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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issues the Saturday January 20 1968 edition with staff and contact details, circulation figures and classified subscription rates for in state and out of state readers. The page lists editors managers and office phone numbers along with postal and mailing rate tables.
Dr. Carl C. Seltzer of Harvard raises questions about a casual link between cigarette smoking and heart disease. He cites mixed results across British mortality studies, the National Cancer Institute, Canadian health research, U U S Public Health Service, and Framingham data. He suggests no clear causal inference from new epidemiological data. The piece notes modest federal employment growth amid an economy drive chatter.
A Rutgers and Douglass College survey finds that New Jersey youth favor steak, hamburgers, and peanut butter sandwiches over liver and hot dogs. It notes little sign of generation gap in food tastes, with hot dogs notably lagging.
The Star reports Berlin air raids on London and Allied plans to bomb Rome. The Red Army advances on two fronts toward Kharkov in Ukraine and along the corridor to Leningrad as print resumes in Winchester after a press breakdown. Virginia apples lead in national market values.
A young woman physician invited to a great research center faces a fatal disease with no known cure. Administrators urge her to find answers, declaring failure not an option, while reflecting that today’s youth confront unprecedented frontiers in science, government, culture, and business.
Lawmakers burst into prolonged applause after President Johnson spoke the line that Americans have had enough of rising crime. The reception faded as he outlined no new proposals and failed to justify federal action against conspirators in violence cases.
Letter writers praise the O'Sullivan Open Golf Tourney planned for April 11 14 in the Winchester area and its benefit to the local hospital. A critic questions dates and urges focus on faith over observing holy days.
Henry J. Taylor portrays the stock market as a tug of war between two immense forces: worldwide inflationary pressure and strong earnings prospects. He argues prices reflect supply and demand, not intrinsic values, and notes the balance may produce large shifts as economic fundamentals clarify or deteriorate. The piece highlights rising turnover, inflation, and divergent investor behavior shaping market direction.
A reflective piece contrasts biblical and Confucian wisdom on wealth. It highlights Psalms 30 6 about enduring stability and a caution against spending all wealth when prosperity arrives.
Wayne Brandstadt discusses the Physicians Advisory Committee on Television, Radio and Motion Pictures and how TV medical scenes are vetted in Hollywood. The article cites reviews by doctors to ensure medical accuracy, patient safety, and educational value, with examples like tetanus testing and mask use.
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