Unsolved Fire Problem Careless Smoking Seen as Major Fire Cause
The article argues careless smoking is America’s top fire menace. It notes smoking materials spark more than half of fires in homes and elsewhere, yet firefighters lack solutions. It describes habitual, distracted smoking, risk at home, and legal limits on bed smoking in hotels, urging action to reduce deaths and property loss.
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America
Rhodesia
Zambia
Soviet Union
China
Tanzania
Russia
Richard Sharples
Bermuda
Tracing the World Violence Network
A fragmentary overview links multiple international killings from Lod Airport to Belfast and Khartoum. The piece notes no proof of a global conspiracy but cites hints of loose links among terrorist groups across the globe.
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Washington
Tel Aviv
Lod
Belfast
Khartoum
Bermuda
Government House
Uruguay
People’s Prison
Canada
Quebec
Israel
Lebanon
Clarke County rezoning dispute stirs public debate over mountain land
Letters to the editor discuss Shenandoah Retreat Land Corporation's rezoning bid from agricultural to residential on mountain land. Critics warn of high density development, increased public costs, and misleading sales practices, urging careful long term planning and consideration of taxes, schools, and services.
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Board of Supervisors
Clarke County
Shenandoah Retreat Land Corporation
Berryville
Leesburg
Purcellville
Winchester
No Substitute for Human Thinking in the Computer Age
The piece argues that machines cannot replace imagination or originality. While computers excel at calculation, they lack creativity and the human brain remains the ultimate arbiter of progress.
Educating youth in consumer economics in high school
A consumer affairs writer urges high school instruction in consumer economics to prepare students for credit use, packaging complexity, and modern shopping pitfalls. It argues that frugality and quality judgment remain essential in an affluent society and that economics becomes more meaningful when paired with intelligent consumer training.
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Ours
Soviet San Marino pact bans bacteriological weapons
The Soviet Union and San Marino signed an accord prohibiting development production and stockpiling of bacteriological weapons. The tiny republic with 23.5 square miles and 180 soldiers may feel more secure though residents face mixed feelings about the pact and its significance.
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Soviet Union
Republic of
San Marino
Republic
Democratic Sheriff Candidate Fahnestock Enters Frederick Race
Star Files DAVID FAHNESTOCK of Stephenson announced his candidacy as a Democrat for sheriff of Frederick County. A $215000 building fund campaign was launched by First Presbyterian Church of Winchester members at a Lee Jackson Restaurant dinner. R E Aylor was elected president with Howard Massie and P F E Lineburg as vice presidents of Stephens City Fire Company. Byron O Brumback of Middletown was chosen to succeed C E Staples as Frederick County Board of Agriculture chairman.
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David Fahnestock
Stephenson
Frederick County
First Presbyterian Church of
Winchester
Lee-Jackson
R. E. Aylor
Howard Massie
P. F E. Lineburg
Stephens City Fire Company
Byron O. Brumback
Middletown
C. E. Staples
Frederick County Board of Agriculture
Daily Meditation on Born Again Spiritual Transformation
The piece speaks of true religion as an inward heart state based on firm convictions. It asserts spiritual processes empower believers to triumph over life and find a new reality and gladness. It describes rebirth as a miracle and the Spirit’s transformation changing moods, ideals, and actions, leading to a born again life.
IQ Test Preview and Daily Scoring Guide
How to score an IQ test over ten days with daily grades from Memory Genius to Good. Includes 10 questions on literature boxing religion geography and language plus a page 2 answer key reference. Identifies topics from Carroll to Hull and tapioca roots to Hawaiian phrases.
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Lewis Carroll
Jim Jeffries
Mississippi River
John the Baptist
Cordell Hull
Richard
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