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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1970
Page
4
Acoustical experts propose muffling jet noise by constant household hum. A dishwasher, air conditioner, or radios would create a steady interior sound to mask external noise. Critics warn about potential nervous-system effects from this deliberate sensory assault.
The piece argues that Americans have moved from weather obliviousness to active weather adaptation. Automatic heating and cooling, longer travel, and greater leisure increase weather's impact on daily life.
The article notes that about 80 000 superstitions exist and explains how the knock on wood ritual persists for protection against evil. It traces the practice to a belief in protective gods inside trees and argues superstition wanes as knowledge grows and people outgrow helplessness.
The Agriculture Department reports US farms have fallen to the lowest level in a century, with about 2,895,000 farms and 1.123 billion acres in 1970. The 1960s saw a 28 percent drop and land shifts to housing and highways persist. Farmers face rising costs faster than output prices, and the 1970s seem unlikely to improve the situation.
Ralph Hardy was named president of the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad succeeding Robert Haun Jr. E R Huntsberry Jr announces plan to run for city Council from the second ward and will file for the April 15 primary. The Fairview Community organization sold its building and gave 2291 dollars to the Gainesboro Fire Company for its building fund. Mrs Robert B Grove reported 28365 pounds of used fat donated in 1944. Frank Armstrong Jr announced an essay contest for high school seniors with Town Meeting on Post War planning. A move to strip Henry Wallace of control over federal loan agencies began in the Senate.
The piece argues abstinence from drugs and alcohol as the sure path to avoid addiction. It cites addiction risks, notes the prevalence of alcoholism, and praises abstinence as a practical, morally grounded choice with positive outcomes.
Henry J. Taylor argues that Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko, famed for surviving repeated purges, continues to wield influence while U.S. officials suspect Moscow rumors about his removal. The piece blends history from Molotov to Khrushchev with personal anecdotes from the author.
Russell Baker offers a humorous guide for men adjusting to football-free Sundays. He jokes about coping with withdrawal through TV ex games humor, reevaluating marriages and children, outdoor strolls, indoor diversions like newspapers, and movies while hinting at political references and wartime coverage.
James Feron reports from Jerusalem that the Israeli campaign against Egypt appears to tilt from imposing tactical gains to shaping Egyptian morale. Observers note last week’s near Cairo raid and deep strikes signal a move toward pressuring the Egyptian public while preserving gains and countering Egyptian rhetoric.
In this final column Dr. Wayne G Brandstadt explains that digestion occurs mainly in the intestines and that gas production varies by person and mood. He notes chewing vegetables and fruit helps digestion, while some foods require less chewing for digestion. The piece ends inviting questions and presenting a memory-quiz scoring segment.
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