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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1970
Page
4
Editorial page from the Winchester Evening Star dated Thursday June 18 1970 presents opinions and commentary. The piece reflects local issues and community concerns of the era with editorials likely addressing civic matters and public policy.
A physicist at the Third Cambridge Conference attributes a weakening gravitational binding in the Milky Way. The piece then shifts to Jordan’s King Hussein facing Palestinian pressure, warfare in Amman, and regional instability with Soviet opportunities looming.
Studies show many students who quit before finishing a four year course later return to complete studies. Princeton found over half of its dropouts re enrolled, with others finishing at different schools. Yale Illinois and two British schools show the same pattern. Educators see dropout as a potential outlet and note returning students gain confidence and clearer vocational plans.
The Latin coup removes Juan Carlos Ongania after a regime likened to Peron. The junta cites a restoration of representative government, but critics doubt democracy will follow. The world watches if the military rulers act on their stated intent.
The U S Senate blocks an attempt to curb Nixon’s authority to reenter Cambodia during the Vietnam War. A blend of isolationist views and pro war rhetoric frames the issue as a republican test and affects perceptions of leadership, with soldiers in Vietnam sending home poems urging remembrance.
Henry J. Taylor argues against student protests undermining education and praises disciplined teaching. He warns that universities fail when trustees and faculty duck responsibility and refuse to manage amid demonstrations. He cites Brewster Pusey and Toole to stress education as drawing out excellence and requiring self discipline.
In his Q and A column Wayne G Brandstadt M D explains that a man with one testicle removed still produces sperm for both sexes and that undescended testicles raise cancer risk but do not always affect fertility. He notes hydroceles can be treated by drainage or sac inversion and urges medical follow up for symptoms suggesting cancer or infection.
A reader quiz presents ten questions on geography science and history. It asks if the St Lawrence source is in Canada or the U S and inquires about Fiji island counts and iceberg visibility and other trivia with answers on page 2.
LT COL MIFFLIN B. CLOWE JR commander of the Virginia National Guard unit has been promoted to Colonel, the first in the local force to reach this rank. CAPT ROBERT F. MANUEL awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in combat.
The meditation argues self denial aids happiness while acting without purpose leads to discontent. It warns against hypocrisy and selfishness as core causes of misfortune, noting how people seek control in grand or trivial spheres and urging honest self inventory. The piece ends with a call to reflect rather than demand attention.
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