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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1979
Page
4
The article notes Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini confiscating Tehran hotel wine, dumping millions in liquor, and mass executions while pushing strict abstinence. It questions hypocrisy between religious prohibition and reported executions and justice.
Letters defend the Council on Alcoholism and denounce interdictive aims while criticizing judges and public policy on Alaska wilderness. Don H. Richardson, M.D., and Robert E. Rose emphasize treatment over jail and warn against neglecting conservation amid political battles. The correspondence covers alcohol rehabilitation, environmental votes, and legislative outcomes.
The document lists staff roles for the Winchester Evening Star including Thomas T. General Manager Roy E. Potts III Managing Editor Lewis H. Ebert Advertising Director Eugene P. Miller Wire Editor David O. Loomis Editorial Page Editor and publication details for Winchester Virginia with the office address and contact number.
Walter E. Williams argues that liberal sympathy for the poor and minorities fuels a new form of dependency and political power. He contrasts Calvinist self-reliance with modern welfare rhetoric, warning that compassionate language can mask manipulation and erode individual responsibility. Columnist James J. Kilpatrick is on vacation.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Arkansas Republicans quietly undermine Reagan by abolishing the state primary in favor of a backroom delegate system. Connally gains as Reagan aides in Los Angeles miss developing the shift, signaling a broader erosion of Reagan's southern base ahead of Alabama and Georgia contests. The Mississippi scene mirrors concerns as Connally steadily gains momentum.
A humorous letter notes Shakespeare debated turning Hamlet into a musical. It cites changes like renaming the title, shifting Denmark to Italy, beefing Ophelia’s songs, cutting deaths, and shortening soliloquies to suit musical theater while preserving the joke that the line To be or not to be could not be sung. The piece ends with playful quips about lyricists and public reception.
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