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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1972
Page
3
The piece extols American freedoms especially freedom of the press as central to national liberty. It contrasts private media with dictatorships where governments own or control newspapers, noting no free private press behind the iron curtain and praising the U S system as a free forum for expression.
A piece on spring gardening urges care and tenderness toward plants while contrasting with wartime realities. It links peaceful cultivation to the emotional strain of families with POWs and missing American servicemen, expressing hope the end of the ordeal is near.
Elizabeth Howard Lacy and Jane Hutchinson Kremer will serve as Maids of Honor to Queen Shenandoah XXXV for the Apple Blossom Festival set for May 3 4 5. District Fire Marshal H W Glascock expected to investigate a major Berryville area blaze. A campaign to raise 14000 for festival promotion is led by Frank Armstrong Jr and F L Largent Jr. Earl Bunting to tour the South as festival activity continues.
The piece argues that politics is the means to make policies work and is present in many sectors. It defends party systems as generally beneficial and cautions against labeling all opponents as crooks while noting Washington opposed parties but Jefferson and Adams helped form them. It also warns against excess criticism and celebrates courteous transitions after elections.
A reader who has been in a union for over twenty years favors Right to Work. He argues personal benefit, dislikes pay dues and griping, cites NAM criticism, notes productivity gains, and recalls strikes where management actions influenced outcomes. He recalls examples from rubber heels and GM Ford during strikes.
Henry J. Taylor criticizes low wages and rising prices amid union shop dynamics while noting higher profits at firms with unions. He argues seniority and plant protections matter more than wage levels and challenges anti union rhetoric in the Star editorial stance.
Howard Hughes sold 6 584 937 shares of Trans World Airlines at 86 a share on May 3 1966 and marked a $477 million swing from the high. The piece argues markets ride moods not intrinsic value, warns against chasing highs or lows, and urges disciplined long term thinking. Jeane F. Lillis adds local views on labor issues and taxes.
The Supreme Court acts as an independent arbiter beyond partisan labels. Four Nixon appointees shifted the court away from Warren liberalism, yet recent rulings show conservative and liberal interpretations depend on the case. The Burger court grounds decisions in constitutional text, avoiding mere ideologies.
A quiz style feature outlines scoring by daily 19 day run with ranges from Memory Genius for 9 10 correct to Good for 4 correct. It lists ten sample trivia questions and directs readers to page 2 for correct answers.
A miscellaneous HAL BOYLE column surveys cold seasons with 30 million Americans affected, height and success in industry and politics, grapefruit naming, diamond formation science, a quote from Robert Frost, and trivia on Hardwar laws. It notes Franklin's bird choice, the first American baby carriage by Charles Burton, and Whitehead on American kindness.
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