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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
3
The piece argues that spring has arrived despite calendar mismatches with weather patterns. It notes unpredictable warmth and cold snaps, but celebrates the season’s beauty and resilience beyond scientific timing.
United Nations trade talks in Chile reveal friction over imports and foreign investment while a private, bilateral path is suggested. Betty Gardner of Park Avenue started an office selling instant ancestral portraits after buying a Civil War era image in London. She notes demand from people seeking quick ties to family history and likens it to instant security.
Henry J Taylor reports Mrs Rose Kennedy, 81, has privately given consent to Edward Kennedy’s run for the Democratic nomination. The development follows George McGovern’s Massachusetts primary showing and echoes the 1968 behind the scenes strategy used by Robert Kennedy.
Richard J. Whalen, aide to Nixon in 1967 68, resigns after a nine month stint as a foreign affairs speech writer. His forthcoming memoir Catch the Falling Flag, to be published by Houghton Mifflin, offers a stark account of Nixon’s persona and political strategy amid Miami Beach conventions and the broader 1968 Democratic race.
Dr. P H Connell warns U S sources of illicit drugs may shift from Europe and Asia to Latin America. He says market profits persist even with large seizures and stresses targeting pushers as key to drying up traffic.
Winchester begins its return to routine with an antique car meet, baton twirling contest, and country music contest. A Main Street fire erupts as the Apple Blossom Grand Feature Parade reaches the street. Ann Dickinson to Clyde Alwyn Johnson Jr engagement announced. E Blackburn Moore seeks re election to the House of Delegates. Moore has represented Winchester Frederick and Clarke in the General Assembly since 1933. Lee A Butler and Robert E. O Neal appointed justices of the peace for Gainesboro and Opequon districts. Hillary Brant Jr 14 first entrant in the second annual Winchester Soap Box Derby on July 4.
The meditation discusses Horace Bushnell once an unbeliever who held two beliefs God and light. He sought truth by living fully on these, leading to ministry and a life of usefulness. It notes Jesus telling disciples they need to use the faith they have, with God promising more light to earnest seekers.
At the Republican Governor's Conference in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia party insiders urged nominating Senator Edward Kennedy as Nixon's November opponent. They argued a Kennedy bid would force a clear left target and recast the race with Nixon facing a more defined ideological contrast.
The piece notes a shift in sports culture from emphasis on fair play to chasing large contracts and player movement. It contrasts old saying about heart and skill with modern priorities driven by money and terms.
A reader friendly quiz asks ten questions on history myth and geography with clues about the Medici crest Penelope Baa Baa Black Sheep Carlsbad Cavern Korea colonial wrights Continental Congress DC commissioners North Pole and Lincoln's quote about half slave and half free.
HAL BOYLE jokes about measures to calm a difficult teen noting a legal view that anyone under 21 is an infant. He surveys quirky facts from body language to snail speed and quotes Calvin on mankind’s perpetual flaws.
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