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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1972
Page
3
Three recent court decisions in California Michigan and Texas strike down property tax based school funding as unequal and unconstitutional. The debates move toward rapid nationwide restructuring with potential federal financing and control of public education unless overturned by the Supreme Court.
Oklahoma City salesman J C McNutt fights a $5 fine for parking in a VIP area at a Veterans Administration Hospital saying he is an important person. He seeks relief in U S District Court arguing against class privilege and government parking rules.
After World War II the United States kept 2 277 ships in eight fleets in reserve with preservative wrapping. Over 25 years the number dwindled to about 700. some were donated to merchant fleets abroad while many were scrapped. The mothball fleet is now a fading legend.
California blends dynamic politics with a lasting party lead for Democrats. Since 1964 the state swung from Lyndon Johnson's landslide to Reagan's 1966 victory, with Republican gains then offset by Tunney's win, while a persistent three-to-two Democratic registration edge stayed largely unchanged.
In a televised bid, Senator Edmund S. Muskie outlines a pledge to erase poverty and discrimination, while critics label him a consensus reformer. The piece weighs his senate record, political stance, and potential Missi le Gap issue amid California and Nixon/Reagan dynamics.
The Democratic leadership of Congress forecast that most of President Kennedy's heavy legislative agenda will clear in the new session. Norman Pope was re elected president of the South End Fire Company at its annual meeting. Dr Walter Jackson Helm began internal medicine practice here with Dr Robert C Green in downtown offices. Frederick County School Board authorized purchase of about 30 acres west of Fox Drive for the county's first junior high school. Rep Francis Case introduced labor bill to block strikes harming public welfare and make workers and employers liable for unfair labor charges. City water pumped in December totaled 78 133 200 gallons, annual total 894 829 200 gallons, record. Mayor Anderson urged conservation. Parking meter collections in Winchester stalled at 1 577 66 in December.
The word terror means a state of intense fear affecting body and mind. We exaggerate threats from violence theft or abuse, but most scary thoughts are imagined or amplified by timidity. If we calm down we can assess danger more rationally and avoid needless panic. The telephone is there to call help if needed.
Herbert G. Klein issued a 34 page summary detailing administration achievements through 1971 and earlier initiatives. It covers economy, employment, housing, minority advancement, education aid, Peace Corps work, and defense to human resource spending shifts, noting Vietnam impacts and questions about public access to the full document.
The column notes an ostrich’s eyes weigh more than its brain and jokes the bird hides its head in sand to avoid danger. It then moves to lighthearted trivia about stars distances and Tokyo’s garbage output, ending with a vignette about Texas Guinan and a music box on a toilet paper roll.
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