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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
4
The article reflects on rapid progress since the industrial age and predicts future advances from space and ocean exploration. It notes synthetic fibers and new metals transforming industry and housing, with by products from space aiding consumer tech and questions what ocean exploration will yield for civilization.
Science discovers edible algae as a future food source. Algae in tanks may yield high protein with breeding, offering up to 200 tons per acre when flooded. Cultivation could also boost atmospheric oxygen. Questions of taste remain.
The piece argues that participatory democracy and participatory administration are utopian concepts linked to the so called new left and radical students. It contrasts ancient Greek democracy with modern impossibilities and labels true democracy as unattainable, noting admiration for communist states in some circles.
The Alexandria wedding of St Philip B. Glaize and Miss Dorothy Nichols Harrison drew guests including Mrs Fred I Glaize Sr Mr and Mrs Fred L Glaize Jr Miss Mary Warden Boyd of Washington and Lt and Mrs Hugh Powell of Norfolk. Also noted was a motorcycle accident on Route 50 with minor injuries and wartime news on National Guard calls and troop movements.
A narrator recalls attending an opera from the front row and realizing proximity dulls appeal. Details include stage actions by the stage manager and prompter, with reflections on how too much visibility spoils mystery and interest. The piece cautions against exposing every facet of life.
Henry J. Taylor argues that the Constitution grounds American governance not the people. He recalls Daniel Webster at Bunker Hill and warns colleges fail to require American history, weakening citizenship and future progress. The piece contends the nation was won in men’s minds, not battles alone.
A reader writes against President Johnson's gun law proposals. The letter argues the measures violate the Constitution and appear reactionary and poorly considered due to their extremity.
The column notes historic events on June 28 1914 1778 1838 1919 1941 and 1945 from Archduke Francis Ferdinand to MacArthur. It also quotes a reader letter criticizing gun registration and urging lawmakers to vote nay citing constitutional fears and anti gun control sentiment.
On the anniversary of Bunker Hill the piece argues the Constitution was designed to restrain lawmakers, not citizens. It laments liberal judicial overreach and warns that Supreme Court twists threaten freedoms and risk anarchy. It cites Washington, Webster, and Rousseau to urge accountability and proper constitutional use.
Dr Brandstadt explains nephritis as the modern name for Brights disease and states it is not hereditary. It often follows streptococcic sore throat scarlet fever or rheumatic fever and can lead to uremia when kidney function fails. Treatments include low protein diets and, in some cases, kidney blood-supply restoration or dialysis.
A quiz asks ten questions on general knowledge from a vintage test. It lists scoring by daily answers and hints at page 2 for correct answers. Questions cover poetry, animal breeds, U S political history, a famous robbery city, diet roles, common names, early New England settlements, voting ages, salt water desalination, and volume conversion.
Washington weighs the rise of George Wallace on the right and a possible fourth party bid, as Eugene McCarthy faces threats of a party split if the convention rejects him. The piece criticizes McCarthy's rhetoric and Vietnam stance, warning of Balkanization of American politics and citing Wallace era parallels.
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