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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1969
Page
4
News editor notice details subscription rates and billing terms with pricing for yearly six months and monthly options. It lists national representatives Bottinelli and Gallagher Inc. and mail postage details in Winchester Virginia.
National Highway Safety Bureau funds Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory to simulate car human body collisions by computer. Researchers seek injury causes and design changes to protect pedestrians and occupants, while acknowledging unavoidable accidents and rising highway congestion. Separate concerns note Apollo lunar contamination risks from landing craft propellants and potential lunar germs.
The Internal Revenue Service erased 169 million dollars in debt from 444 individuals last year. The list, presented by Senator John Williams of Delaware, includes figures tied to gambling, embezzlement and other easy earnings. IRS head Randolph Thrower notes accounts can be reactivated if the person can resume payments.
The Star Files notes invitations have been issued for the June 24 wedding at Braddock Street Methodist Church. Additional items include garden renovations at Rouss Park opening June 22, Betty Jane Gearing named Senior Leader, Pavey Lupton receiving the Principal's Medal for Scholarship and the Latin Medal, repairs at City Hall, Friendship Fire Company joining Cumberland Valley Firemen’s Convention in Keyser July 3 to 5, and property sale in Stephens City.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on rapid world change and future possibilities from lunar missions to interplanetary contact. He recalls past skepticism toward flight and Horseless carriages, arguing progress could bring astonishing advances in the next fifty to one hundred years. He questions human readiness to meet and converse with extraterrestrials.
Washington reports a widening Soviet led drive to recognize the Viet Cong provisional government in South Vietnam. Moscow praises the move as uniting four fifths of South Vietnam under a provisional regime. American sources expect more countries to recognize the government, expanding a coalition aimed at domination of the peninsula.
HAL BOYLE notes odd ideas from history and science. He recalls Peter the Great’s 18th century medal for drunken Russians, weighs NASA’s concern over sunlight pressure, and muses that calmer civilization could reduce violence while marking Oregon’s 50th anniversary of the state gasoline tax starting in 1919.
An analysis notes the Viet Cong regime seeking parity with Saigon at the Paris Conference and warns that U S policy faces open hostility from several nations. It questions Congress advocates for trade barriers while Soviet bloc powers back North Vietnam with military aid and a puppet regime.
Wayne G Brandstandt offers safety guidance for boaters amid millions of recreational craft. He stresses operator vigilance, proper equipment like life preservers and fire extinguishers, and recommends buoyant vests for children and nonswimmers.
Henry J. Taylor recounts being formally blocked from Hungary after travel agency IBUSZ demanded advance payments and hotel reservations. He notes embassy protests by Ambassador MacArthur II and Deputy Chief Meehan, and cites warnings of surveillance and censorship by the Hungarian regime.
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