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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1971
Page
4
Winchester editorial notes the 1971 deficit of 18.6 billion after a 1.3 billion surplus and says the 1972 budget request should be viewed as a pattern. It emphasizes the need for executive preview, with Congress expected to reshape many components amid months of scrutiny and debate.
The Hessian state renovates Frankenstein's castle near Darmstadt into a $1 million hotel with a restaurant and conference spaces. In Denmark, Elsinore Castle reportedly crumbles due to sulfur dioxide pollution harming the historic structure.
Senator George McGovern lists six contenders all of them United States senators, highlighting a trend in presidential contests. He notes no governors or House members among the names, reflecting the Senate as a consistent source of presidential candidates since Truman.
A commentary cites how early press allegations against former Texas Governor John B. Connally, now nominated secretary of the treasury, proved unfounded after facts emerged. Senator Bennett notes payments were pre governor and tax considerations mattered. The piece urges verifying all sides and recalls prior hearings that cleared him.
Estelle M. Newlin of 112 W. Clifford St. calls for harsh action against those who illegally shoot and butcher deer, describing the act as a crime and expressing hope that the culprits are soon caught and punished.
Dear Dr Lamb explains that most severe electrocution survivors recover with no permanent brain or memory damage. The piece notes possible temporary brain effects, muscle injury, and burns, with rare permanent outcomes like cataracts or brain injury if heart stoppage required resuscitation. It also compares electrical shock to lightning and cites mortality statistics and safety context.
The piece reports Americans paid an average $480 in state and local taxes in fiscal 1969, up $42 from 1968, with Arkansas at $221 per person and New York at $576. California close to second at $540, and Hawaii Nevada and Massachusetts above $450. Total state local tax take reached $76.1 billion, up $9.14 billion from 1968 and 60 percent above 1964, with 23 states now over $1 billion.
A new winter storm dumped a foot of snow leaving the region paralyzed under a 17 inch blanket. It disrupted travel and daily life across the area as authorities assessed conditions and residents prepared for continued cold.
The piece argues that God depends on humans to sustain creation, social order, and personal virtue. It states God provides harvests through human effort, justice and righteousness through human striving, and health salvation and blessings through cooperation, repentance, prayer, and obedience. It emphasizes mutual dependence between God and people.
Nixon faces pressure over Cambodia and Laos as Congress critics demand withdrawal. The piece argues the president is trapped by international risk, likening retreat to historic setbacks and warning that current actions risk exposing a pell-mell Vietnam withdrawal while pursuing Vietnamization amid stalled Paris talks.
The Staunton Leader editorial notes Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. retained his Democrat status and committee posts Finance and Armed Services after running as an independent. It says he will vote with his party on organizational procedures but judge legislation on merit, urging more lawmakers to similar independence.
A reader from Dallas denounces nonsmokers in railroad smoking compartments arguing that their “filthy habits” such as gum chewing sweet sticking and chocolate crunching spoil the smoking car experience. The letter highlights an urban clash over etiquette and comfort on trains.
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