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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1971
Page
4
The Judicial Conference of the United States voted to shrink federal civil trial juries from twelve to six. Six man juries have been tried in some districts, and six will likely become standard, reducing juror costs by about four million dollars and speeding trials.
Congress debates a 10 percent Social Security increase funded by raising the wage base from 7800 to 9000 dollars while keeping the 5.2 percent tax. The change would lift annual taxes by about 164.80 dollars per worker, at a time of high unemployment, prompting calls to balance payouts with tempered tax growth.
The walls of the Leslie D. Kline Elementary School West of James Wood High School are going up after a lengthy delay caused by severe winter weather. Former Frederick County Deputy Paul Dicks, who graduated from State Police School in Richmond, is now stationed at Triangle Virginia. Easter Sunday brings Winchester Junior Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt for local children. Mrs Susan Kabler, executive secretary of the local American Red Cross chapter, will speak to Young People of Cork Street Church of Christ. Miss Betty Joe Stretchberry, daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Stretchberry, has been elected president of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority at Madison College.
The Bible teaches that angels are real messengers of God and that everyone has a guardian angel. Jesus noted angels before the Father for children, implying adults also benefit from this protection. The universe is full of divine messengers, including the guardian assigned to each person.
A Minnesota senator argues in a guest column that America should shift focus from cities to non metropolitan regions. He notes rising urban crowding and rural aging, calling for policies to foster growth and opportunity outside metropolitan areas. He cites migration to cities and the need to address housing, education, and jobs in rural areas.
In a Washington assessment James Reston argues President Nixon’s push for visibility and affable TV appearances cannot overcome deep policy flaws. He contends war costs, economic strains, and rural aid plans drive public skepticism, despite efforts to humanize the administration.
Sen Harry Byrd introduces a resolution to restore citizenship to Robert E Lee who lost it for rebellion. Archivists found Lee's amnesty oath among State Department records and historian Elmer Oris Parker details the missed oath and pardon in Prologue. Lee had signed and submitted the oath in 1865 but it was never acted on.
Anthropologists in Africa announce the discovery of a jawbone dating five million years, presented as an early ancestor of modern humans. The piece laments jawbones as the sole enduring proof of humanity and warns future archaeologists might misinterpret today’s jawbones as evidence of a separate ape race.
A New York company on Madison Avenue advertises a personal ticket service for stock traders. The system promises real time trade alerts to you in your office or home, letting you monitor all trades without calling a broker.
A quiz scoring guide reports daily averages for 100 questions over ten days. It classifies results from Memory Genius for 9–10 correct, Very Superior for 7–8, Excellent for 5–6, and Good for 4 correct, with page 2 listing the correct answers.
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