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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1971
Page
4
A survey shows 14 to 25 year olds still read daily papers despite TV news briefness. Experts note educated readers seek full stories and digest at their own pace, while sports and entertainment TV dominates, leaving print to provide depth and sustained narratives.
A reader lauds Editor Jack Davis and the Winchester police for action against a local institution with vague plans. The letter links press freedom, vigilant liberty, and wartime policy while urging white citizens and Negroes to seek equal opportunity and defend American heritage.
President Nixon uses indirect pressure to discourage wage hikes and price increases amid steel and auto sector talks. Bethlehem Steel raises prices ahead of summer bargaining as unions seek bigger wage gains while the administration weighs easing imports to offset costs. The piece critiques delayed policy and calls for decisive wage price controls to reduce inflation without spiking unemployment.
Dear Dr. Lamb explains that late-life personality changes can stem from arterial disease to the brain and sometimes from aging related brain activity. He notes strokes can alter behavior and foul language, urges medical evaluation, and suggests treatments including stimulants or medicines, while warning sleeping pills may worsen agitation.
The National Highway Safety Bureau proposes new bumper standards to absorb a five mile per hour crash and protect critical components. Bumpers must be six inches wide and shield an area 14 to 20 inches above ground, applying to both foreign and domestic cars. The measure targets reduced repair costs amid escalating design oddities.
A climatologist warns that long-range weather trends point to longer colder winters. The remark adds to this winter's hardship and would have seemed odd in July, as residents endure record cold without relief.
J Douglas Butler secretary treasurer and manager of Green Chemical Co. will head the Department of Out-of-Town Membership for the 1961 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Also notes Yale Polo Club visit. Salvation Army dinner guest speaker Lt Col Frank Longino. Powers joins Snapp. Virginia sales tax resolution by Frederick County Supervisors. Eisenhower says 45 points or 30 months service will lead to early Army separation by April 30.
The reflection notes that burdens in money, relationships, and duties shape character. It cites Galatians 6 5 and 6 2 urging personal burden bearing and sharing, and casting burdens on the Lord. Selfish desires and grudges are highlighted as the worst burdens, yet burdens pursued rightly build strength.
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