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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star issue for Friday July 12 1968 features business and editorial staff listings and subscription rates. It provides masthead details for management and notes the newspaper’s daily distribution and contact numbers.
The text explains that only 11 crops supply the vast majority of global diets, with rice and wheat as universal bases and corn, potatoes, sugar, cassava, coconut, banana, rye, beans, and peas among others. It notes export limits for potatoes, processing of corn into meat, and the prominence of wheat even in North America.
The piece laments automation replacing jobs once controlled by political patronage. It argues electronic computers erode state and local officials’ influence and questions who will assist politicians who rely on votes, noting the unplugged reality of a computer lacking family and friends to help.
The 1964 statement tied cigarette smoking to lung disease and the 1968 report counters that no causal link is proven. It asserts smoking contributes to cardiovascular disease and especially coronary death, and notes life expectancy drops by about eight years for heavy smokers and four for light smokers among young men.
Word confirms Ensign C W Huntsberry is newly promoted to Lt jg in the U S Naval Reserves. He serves as a supply officer in the Seabees and is stationed at Gulfpoint Mississippi. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W E Huntsberry. The Star Files notes several local movements including Mrs Thomas B Byrd and daughter Lucy Mitchell heading to New York City, and Lt Comdr W P McGuire and family returning to Washington.
A speaker contrasts aristocrats who avoid labor with Western democracies where work is a duty. He recalls a rich executive who sat at a desk, set prices, and pressured suppliers, earning high pay while not touching factories. He argues work defines social class rather than birth.
President Johnson and Thieu will meet in Hawaii to protect Thieu from domestic extremist pressure and avoid antiwar backlash in Washington. The decision centers on Thieu’s political safety and preserving a democratic South Vietnam amid U.S. protest activity.
Dr Brandstadt explains that hysterectomy can cause surgical menopause and outlines symptoms and hormone therapy options. He notes some symptoms arise from aging, discusses daily versus intermittent hormone use, and cautions about pregnancy after prolonged amenorrhea. The column also covers male menopause and cesarean considerations.
A list of ten trivia prompts scores and origins. Questions cover famous quotes authors and historic events including who spoke Go west young man and the writer of Diary of a Young Girl. Other items ask about Vietnam demarcation lines and Lincoln debates with various figures.
A reader argues gun laws fail to curb violence with New York’s Sullivan Act cited. The writer claims communists and propaganda threaten U.S. society, urges enforcing existing laws, and warns against immigrant-driven subversion while resisting gun ownership loss.
The Look magazine piece and Pearl Cambridge report quote Johnson telling Humphrey he is tired and aging, fearing he could not endure another term amid Vietnam turmoil. The article argues health concerns and political realities shaped his withdrawal, aiming to preserve peace and Democratic prospects.
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