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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1973
Page
4
The article notes Skylab’s planned May 14 first flight and a second crew later in the year with an on call backup. It contrasts with a minor 4.0 Northeastern U S quake that woke millions, caused no injuries, and prompted thoughts on future major quakes in the region. It cites Dr B F Howell of Penn State as predicting overdue events.
Luncheon speakers argue for a national holiday on election day with polls open 24 hours and nationwide voter registration and computer tabulation. They cite high literacy but low turnout in the United States versus Europe, noting nonvoters still participate when issues affect them.
The piece ponders when the United States will send a human to Mars. It notes the first traveler may be a student today. It predicts the 20th century laid groundwork while the late 20th and early 21st centuries will surpass prior eras in opening doors to new frontiers of knowledge.
Cullman County Alabama sits on the Cumberland Plateau with timber coal and TVA power fueling growth. From 1960 to 1970 more than twenty companies located there, expanding operations and lifting income retail sales bank deposits population and school enrollment. Every 100 new factory workers add about 1 036 000 in personal income annually and spur an additional retail establishment.
In private remarks Premier Chou En-lai downplayed border incidents and warned of concern over Manchuria. He cited the long Russia China border from Irkutsk to the Pacific and noted Moscow's reach to Vladivostok and New York distance as strategic pressure points.
A St. Louis survey of 53 voters shows Nixon's broad approval yet fear of unchecked executive control. Voters favor Congress controlling spending, with 66 for Congress’ trust versus 70 for Nixon. The piece notes mixed reactions among Democrats who back Nixon, and a call for checks and balances amid impoundment concerns.
A bomb threat was received at Handley High School at 12 45 p m while about 1400 students were in class or lunch. The district faced a day of snowfall and disrupted activities amid attempts to ensure school safety. Rex Bowen of the Brooklyn Dodgers was set to speak at a dinner for the Exhausted Roosters, a group of longtime JBT members over 36. A Frederick County supervisor announced reelection plans as an Independent candidate. A city recreation board meeting adjourned without setting a baseball park schedule for the coming season.
The piece states that the Bible presents God’s wrath as real yet compatible with love. It warns that rejection leads to eternal sorrow while repentance brings forgiveness and restoration. It cautions against sentimentality eroding true religious seriousness.
A quiz guidance page outlines scoring based on 100 questions with daily ratings from Memory Genius to Good. It lists sample questions on apiculture, Boer War location, Scotland’s position, bamboo type, U.S. voting gender balance, cream separator principle, Shakespeare’s birthplace, a medieval ditch, Susan B Anthony’s movement, and pecks per bushel.
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