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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1969
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issues its Wednesday edition dated January 29 1969 with local news, editorials, and advertisements. It serves Winchester Virginia and surrounding areas with listings for subscriptions and circulation options. The paper's staff includes Jack F Davis Eugene P Miller and Douglas B O Connell.
Laser technology already affects many fields with practical applications from drilling through diamond to lunar surveying. NASA reports a 50 million mile laser communication capability while medicine uses lasers for eye surgery and potential cancer tools. A Chicago anthropologist speculates humans may descend from a more primitive, tailless ancestor.
A London library reports thefts fell from 306 to six during a six month trial after a British firm added a metal strip within books to trigger alarms on unauthorized removal. The piece speculates on a six month reminder for returns and suggests a hidden stench bomb as a grim alternative.
The piece notes how repeated fatal fires trap and kill young children as parents are away. It laments the frequency of such tragedies and the public’s quiet acceptance as a national disgrace and calls for heightened attention.
Noble C. Pierce announced four candidates in the Democratic primary Dr. C. R. Anderson incumbent for mayor Dr. Allen T. Hawthorne Ward 1 A. Lee Coble and W. W. Dellinger Ward 2 Also note Richard H. Gray and C. Eugene Aulick of Winchester Boy Scouts Troop 1 have earned eagle life saving tests in Washington under H. Russell Potts.
The reading urges slow living and inner peace over material excess. It contrasts wealthy lives with poverty, emphasizes fair pay and social justice, and warns against envying the rich or making quick judgments about others. It notes money is needed to live and cautions against sweeping generalizations.
Washington commentary notes Nixon's first news conference drew 15 to 20 million viewers and showed him controlled yet nervous at times. Observers praised his composure, noted the stand up microphone revealed his lack of notes, and questioned whether viewers will accept his image as orderly and effective.
Physician Wayne Brandstadt answers reader questions on cholesterol targets diet and heart disease and explains that foods like eggs cheese butter and milk are not direct causes unless they contribute to obesity or high cholesterol. He discusses cholesterol levels treatments and angina diagnosis in practical terms.
A how to score quiz based on 100 questions over ten days. Daily results place you as Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent or Good depending on correct answers. Includes typical trivia questions and page 2 with correct answers.
Hal Boyle reflects on memory as good mental exercise and recalls 1920s life: large families, beaded flapper fashion, double mail delivery, cheap postage, soda jerks, pan of water for tantrums, scarce money, and the American dream of opportunity.
A pastiche of social notes laments the decline of courtesy as chivalry fades. It contrasts 1969 era roughing it with current office temperature and jokes that workers who nap at work have better chairs than others in the office.
Barry Goldwater, newly seated as a freshman senator, gains key assignments on Armed Services and Space. He shapes the law and order issue, aiding Nixon’s 1968 victory, while remaining a steadfast conservative with a noted recovery arc from 1964.
The message contrasts Jesus with Moses, noting Jesus as the builder of a house and vastly more glory. It pairs Hebrews 3:3 with Calvin Coolidge’s reflection that honor comes from what one gives, not what one receives.
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