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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists key staff including Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor and Robert F. Rose as Business Manager The paper provides contact numbers for news and advertising and outlines subscription rates by mail with monthly and yearly options.
A historic piece notes industrial advances freeing housewives from chores and concentrates domestic activity in the kitchen. It argues modern homes shrink to single hub rooms with chrome fixtures and appliances, making the kitchen the most expensive and favored space for daily life.
The article discusses unrest among Cuban students and refugees claiming rebellion in Havana and other cities. It notes Fidel Castro’s plan for a broad educational reform emphasizing productive labor and military training, dubbed the greatest educational revolution, while comparing to similar programs in China and predicting potential industrial impact.
Areas of the world where coffee is grown again have surplus problems that rival crop surplus headaches of the United States. Coffee growers in Latin America and Africa are producing more coffee again this year than will be used. Brazil, the major producer, has been plagued by overproduction.
Mrs. B. Beverley Wright, tied to the Richmond Army Service Forces Depot, now works for the U S Engineers office in the George Washington Hotel while Cpl. Wright trained at Camp Lee. Wheat and barley yields are worryingly low for farmers. The July 4 parade forms at Handley Library with W S White as chief marshal. Prof. H S Duffey named principal of John Kerr Public Schools succeeding Prof. Newton D Cool.
A meditation notes a bronze tiger in a town square symbolizes unreal troubles that people project onto others. It urges recognizing false beliefs and emotional turmoil caused by barking at non existent threats. The tone dismisses petty feuds and encourages focusing on real life issues.
Washington notes a cautious optimism in the Johnson administration that renewed Soviet willingness to discuss missile limits could yield a Cold War thaw. The piece emphasizes Johnson’s long pursuit of accord, the strategic context of Vietnam, and how Nixon or McCarthy outcomes might influence Moscow’s posture.
Wayne Brandstadt M D explains liver enlargement causes and the limited use of X rays for liver cancer. He notes diagnosis relies on tissue biopsy and isotope scanning, discusses transplant status, treatment aims, and the uncertain growth of liver cancers. He covers jaundice relief, diet considerations, and iron rich foods.
A quiz guide presents a 10 day plan to assess IQ with daily scores and rating levels from Memory Genius to Good. It lists ten sample questions covering subjects from eagles on the Coat of Arms to flighted mammals and iodized salt.
HAL BOYLE discusses baldness as a common, nonphysical issue caused mainly by heredity and age. He notes 40 percent of men are affected, argues there is no practical cure, and suggests embracing baldness, gaining pride, and promoting kindness toward balding individuals. He even jokes about replacing the bald eagle with the bald man as a national symbol.
The World Almanac notes Karel Capek coined the word robot in his play R U R Rossum s Universal Robots. The term comes from robota meaning servitude and robotnik meaning serf or drudge. Since 1923 English translation the word has described machines almost human or humans conditioned to repetitive work.
The piece condemns President Johnson's choices for the Supreme Court and prior Thornberry and Fortas appointments, arguing that political patronage, not judicial merit, guides high court selections. It warns voters and Senate members of the risk to the judiciary's integrity and the constitutional system.
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