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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1970
Page
4
Editorial defends Be Kind to Animals Week as a national observance through Saturday. It notes pets ease emotional distress in children, historic ties with animals, and the daily need to show kindness to animals as part of family life.
A British sociologist links bed etiquette to personality and notes a shift from imaginative street play to organized sports and advanced toys. The piece reflects nostalgia for sandlot baseball, kick the can, and marbles, contrasting simple pastimes with modern equipment and rules.
James Reston discusses reverse logic in political actions from Yale president Kingman Brewster to President Nixon. He argues excess pressure creates counter pressures in foreign policy Cambodia and in race and university relations, warning the administration’s missteps risk broader turmoil.
The Star Files reports Mrs. Mark A. McHale of Valley Mill Road named Director of Welfare for Clarke County succeeding Miss Betty Russell. Other notes include Branson Funk elected commander of Stonewall Jackson Chapter No 9 DAV, and James Pappas elected president of Winchester Virginia Restaurant Association. Mayor Anderson issued V E Day celebration curb proclamation. J Lloyd Martin led first Marine gun crew to fire 155 mm howitzers at Okinawa and headed the crew that brought guns ashore.
A meditation on self judgment urges looking in the mirror to measure one’s character. It contrasts vanity and self deception with the honest verdict from within and notes how people judge others more harshly than themselves, illustrated by a Civil War anecdote.
The piece argues public confusion over Vietnam facts persists. It notes the need to emphasize US troop roles and warns that unchecked Communist moves near South Vietnam could delay withdrawal and raise risks to American servicemen. The White House defends limited, adviser-led action in Cambodia amid Senate debates.
Hal Boyle weighs humorous, hyperbolic reforms embracing seniors, pigeons, and public life. He imagines gold medals for over50s never on welfare, armed with social quirks from drift to dinner etiquette, while lampooning advertising, television, and credit card warnings with outrageous scenarios.
Infants depend on maternal love for mental and physical well being. Secure holding and gentle rocking foster belonging, then later mothers guide independence. Early toilet training cautions. by age three cues for toileting emerge, with supportive response easing progress. A reader asks about mumps caused deafness and hearing aids.
A historical quiz note lists ten questions about interstate highways and road signs. It discusses scoring by correct answers and directs readers to page 2 for answers, covering topics from even numbered interstates to sign readability and highway numbering logic.
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