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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists staff roles including Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor, Eugene P. Miller as News Editor, and Douglas B. O Connell as Managing Editor. It notes circulation of over 55,000 and provides subscription rates by city and mail outside Virginia and West Virginia.
The era ends 1968 with a 4.7 percent inflation rise the sharpest in 17 years while living costs climb and pay checks shrink. Grocery prices fall slightly as farmers lose, and the White House proposes capping social security for civil service retirees amid Medicare strain. Congress faces questions on whether social security serves insurance or subsistence.
The article questions whether current US inflation requires drastic measures after rate hikes. It warns that if higher rates fail to curb inflation, a deflationary fear could set in, causing continued spending and undermining confidence in government efforts to curb deficit spending as a major inflation driver.
The Star Files reports MISS COLEEN CLOWSER daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Clowser is engaged to marry ROBERT F. BERRY of Berryville. The South End Fire Co re elected Howard Hart president for the fourth successive term.
50 Years Ago 1919 Charles F Carbaugh of Stephens City receives the Croix de Guerre from the French government for extraordinary heroism. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James P Carbaugh. C Harry Hardy elected captain of the Friendship Fire Co.
The essay praises Christ as the light of the world and his followers as lights. It reflects on life without Jesus, noting pervasive sorrow and evil. It credits the Christmas season with a heavenly light that guides humanity from darkness to hope and victory.
Washington warns that peace in Vietnam could reshape 1969 by cutting federal spending and raising unemployment. Analysts stress risks from delayed postwar readjustment, wage price pressures, and the need to balance deficits while preserving dollar integrity.
Opinion piece highlights key 1969 civic milestones for Winchester and Frederick County. Integrated downtown parking, a Loudoun Street semi mall with improved drainage, Civic Center construction, and possible merger or annexation are discussed with financing plans and potential costs. It urges prudent spending and public buy in.
Column by Wayne Brandstadt, M D, explains hydrocele fluid tapping with sclerosant injection or sac destruction, varicocele causes and limited needs for treatment, epididymitis not contagious but linked to infections, slow genital development in boys with reassurance, and loss of smell after sinus trouble only resolves with nasal inflammation treatment. Readers are invited to send questions.
A reader quotes Romans 14 23 condemning actions without faith and Goethe urging others to share convictions while keeping doubts private, reflecting on belief, doubt, and personal conscience.
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