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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1968
Page
4
The notice lists subscription and mailing rates for readers in Virginia and surrounding areas, with prices for one week one month and one year by city carrier and by mail. It includes contact numbers for News and Advertising and Business and provides the address of Natl Rep Bottinelli and Gallagher Inc in New York. The issue date is Saturday July 27 1968.
The article notes farm costs rising faster than income with June gains in machinery auto supplies and building materials outpacing a 1.5 percent rise in prices received by farmers. It cites three times as many substandard rural homes as urban and urges the farmer to do more than break even to preserve national abundance.
The Committee for Economic Development concludes 1966-67 education spending near 48.8 billion primarily funds public schools but fails to ensure quality. It faults teacher ability and administrative competence, urging reforms and new teaching methods like team teaching amid rising parental tax concerns.
PVT Cletus Triplett 19 son of Herbert R Triplett is home from the wars with three stars on his African campaign ribbon signaling participation in three major engagements. Otis Sargent named Handley High School track coach after Hunter Maddox left for service. A city ordinance borrows 25000 to cover current expenses as council convenes in special session.
The piece argues life follows a pattern evidenced by nature and providence. It claims a divine destiny shapes human ends, noting even every hair on the head is numbered to show every part of the universe is connected. It concludes that embracing this pattern brings liberty and peace.
Two presidential hopefuls Wallace and McCarthy gain large audiences by voicing hardline stances on law and order and Vietnam. Wallace promises strong police action and federal force to restore order, while McCarthy advocates withdrawal from Vietnam, appealing to draft-age voters and those tired of Asian entanglements. Neither Nixon nor Humphrey offers concrete programs, boosting Wallace and McCarthy’s apparent appeal.
HAL BOYLE notes that middle age should be a badge of experience not a defeat and offers humorous maxims about avoiding disguise. The piece cites cultural touchstones and personal anecdotes to argue aging can be something to celebrate rather than hide.
Williams argues George Wallace's third party bid hurts Republican aims in Southern and border states by splitting conservative white voters. He says Wallace's presence could also drive urban Northern whites away from Democrats, potentially aiding Nixon in key states.
Wayne G Brandstadt MD outlines hypnosis as a dental aid. It promises painless long procedures and behavior modification, describing patient responsiveness, safe anesthesia, and a sample session with a patient named Mrs. D. Readers are invited to send questions to Dr Lawrence for general dental health topics.
Short quiz prompts daily scoring from memory genius to good with ten questions. It lists ten trivia items asking Year of Thanksgiving first celebrated, two Declaration signers who became presidents, impeachment body, National Bureau of Standards department, noted man who declined State Secretary post, last Moorish city in Spain, Cinderella’s coach material, definition of lapidary, Biblical locusts and honey, and the bird that can fly backward.
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