. Manuel
Lion's Club of Winchester
American National Red Cross
William W. Guetzlaff
Gus
U.S. Navy
U.S. Naval Support Facility
Cam Ranh Bay
Charlie
Proclaim this among the nations Prepare war Bonar Law quote
A quotation from Andrew Bonar Law contrasts the inevitability of war with human wisdom failures. It notes prophets urging preparation yet argues war is caused by flawed judgment, not fate. The line from Joel 3 9 is cited as context for the warning.
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Joel
Andrew Bonar Law
Child's Vision Questions Highlight Eye Care Advice
Dr Brandstadt answers readers on childhood vision issues. He notes crossing eyes may require surgery after six months of patching the weaker eye. Glasses should be worn full time for young near sighted patients, and eye drops used by ophthalmologists, not optometrists, to relax eye muscles.
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Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D
Dr. Brandstadt
It Depends on Us in Daily Meditation
The meditation reflects on universal frustration in life and politics and contrasts earthly trouble with beliefs about life after death. It urges personal responsibility to create heavenly living now and hints at future joy if one chooses virtue over despair. It emphasizes that the future hinges on our actions.
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Earth
Solons Get Time to Hear Public Opinion on Tax Reform
Congress adjourns for four weeks giving Senators and Representatives extra time to confer with leaders and students to gauge public sentiment on the Tax Reform Bill. The piece notes major changes like a Social Security increase and higher personal exemptions, plus concerns over crime and budget deficits as the 1970 election approaches.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Senate
House
Junk Mail By the Pound Shows Mail Burden
Miss Jean Fuller of Tacoma collected a year of unsolicited mail and weighed 33 pounds, illustrating the vast volume of junk mail overwhelming post offices and prompting no workable solution to curb it.
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Jean Fuller
Tacoma
Washington
Miss Fuller
Greenville
S.C
How's Your 1 Q Memory Quiz Scoring and Questions
A quiz guide presents scoring from 9 10 correct to 4 correct and asks ten questions about color naming Titian blonde composer Largo planets and sun Jacobean furniture king Adlai Stevenson Bertillon system xylographer roles sodium chloride in meals and the male lead in Return to Peyton Place with page 2 listing answers.
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Largo
Alabama
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
Peyton Place
Winchester Evening Star Telephones and Advertising Numbers
Local newspaper column lists contact numbers for news, advertising, and business inquiries. Readers are directed to 667 3211 for news and 667 3200 for advertising and business matters.
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By Wayne G. Brandstadt, M.D
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By David Lawrence
Solons
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O’connell
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