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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1973
Page
4
The piece compares early space and deep ocean exploration, noting deaths of astronauts and a submarine incident off Florida. It argues both realms share hostile environments and unknowns, but ocean exploration offers broader access and potential riches, risking repeats of the Florida tragedy as humanity probes the seas.
A grim annual toll shows 12,000 deaths and 3 billion in property damage from fires, with smoking as the leading cause. The piece also highlights a Lesotho mission funded by stamp collection, led by Rev. Martin Payne, seeking to support schooling and literacy in a poverty-stricken area.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Nixon advisers debate how to disengage from H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman without provoking them. The threat to Nixon rests with the two loyal aides whose testimony could ruin him, not Mitchell. The president cannot tie his defense to them nor blame them, amid potential backlash.
The Supreme Court issued new guidelines to define obscenity and punish purveyors. Chief Justice Burger led the majority in setting tests based on contemporary community standards and the work's value. Dissenters led by Justice Brennan warned of censorship's harms while agreeing the Court sought workable limits.
More than 50 people packed the Board of Supervisors room to hear a public hearing on compulsory rabies vaccination for dogs. Area Democrats planned to vote in a county primary the next day with Sheriff race contenders and two supervisor contests on the ballot. A severe storm struck southern Frederick County around Stephens City to Ninevah. The Conrad-Hoover American Legion elected William H. Louthan Jr. as commander. James Wood High School plans and Frederick County school board bid advertising were discussed for the next meetings.
Margaret Wilkinson quotes a meditation on guilt for inaction at the last judgment. The Eternal Judge condemns indifference to hunger thirst and loneliness, not only evil deeds, highlighting that unperformed mercy carries as heavy a judgment as acts of wrongdoing.
President Nixon seeks a secret coalition government in Cambodia to enable a cease-fire and end bombing. House sustains veto on a bill cutting Southeast Asia funding, signaling shrinking support in Congress as talks with major powers continue.
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