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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1970
Page
4
The Justice Department offered rules to prevent gunplay but left key questions unanswered. It urged police to deter violence while protecting civil rights, yet gave no clear method to preempt volatile crowds or address sniper threats and arsonists. Officials say showing force in numbers and swift action minimizes violence.
A cynic says outrageous behavior fails in a society craving novelty. Yet many individuals persist in bizarre outfits and mystic pursuits, hoping to stand out. The piece argues loneliness of rebellion amid louder rivals and ever-shifting vogue.
An New England firm explores lines of self destructing items as novelty house aids while critics joke about indispensability. The Supreme Court delays capital punishment ruling until October, delaying executions for three years and weighing jury discretion and mitigating evidence issues in death penalty cases.
The Star Files reports that The Rev. Melford W. Walker pastor of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and social studies teacher at Douglas School is invited to join the Virginia Union University faculty in Richmond effective September 1960. A fire on the D K Russell place near Grimes caused $15,000 to $18,000 damage to a barn and contents. Mrs. Leslie Orndorff resigns after seven years as supervisor of Evans Children's Home. Fay Virginia Patton announces engagement to Staff Sergeant George Lewis Werdig now residing in Winchester. The Navy says the aircraft carrier Saratoga sustained major early battle damage at Iwo Jima but is repaired and back in action.
A meditation on delayed cures and ongoing global ills. It argues that humans cannot control timetable or outcomes and urges faith, patience, and personal effort while recognizing divine will and the ongoing work of scientists and physicians.
Henry J. Taylor argues Argentina's political and fiscal chaos stems from long term deficit spending and bloated public payrolls. He notes 1966 and 1967 peso devaluations, meatless days, and Peronist influence, warning such drift could mirror American mistakes if not checked.
HAL BOYLE reflects that childhood remains the most talked about subject as people reveal memories to thaw reserve. He quotes Wordsworth on the child being father to the man and notes how childhood wealth, simple games, and first crushes linger, while adults seem pompous and forget their own youth.
In the Peru earthquake disaster Cuba sends aid while the United States weighs a humanitarian response led by private citizens. President Nixon has allocated 10 million dollars for relief and volunteers are urged to help through the Peace Corps and national volunteer center.
Sam Huff left a failed congressional bid and returned to the Washington Redskins as a linebacker coach. He recalls Farmington with 700 residents where a pig roast for his opponent occurred two days before the election and recounts labor union tensions and voter misdirection.
Dr Brandstadt notes rubella vaccine is safe for women of childbearing age only when pregnancy is unlikely for three months. Best given after childbirth before hospital discharge to protect fetus.
A 100 question daily scoring scheme labels 9 10 correct as Memory Genius 7 8 as Very Superior 5 6 as Excellent 4 as Good. Page 2 lists correct answers and ten sample questions on topics from geography to literature and law.
Classified note lists Advertising and Business line with two phone numbers 667-3211 and 667-3200 and states establishment since 1896 with a readership over 55 000.
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