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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1969
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star newspaper dated January 23 1969 lists subscription rates and contact details. It notes circulation over 55 000 and provides pricing for city carrier and mail subscriptions within Virginia and nearby states.
A biologist from Goucher College warns injuries from black bears occur nearly daily in Great Smoky and Yellowstone. He argues bears are dangerous carnivores and suggests sanctuaries, while critiquing safe image campaigns. The piece also critiques Philadelphia’s plan to test a universal basic income funded by HUD, noting political risk and potential nationwide expansion.
The piece notes farm real estate taxes have risen for 25 consecutive years, reaching 10.8 percent of net farm income in 1967 after 9.1 percent in 1965. It attributes most taxes to local governments and frames rising levies as a key factor in the cost squeeze on farmers.
A curious reader notes an advertisement boasting sales in over 160 countries and questions the current number of nations. The letter playfully riffs on world capitals including Abu Dhabi, Angola, Aruba, and other places, pondering geographic knowledge and global marketing reach.
The 1944 yearly report by City Manager S. Lee Grant notes Winchester ended the year with a surplus despite ongoing war. Pfc Benjamin J. Maphis trains at Camp Claiborne Louisiana, while his brother Cpl Virgil Maphis has been overseas about a year and is now in England.
Five decades ago the Rev. Austin Kelley accepted the call to Grace Lutheran Church. Christ Episcopal Church introduced a choral evensong service, praised by parishioners and approved by the Vestry, to become a permanent feature replacing the old evening prayer service.
Earl L. Douglas writes that true happiness comes from aligning life with higher purposes and good will. He cautions against chasing happiness as a goal and advises contentment with life as found, while encouraging progress and trust in life’s plan.
President Nixon’s first address after taking the oath stresses unity, nonpartisan governance, and listening to the people. He warns against inflated rhetoric and calls for healing, understanding, and peaceful pursuit of a shared future amid domestic and world challenges.
State Farm executive recalls quirky claims settled over the years. A drunken driver fixes a broken drunkometer after it fails. Indians raid a pickup with rocks. tribe lacks a peace treaty, so suit is blocked. A bathtub collision, a boiler blast, and a naked man on a garage roof after a heater explosion. Rabbit attack and desert hawk theft also noted. Soviet voters get a single name ballot system.
Practical questions cover gonorrhea and syphilis symptoms, infant eye infection risk at delivery, and transmission via the umbilical cord. Also noted are complications in men, testing limits, nitrate myths, and memory-quiz scoring with brief answers.
Tom Wicker offers a sober farewell to Lyndon Johnson reflecting on his presidency and the Vietnam War. The piece argues Johnson’s domestic goals were deepened by conflict abroad, but questions his overall legacy and leadership amid national divisions.
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