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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1969
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star lists staff including Jack F. Davis as general manager and executive editor and Douglas B. O Connell as managing editor. It provides subscription rates for in state, out of state, and motor carrier editions and notes mailing details. The notice reflects standard publication information and regional pricing.
The article compares ambulance charges across cities, noting base rates from New York at 42 dollars with extra fees for oxygen and lights. It links higher costs to inflation and supply shortages in medical staff, and suggests a need for more trained personnel to ease demand and costs. It then describes a new misdemeanor handling system using crime tickets tested in San Francisco and New York, detailing how tickets replace arrests with court appearances and officer efficiency gains.
Testimony before a House Appropriations subcommittee last May debated the exact relation ship rule for cohabiting nonrelatives. A. Ross Eckler said couples could report a common law marriage if a relationship existed. Rep. Mark Andrews suggested issuing a press release to urge people to hurry back to where they belong.
Seven fire companies fought to save the Goose Creek Country Club house near Leesburg but the structure burned to the ground. Other items note a new book by Dr. Garland R. Quarles, a local political candidacy in Frederick County, wartime paper salvaging work, Wardensville business district reconstruction after a April fire, a citation to Home Demonstration Clubs by the U.S. Treasury for war finance cooperation.
An elderly couple built a home around a few pieces of furniture and find they cannot fit them through a door. The message compares attachment to outdated prejudices and fallacies with junk furniture that should be discarded in a modern setting.
A reflective piece on the Apollo 11 liftoff weighing science, priorities, and human meaning. It ponders whether space achievement justifies earthly costs, urges a broader view of progress, and contemplates humanity’s ascent toward new realms and eventual return to Earth.
William S. White describes a two act two plot Senate clash over extending the 10 percent tax surcharge. Mansfield Kennedy push delay for tax reform clashes with House and Long leadership amid leadership upheaval and rising friction within the Democratic bloc.
A reader asks if two impacted lower wisdom teeth require extraction. The dentist should decide after evaluation, noting that in middle age such teeth may not need removal unless they cause pericoronitis or other issues. Fully erupted wisdom teeth can be troublesome and often are wasted space.
HAL BOYLE’s column reflects on ego, nature, and social quirks with wry observations. It contrasts human foibles with the indifferent natural world and offers sharp, humorous takes on marriage, wealth, and behavior. The piece ends with a short note on a carnival by Dick Turner.
A list of ten quiz questions with multiple choice outcomes and a note to turn to page 2 for core answers. Topics include surveying terms, animal breeds, earth metals, biennial plants, causes of fires, citizenship residency, Mt. Rushmore location, first US President, cricket chirping, and vacuum physics.
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