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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1972

Page

3

Need for arithmetic differs by culture and economy

Educators find American children aged 10 to 15 resist arithmetic, while Japanese youths embrace it due to economic need. Wealth in the United States reduces perceived necessity, whereas poverty in Japan fosters early mathematical fluency. The piece argues for continued efforts to teach arithmetic to prevent future credit complications.

Japan

Art and Age in a Youth Obsessed Nation

The piece critiques treating art as an investment and questions why price tags detract from appreciation. It then toys with defining elderly across genders, noting American youth worship and the cultural pull to defy aging while joking about an elderly codger resisting time.

Patrick Henry And the Air Bag

Senator Abraham Ribicoff questions the administration plan to test a national welfare reform before mass rollout. The piece warns against the push for air bags in 1976 model cars and cites concerns over premature mandates and potential large-scale blunders.

Washington Abraham Ribicoff Connecticut Senate Congress Patrick Henry Department of Transportation Ribicoff United States House

No Trick to Twist Its Tail In Britain and Ireland

Washington columnist William S. White surveys Britain’s deep economic and political crises as unemployment soars, labor strikes cripple output, and the country braces for Europe binding ties. He notes dangers to the Commonwealth, the U S special relationship, and hints at unrest tied to Northern Ireland.

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Kennedy urges Congress charter space network firm

President Kennedy calls Congress to charter a large corporation with public shares and links to communications firms to create and operate a worldwide space network for radio television and telephone. Virginia Blue Law bills headed for General Assembly amid smoothing efforts.

Kennedy Congress Virginia General Assembly

Honest Doubts and Faith in the Thomas Narrative

The piece reframes Thomas as an unyielding realist whose honesty earns Jesus's respect. It notes his demand for visible proof of the resurrection and explains that Jesus meets him with proof and a lesson: doubt may be tolerated, but yielding faith brings blessedness. The meditation contrasts unhappy doubt with enduring belief.

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Democratic Dilemmas Over Busing and Housing in 1968 Race

Analysis notes that Democrats risk alienating suburban voters with busing for school desegregation and forced housing integration. Senators Humphrey Muskie Kennedy McGovern Jackson and others weigh lines while Nixon positions against forced housing but for open voluntary integration. The piece foresees party platform battles ahead as Florida primary politics echo nationwide.

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Dogs Need to Scratch Fleas

HAL BOYLE muses on daily quirks and life lessons from marriage to work and foxed wisdom. The column notes that familiar comforts and failures shape opinions on divorce, homemaking, aging, and money with gentle humor.

Letter Debate on Kissinger Secrecy and Role in Administration

A reader rebuts Mrs. Monte's critique of Henry Kissinger and defend secrecy in government. The author compares Kissinger to Dulles, notes advisors serve at the president’s discretion, and cites Time magazine Feb 7 for context on Kissinger’s Nixon era.

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How to Score Memory Genius Quiz Results

A short guide explains scoring from 100 questions over ten days. It assigns memory grades from daily results and directs readers to page two for correct answers. It then lists ten sample questions covering geography, biology, history, and common knowledge.

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FEN By James J. Kilpatrick William S. White Northern Ireland Rube Goldberg Abe Ribicoff Frederick County Robert Kellas Shenandoah Council William M. Battaile Winchester Winchester Junior Board of Trade Winchester Evening Star Jack F. Davis Thomas T. Byrd Eugene P. Miller Douglas B. O'Connell By Frank van der Linden George Wallace Wallace Florida Alabama Hubert Humphrey Minnesota Sen Edmund Muskie Maine Humphrey Henry M. Jackson Hal Boyle The Star I.Q
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