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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1969
Page
4
Daily newspaper page header with staff names and contact numbers, listing managing editor and editors. Includes circulation notes and subscription rates, with city carrier and mail options for Virginia and surrounding areas.
In June the Soviet Union boosted naval activity in the Indian Ocean, signaling a move to extend influence around Europe Asia and Africa. The Kremlin secured a Persian Gulf foothold through a contract with Iraq, risky for the United States and Britain as they defend vital oil routes and face possible strategic squeeze.
Paintings by Tiepolo and Rembrandt fetched record sums in London and New York auctions, signaling a surge in masterworks values. Institutions dominate purchases as prices rise, with expert predictions that today’s levels may look cheap in decades. A Sheridan Jaycees snow race was saved by Crow rain dancers causing unexpected snowfall.
The meditation argues true goodness requires selfless acts. It contrasts the widow giving all she has with public figures who seek applause, and commends unselfish patriotism as Kennedy urged people to do for their country. It warns that goodness with a string is craftiness or evil.
Reader letters claim cloud seeding occurred 1958 to 1966 linking orchardists, Army engineers, and ESSA sources while challenging FAA disclosures. They warn of environmental and legal consequences and cite court precedents and federal documents to support a possible damages case.
In Paris, Henry J. Taylor notes hopeful signs for U.S. relations as Pompidou and Chabon Delmas form a new French government. He recalls De Gaulle's influence, the reshuffle removing Couve de Murville, and the focus on stronger Atlantic ties amid NATO nuclear posture and shifting European policy.
Glaucoma results from increased intraocular tension due to drainage blockage. Causes include heredity, arterial hardening, farsightedness, and certain drugs. Diagnosis uses tonometry. treatment may involve iris surgery in some cases. Air travel does not worsen it. For information contact the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness.
Frederick County expects an apple crop of about three million bushels this year announced at a meeting at J. H. McDonald and Sons and James Richards orchards. The Optimist Club of Winchester hosts the first district board meeting with officers Allen H. DeSchon George W. Rogers Jr and Dr Howard L. James in attendance. Kenneth Robinson elected president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival succeeding F. L. Largent Jr. Dr P W Boyd reappointed president of the State Board of Medical Examiners. Douglas Ritter 17 enlisted in the Navy via the local recruiting office. A 1940 Dodge truck owned by Claude B Smalls Jr is still missing. Engagement announced Miss Anne Seal to Preston K Penn with a late fall wedding planned.
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