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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1969

Page

4

Winchester Evening Star Telephones and staff listings

The Winchester Evening Star lists contact numbers for News and Advertising at 667-3211 and 667-3200. It provides staff roles including Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor Eugene P. Miller as News Editor and Douglas B. O Connell as Managing Editor.

Jack F. Davis

Wisdom From Disasters Spurring Bridge Safety Push

After the 1967 Silver Bridge collapse 46 people died and bridge safety programs expanded. By 1970 a massive inspection drive targets pre 1935 spans while national standards and inspector qualifications gain traction. A presidential commission backs an eight billion ten year plan to curb pollution and expand marine exploration with a proposed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency.

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Chairman Mao Tops Red China For Prolific Printing

The passage notes massive print runs in Communist China with 740 million copies of the Little Red Book, 150 million sets of Mao’s Four Volume Selected Works, 140 million copies of Selected Readings, and 96 million copies of his Poems. It adds the government owns all printing presses giving him an advantage.

Chairman Mao Mao China

Local notes from The Star Files

CPL WILBUR L. KERN takes instrument flying course at Bryan Field Tex Co. P. McVicar reelected chairman of Winchester Frederick County Red Cross Chapter. 99999 barrels of apples stored here, second only to Chicago. Public school children join in community sing to open Farmers meeting.

Cpl Wilbur L. Kern Bryan Fiedl Tex Co. P. McVicar Winchester-Frederick County Red Cross United States Chicago

The Loom Poem Inspires Work as Divine Craft

A devotional piece urges readers to see life as a loom where labor under the Master shapes destiny. It emphasizes God’s work within believers transforming hardship into hope and peace as the divine goal progresses from glory to glory.

Snowfall Anxiety A School Superintendent's Winter Duty

A veteran administrator endures Snowfall Anxiety as he weighs road conditions and bus safety, checks with highway and transportation officials, and determines whether to declare No School. The piece notes the stress, late morning storms, and the lone duty to protect students.

Americans Cannot Divide Allegiance In Harlem on My Mind Clash

New York critics condemn Harlem on My Mind amid vandalism of ten paintings at the Metropolitan Museum. Theodore Rousseau Jr. calls the event a sign of nationwide backlash fueled by anti Jewish sentiment and racial tension. The piece argues for a single American identity and flags anti Semitism as a national threat.

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Asafetida Odor Tied to Sulfur Compounds in Iran and Afghanistan

Asafetida is a pungent resin from plants in Iran and Afghanistan. Its acrid smell stems from organic sulfur compounds.

Iran Afghanistan

Child Temperature Not Stable Like Adults

Wayne Brandstadt M D explains that child body temperatures are less stable and that chewing gum or vigorous exercise near the thermometer can raise readings. Rest 15 minutes before taking a reading. seek a doctor for unexplained fevers over 100 F. Autistic sleep issues may relate to behavior. contact the National Institute of Mental Health for information. BCG vaccine not recommended by Public Health Service. given only after negative tuberculin test. prior contact may confer some immunity.

National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda Public Health Service

How Can You Gauge Your Intelligence Quick Quiz

A quiz outlines a 100 question test over 10 days with daily scores and rating bands Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. It includes multiple knowledge questions about U S history government and constitutional topics.

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