Parks and billboards frame a summer editorial mix
An editorial piece reflections on national parks drawing 100 million visitors, praising the National Park Service since 1916 and the value of outdoor leisure. It also discusses the 1965 Highway Beautification Act billboard phaseout, anti billboard activism, and art driven billboards in New York. It ends with notes on bank holdups and changing crime patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. National Parks
National Park Service
Park Service
Bird Johnson
Congress
Freeport
Transportation
John A. Volpe
Michigan
Joseph Jones
Lansing
New York
Linda Charleston
Manhattan
West Side Highway
Sharon Harvey
Tanya
Sharon
White House Gains Break Over May Day Riots Handling
President Nixon receives relief from critics as the May Day riots response is praised for a large scale dispersal of 20 000 protesters with no loss of life or serious injuries. Support from antiwar and liberal lawmakers is notably muted while some figures previously critical of security measures defend the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
United States
Richard Kleindienst
District of Columbia
White House
Kleindienst
Democratic Party
Letters compare Rennie Davis coverage with ordinary citizens
A reader argues that news values favor dramatic figures like Rennie Davis over ordinary contributors. The letter contrasts personal sacrifice and public service, including work at a mental institution and the Pentagon, with demonstrations and asks for recognition of less notorious, constructive civic effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Mekong Delta
Washington
Pentagon
Rennie
MISS MAE ELIZABETH CARPER WEDS GILBERT E. SINE AT MARKET STREET METHODIST
Miss Mae Elizabeth Carper daughter of Rev and Mrs Arthur Carper of Stephens City became the bride of Gilbert Eugene Sine son of Mr and Mrs William Eugene Sine of this city in the Market Street Methodist Church. The Stonewall District Ruritan Club began planting 15 acres of corn the proceeds from grain sales will aid public projects and the county public school dental clinic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Elizabeth Carper
Arthur Carper
Stephens City
Gilbert Eugene Sine
William Eugene Sine
Market Street
Stonewall District Ruritan
Ann Peer
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chimney Rocks
The Prince of Peace and World War in History
A meditation on Isaiah 9 6 7 describing the Prince of Peace and the expanding reign of peace amid ongoing wars. The piece argues against blanket pacifism while noting humanity’s readiness to defend nations, and warns against assuming hopelessness in a world of conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Peace
The Big Question About Potential 1972 Democratic Nominees
Nearly a dozen Democrats are named as 1972 contenders with Hubert Humphrey viewed as the most logical nominee. The piece weighs candidate experience, party unity, and how economic and Vietnam War issues may shape the race and voters’ trust in the presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
White House
Hubert Humphrey
America
Democrats
Eight Cent Stamp Goes Unshocked by Rising Costs
The piece notes the eight cent stamp does not cause public alarm amid rising living costs. It reflects on past prices from three cent stamps to a penny box of matches and observes the shift to self service stores. A trivia score section follows with ten questions and varied results.
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Memphis
Tenn
Philadelphia
Helen
Rutherford
Patrick Joseph
Hungary
Virginia
America
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Winchester Evening Star
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William S. White
Vietnam
Justice Department
John Mitchell
Sen
George McGovern
Ella
the Star
Rennie Davis
Clarke
Lt. Calley
Peace Corps
Hugh M. Baker, Jr
Berryville
Army
The
Winchester Star
Winchester
Archibald Magill Smith
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Episcopal Female Institute
Professor Smith
Mt. Hebron
John A. Smith, Jr
Jefferson Ave
Charles Town
W. Va
Edmund Muskie
John Tunney
California
Mitchenn
Pixies
By Wohl
Tm Hog U.S. Pot. of
United Festure Syndicate, Inc
Ethel Cooper
Winchester and
Madison College
Lola Petrie
Rene McNally
Eleanor Mccartney
Jerry Cather
Danville
Averett College
June Cline
Roanoke College
Earl L. Douglas
By David Lawrence
MR. Humphrey
Richard Nixon
George Wallace
Alabama
South
Humphrey
I.Q
Kent St
Advertising and Business
Jack F. Davis
Eugene P. Miller
Douglas B. O’connell
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