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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists contact numbers for news and advertising staff and details a subscription rate plan. It provides editor and manager names and mentions mailing and distribution specifics for Winchester Virginia with rate options and outside state coverage.
Congress approves 40 million dollars for rat control over two years and a 20 million dollar year ahead plan. Experts warn campaigns must pair eradication with sanitation, building-code enforcement, and public education to prevent rebound. The piece also cites Denmark’s censorship repeal as a cautionary parable about forbidden markets.
Andrew R. Evans of Westinghouse notes that a sound stable tax policy matters for industrial development and that large firms seek reliable tax structures rather than large inducements. They do not demand free sites or preferential treatment but want assurance policies won’t change arbitrarily.
Insurance firms warn bank robbery losses rose to 1 730 last year from 278 a decade earlier. The pattern continues, adding to the mounting crime costs faced by lenders and insurers nationwide.
The Star Files reports Harry W. Ebert Jr. participated as navigator aboard the commanding officer’s Flying Fortress in the first large scale bombing raid in the Mediterranean. He is believed safe despite unconfirmed wounded reports. Track is discontinued at Handley for the war’s duration.
Luther McFarland family loses house and most contents as churchgoers rush to the blaze. Frederick J. Larrick, a Middletown railway postal clerk, appointed to mail service with duties in France.
Celia Burleigh writes that God educates through bitter lessons to bring consolation and salvation. She rejects the idea of an angry deity, affirming God as love and light. Suffering is part of education to prepare souls for a noble destiny, with discipline leading to growth and ultimate heavenly fulfillment.
Washington dispatch notes Nixon’s campaign quickening toward a possible August convention blitz. New Hampshire primary outcomes loom, with Rockefeller as a potential late shift, while Dirksen and GOP Congress wrest control of platform writing amid Vietnam war debate. Romney trails, Rockefeller quietly narrows to a voted alternative if a consensus forms.
HAL BOYLE argues murders are often easier to solve than car thefts due to motive and volume. He riffs on social quirks and pop culture, noting police challenges and comic asides about York, London, and famous figures, ending with a Whitman quote.
Q and A by Wayne Brandstadt M D explains aorta related aneurysm symptoms and urgency of treatment to prevent rupture. It notes advances in surgical care and cautions against delay.
A playful quiz prompts daily score categories from Memory Genius to Excellent with ten sample questions. Items cover navigation, ranks, Roman numerals, roof shingling order, air temperature, and historical figures. Includes a page 2 answer key instruction.
The piece notes Fulbright’s regret over backing the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution amid questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about whether the 1964 naval clashes were described truthfully. McNamara defends the administration, dismissing a conspiracy, while critics push for repeal or further scrutiny amid domestic political pressure.
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