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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1973
Page
4
Cleveland Museum curator John Cooney warns that most ancient art materials in the U.S. are smuggled and that legality hinges on customs declarations. He notes high value pieces may be stolen even if import appears legal and that returning illicit items would empty museum walls.
The article notes U S farming acreage trends with a slight drop in farm count over two decades as millions of farms disappear. It highlights consolidation into larger units, persistent federal support, and questions future surplus for aid programs amid rising production and potential policy changes.
Alarm rises over barbiturate and other drug overdoses fueling personal crises and fatal accidents. Experts note drugged driving and teen experimentation as key dangers. Parents and teachers urged to report misuse and watch for odd behavior. IRS census prompts asks students to declare home addresses on tax returns and list campus towns as home.
Announcement names Miss Brooke Randolph Farland daughter of the U S ambassador as Queen of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The ceremony was led by Mrs. Massie Jr director of the Department of the Queen and Her Court.<> The report notes no new information on the Double Toll Gate slaying.
The meditation reflects on praying for friends and foes and for great enterprises that could shape humanity. It cites Thomas Browne on the need for social fellowship in prayer and the idea that more is accomplished by prayer than the world realizes, urging belief in miraculous outcomes.
Gray cooperated with congressional investigators to reveal bureau files linking some of Nixon's close associates to political espionage. Democrats welcome the disclosure while the White House frets at increased scrutiny of the FBI. A recall to Hoover era secrecy follows references to the 1950 McCarthyite push and sanitized summaries.
Washington officials warn motorists may face gasoline shortages this summer due to refinery cutbacks for distillates and cold weather. Acting OEP Director Darrell M. Trent says rationing is very unlikely and jawboning is favored to reduce driving and boost efficiency while demand climbs from 1971 to 1973.
David Smith recounts youth hosteling in Europe with 75 000 passholders in the US and 2 million globally while Laguna era travel details and Tangier misadventures unfold. The piece shifts to oil output projections 1985 and Senate calls for Alaska pipeline and energy policy reforms. It also includes a quiz score guide and political letters urging Roger Koontz's Richmond candidacy amid Watergate era disclosures.
Hal Boyle muses that memory is the most popular form of travel, outpacing visits to Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls. He notes shared scenes of porch talk, Granny’s pipe, medicine anecdotes, and a vanished era as a nostalgic panorama of everyday life. Each vignette underscores memory as a personal journey.
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