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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1971
Page
4
The piece notes the approaching hurricane season and the Weather Service readiness with full tools to predict and track storms. It laments human limits to stop or divert hurricanes and mentions past attempts to manipulate storms. It also discusses the annual naming of storms and the gendered protest it prompts, framing the debate as a weather bureau tradition.
A Louisville manufacturing plant renames machines and stations with human names Lucy Daisy Lulu and Big Fred to aid memory and morale. Management argues personal identifiers improve recognition and engagement, contrasting with numeric labeling.
Experts warn the blue whale, now numbering about 100 worldwide, faces doom if current whaling persists. Nations including Japan and the Soviet Union profit from hunting and must join efforts to preserve and restore whale populations.
The piece notes Japanese wish for height and medical efforts plus better nutrition among youth. It argues being tall or short has disadvantages at times and cites Alice in Wonderland as a tale of altering size, concluding happiness comes from making the most of one’s natural size.
MISS CATHERINE RITA COMPTON and REV. ALAN C PEER wed at Market Street Methodist Church with Dr. Oakey Wilburn and Rev. C J Bright officiating. Ralph Cain named Lion of the Year by Winchester Lions Club and receives a gold engraved watch. New officers include Dorton, Rush, Cain, Crisman, Manuel, Luby, Sirbaugh, Rosenberger. Lions beat Kiwanis 15 3. Rotary beat Exchange 19 3. City Council approves bus system ordinance and adopts a resolution blocking transit workers from the former German PW camp. Pauline Grant earns two star emblem for ten years at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. of Virginia.
A reflective note argues violence by youth is minority and not representative of today. It asserts hunger and unjust wars remain issues while many young people seek positive change. Office holders strive to improve safety and peace, believing violence will fade as humanity advances.
A faction of Democrats seeks to weaken Speaker Carl Albert and floor leader Hale Boggs to curb their support for Nixon’s Vietnam policy and military readiness. The effort aims to erode their power within the House and undermine their overall leadership.
Henry J. Taylor outlines the flag's origins from the first colonial banners to the current Stars and Stripes, noting key dates, names, and places. He traces flag symbolism, updates with new states, and links flag history to U S politics and 1972 convention dynamics.
James J. Kilpatrick argues the Fourth of July reflects ongoing debates over liberty and the limits of rights. He says the Founders warned that freedom requires responsibility and that public welfare concepts risk misreading the unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. He notes polls show many doubt free speech and free press and warns government restraint tests liberty. He ends urging belief in freedom to move the Republic closer to happiness.
Federal rules require tires to show manufacturer brand size load and inflation limits sidewall ply count and a 10 digit manufacture code. The St Louis Post Dispatch notes motorists will need to read tires not just kick them as learning to score questions on general knowledge appears on page 2.
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