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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1971
Page
4
Winchester editorial argues against a massively tax financed SST project, calling it non essential and wasteful amid deficits. It cites Dr. George B. Kistiskowski opposition on resource waste, noise from sonic booms, fuel use, and air pollution, referencing Concorde tests and urban impact.
The Apollo, described as the largest U.S. fishing ship, was seized 130 miles offshore by Ecuador. Ecuador demands a 157000 ransom within five days or face further action, marking the 25th U.S. boat seized this year. The incident involves former U S patrol escort ships and follows a January fine of 92000. The State Department advises fleets to ignore Ecuadorian claims while Washington covers the fines.
The guest column argues for broader public disclosure in foreign and domestic matters. Senator Clifford P. Case proposes bills to require public reports to Congress on U S commitments abroad and to disclose foreign economic and military assistance.
In Atlanta's capitol spring of 1971 a visible New South takes hold with Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter pushing racial conciliation, school reform, and government modernization while battles over public disclosure and reform unfold. Carter appoints a black aide and a Negro on the Pardon and Parole Board as debates on reading remediation and a strong pollution law proceed amid resistance.
Observers skeptical of earlier escape news now report Kudirka located in a Vilna prison cell after return to the Soviet Union. Conflicting accounts say his wife and children may be missing or have visited him weeks earlier amid widespread searches of relatives by Soviet secret police.
Gerald L. Goodman will host the Miss Winchester Beauty Pageant sponsored by the Winchester Jaycettes on March 25 at Shenandoah College. The Shenandoah Apple Blossoms Festival offers an all expense paid tour of Colonial Williamsburg as top prize in the fifth annual Apple Pie Baking Contest for area high school girls.
A meditation on peace urging personal inner peace as the foundation for wider harmony. It argues that without peace in the heart and in daily environments such as home and work, national and international peace cannot endure, and calls individuals to pursue and use peace actively.
The article argues Nixon is not a chameleon but a man of fixed beliefs. It cites interviews with Worsthorne and Sulzberger, showing a consistent stance on welfare, self-reliance, and U.S. global leadership. It frames his domestic values and Pax Americana outlook as intertwined with political strategy.
Quiz scales IQ from 100 questions across ten days with daily scores. Ranks include Memory Genius for nine or ten correct, Very Superior for seven or eight, Excellent for five or six, Good for four, with answers on page two. The questions span history science and language.
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