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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1973
Page
4
The shift to voluntarism raises steep manpower costs. Per person military cost rose from 8100 in 1965 to 18300 today. For fiscal 1973 extra costs reached 2.7 billion, with total manpower costs 1964–73 up from 22 to 40 billion while armed forces fell by 300000.
The article notes warm spring conditions despite Easter on April 22. Crocuses and early bulbs bloom, trees budding, lilacs swelling, and grass turning green. Wet winter keeps ground soggy and may delay planting. mild trends unlikely to last beyond May.
An urging piece notes dangerous blind intersections where stop signs are not visible from the through road and calls for cutting back banks to improve sight lines. It warns of recurring injuries and deaths and urges authorities to act.
Henry J. Taylor recalls the 1898 Manila Bay victory led by Admiral George Dewey. The piece links Dewey to U S history and notes the battle’s stunning tactics and casualties zero for Americans while depicting the broader Spanish American War events and Dewey’s enduring honors.
Washington report details the push to extend federal aid for the aged at a $1.4 billion three year cost. Republicans criticize wasteful programs like gerontology centers while Democrats tout community service jobs aiding elders in Dayton Bridgeport North Carolina and Detroit.
The article notes 16 year old James Wood High School junior Miss Lynn Marks winning Miss H J C Home Show 1963. A diagram shows a new presidential retreat on Rattlesnake Mountain near Middleburg with first family moving in within weeks. The house is planned by Mrs Kennedy with Keith Williams of Winchester assisting. The Creedle Triplets Betty Jean Carroll Ann Temple Lee carry the train for Queen Shenandoah XXI. They are five years old and 43 inches tall. Mild weather with possible Easter showers forecast five days out.
The meditation argues peace requires sacrifice mirroring Christ’s cross. True peace comes not from talk but action and self denial. World peace demands equal or greater sacrifice than armaments and weapons. Each person must bear a cross in some form.
Local newspaper masthead lists circulation and contact details for Winchester publication. Jack F Davis serves as General Manager and Executive Editor, with daily operation excluding Sundays.
James J. Kilpatrick recounts a Greece pilgrimage from Phaistos in Crete to Knossos and the Argive plain. He reflects on ancient kings and myths, Renaissance landscapes, and the current question of what our civilization leaves behind. The piece ends with a quiz on general knowledge.
A New York AP piece examines the perils of offhand comments and how seemingly casual remarks can backfire. It lists humorous examples to illustrate the potential consequences of speaking before thinking.
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