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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1968
Page
4
Local newspaper pricing and contact details for Winchester Evening Star printed with year founded and advertising office addresses. Includes subscription rates and service numbers, listing Bottinelli and Gallagher Inc as national representative and postpaid location in New York.
An essay traces the 100 year growth from 1859 to today, noting population rise to 200 million, urban concentration, industrial expansion, and rapid tech and transport changes. It warns against hasty anti poverty spending and recommends consolidating welfare efforts to reduce bureaucratic duplication and taxes.
The piece traces long standing critiques from Massachusetts 1642 laws to modern voices like Hyman Rickover and Arthur Bester Jr. It covers two main claims: first that basic skills are poorly taught though tests show many read and write well. second that schooling is too expensive and has become a broad business encompassing transport, food, health, and entertainment while remaining foundationally necessary.
HAL BOYLE argues timing matters for raises and life events in humorous vignettes. He notes misfired moments from awkward office mishaps to love and politics while weaving quips on education and public schools with references to Edison and biblical passages.
William S. White urges University of Virginia alumni to back President Shannon in firme stance against unauthorized assemblies. He argues discipline, principles, and forewarned governance protect degree requirements and campus integrity. The piece praises the UVA trustees and calls alumni to pressure other universities to uphold order.
Wayne Brandstadt emphasizes that handicapped children can achieve strong school records with love, patience, and professional guidance. He urges placement only with medical and educational consultation, annual reviews, and integration with regular classes when possible to foster tolerance and inclusion. Readers may send questions for general-interest responses.
Quiz prompts readers to rate IQ on a 100 question test over ten days with daily bands from Memory Genus to Good. Questions cover Greek gods, Rio de Janeiro meaning, a common saying, rivers near Mt. Vernon, Nutmeg State, Cortes era Mexico, Longfellow forest poem, latitude comparisons, chord of a circle, and the eagle in a game.
William Kern, wounded in North Africa, receives high praise from a general he served under. The Winchester Evening Star earns commendation for aid in bond sales. Dr. Walter S. Hough wins 50 dollars for a top paper at the Virginia Academy of Science meeting in Richmond. Frank F. Beck enlists in the navy as a master baker. Others leaving for camp include Thomas Russell Cather, George E. Fansler, and Marshall Baker of Baker and Co.
Daily Meditation reflects on humanity’s quest for life after death from ancient Egypt and Greek thought to modern faith. It contrasts common sense, philosophy, and religion, arguing immortality remains a matter of faith proven by life experience rather than math.
Dates on which poll results were released appear in the record. Figures are reproduced with permission from Gallup and Harris, compiled by Congressional Quarterly Inc.
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