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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1969
Page
4
The notice lists the Winchester Evening Star staff and office details and provides subscription rates for in state and out of state customers. It includes contact numbers for News and Advertising and Business, with office postal address in Winchester Virginia 22601.
The piece surveys a growing backlash in Britain against permissive policy and calls for harsher crime measures including capital punishment and immigration limits. It links voter anger to broader fears about education and Victorian values while noting U S crime coverage and the Mafia’s enduring strength and corruption of officials.
The Agriculture Department reports record red meat production in March with pork up seven percent and beef two percent from last year. Despite higher supply, prices for key cuts have risen 4 to 6 percent, as buyers keep bidding up pork chops at 1.04 per pound and round steak at 1.18, underscoring inflation pressures.
The Virginia Education Association report analyzes ten years of ADA based school costs. It finds counties increasing local funding share and cities decreasing it, with mixed results for Clarke Winchester Frederick counties and statewide per pupil expenditure relative to national averages. The piece argues money aids education but is not the sole factor, urging continued investment and strong leadership.
German born Heinz Felfe is described as a double agent who spied for Moscow inside the West German BND, serving 11 years after defecting in 1963. The piece discusses the perils of defectors and the long term KGB sleeper strategy, praising the FBI as protection.
A medical column rejects using iodine in milk to grow taller and warns against surgery or growth hormone for non-deficient youths. It advises finding the true cause of short stature, notes rare responsive cases under supervision, and includes eczema care tips and a basic health quiz.
The Winchester Lions Club unanimously approved the nominating committee’s slate of officers at its weekly meeting. Tomorrow night at 7 30 about 35 newsboys of the Winchester Evening Star will visit the Bright Lights Show at the Old Fair Grounds under American Legion Post No 21 sponsorship. The Star announces its election to full Associated Press membership with news service starting Monday May 19. Berryville Town Council forms a committee to study the cost of building a municipal structure on Academy Street for use by mayor, council, fire department and others.
Daily meditation compares Leonidas and his small force at Thermopylae to modern life. The speaker urges facing life bite by bite, embracing duty, self respect, and God’s strength to achieve victory over pressures and distractions.
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