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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1970
Page
4
The House should abandon secret non record votes and adopt a Senate like roll call system. Electronic tally boards can record hundreds of votes quickly, revealing true sentiment on major and even minor issues. The current method appears a smokescreen hiding unpopular votes from constituents.
Attorney General John N. Mitchell rebukes Vice President Spiro Agnew for harsh attacks on dissenters in a San Antonio speech. The piece notes Mitchell’s influence on Nixon’s team and hints Agnew may be platooned or limited in missions to target left-leaning opponents.
Washington. Public confidence is fragile as Penn Central asks for a 200 million dollar loan guarantee. The administration flags relief plans while Congress debates backing, mergers, and a government backed passenger service body. The episode shakes rail and financial markets and exposes broader transportation and inflation pressures.
A salute to the classifieds marking 266 years since their 1704 Boston News Letter debut. Once called everybody’s advertising, these three line teasers drive buyer and seller to connect, with readers treating ads as essential as news and entertainment.
Dozens of communities protest preliminary Census Bureau head counts arguing they are shortchanged. Officials admit possible errors but deny significant miscounts. Recounts are considered, though towns fear finding even lower population figures and losing state and federal subsidies.
Mrs Frances Tevault served as noble grand of Winchester Rebekah Lodge No 21 with ceremony led by District Deputy President Mrs Betty Kline. Blanca Danley graduated cum laude from Los Angeles State College with an A B in music. Mildred Gordon and Dorothy Conner attend Madison College summer school. James Averell and daughter Susan visit Mrs Louise Patton at Carter Hill in Winchester. Paul Haldeman Charles Bass G Harry Richard and Leslie D Kline inspect county school buildings for repairs. A partial eclipse visible in Winchester. Dallas M Fogle promoted from Corporal to Sergeant with 9th Air Force Service Command. Police radio messages received from Miami and Waterloo Iowa.
The article outlines Abraham Lincoln's life highlighting three key forces morality, common sense and spiritual insight. It notes Lincoln believed in moral law governing the universe and viewed national life as shaped by enduring moral forces.
HAL BOYLE notes that the brain peaks at 3 4 pounds and slowly loses weight after 30, while college students seem smarter. Other items include a 24 hour flag over Congress, 400+ women carriers, maternal death rates in Europe, and trivia on sugar in olive oil, bicycle accidents, steak yields, termites longevity, and Africa’s nutritious mounts.
Dr Brandstadt explains positive tuberculin tests mean past infection and higher risk, not active TB. It covers transmission by droplets, prevention through early detection and sanitarium treatment, drug cures with isoniazid and Pasalate, alcohol effects, and home safety after TB. A Q and A format follows with scoring questions for readers.
The page presents the newspaper masthead with JACK F. DAVIS as General Manager and Executive Editor, EUGENE P. MILLER as News Editor, and DOUGLAS B. O'CONNELL as Managing Editor, alongside advertising and business numbers.
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