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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1971
Page
4
Michigan State University professor Maynard A. Miller says a 90 year climate cycle alternates between cold wet and hot dry. He places the world now in the cold wet half with a cooling phase ending around 1958 and notes no near term Ice Age. The predictions rest on historical calculations from the glaciological and arctic environment institute.
The article notes 500000 to one million people may vanish this year. Some disappear briefly, others vanish permanently, often due to despair and choosing a new life elsewhere. It argues there is no law against disappearing and police may close cases if no crime is found.
Postal officials report mixed results from AP tests on zip code usage in mail delivery. Seven of ten nonzip letters reached destinations as fast or faster than comparable mail with zip codes. Air mail showed little advantage for extra four cents. Regular mail matched air mail timing for half the letters, with 10 percent arriving first. Officials say time driven mechanization may still justify zip codes.
The iceberg season this year is expected to produce fewer sightings but remains active until July. Icebergs continue to threaten navigation after the Titanic disaster, which sank with heavy loss after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage. When bergs flood lanes, freighters are rerouted south of danger as warmer weather drives ice southward from Greenland.
BEN BELCHIC spoke at the March American Legion Auxiliary meeting hosted by Mrs. Harry L. McCann. James Fleming attended a Beta Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter event and presented the film Camp Easter Seal. Richard Ellsasser, renowned organist, will perform at Shenandoah College with a master class for local organists during his visit. Henry S. Jenkins of National Fruit Product Co. announced higher tomato prices for contract growers from $32 to $36 per ton for No. 1 and $20 to $23 for No. 2. Alma Orndorff elected president of the Albin Home Demonstration Club, with officers Mrs. John Clayton, Mrs. Lewis Hudson, and Mrs. Carlton Hawkins.
A historical meditation argues that funding and efficient management are essential for independent colleges. It warns that neglecting education endangers liberty and progress, while excessive control risks tyranny and unrest.
President Nixon asks Congress to replace federal grants with a 2.566 billion dollar annual special revenue sharing program for urban transit airports highway safety and related needs. He argues local control will spur experimentation and local input while protecting each state’s current funding level.
A guest column by Senator Abraham Ribicoff discusses journalism's role in reporting bad news, government censorship, and the public’s reluctance to read unsettling stories. He cites My Lai skepticism, calls for objective reporting, and comments on a new transportation funding plan balancing local needs with federal oversight.
President Nixon, viewed as restoring bipartisan foreign policy, reaffirms a stance of strength in U.S. relations with the Communist world and emphasizes collective security over partisanship. He argues that cooperation with allies rests on national defense and broad American unity beyond party lines.
A review shows 25 major American corporations paid 6.3 billion dollars in taxes in 1967. Federal spending in education reached 5 billion and public welfare 3.5 billion as government roles expand with welfare state ideas.
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