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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1970
Page
4
The piece criticizes the Paris peace talks as a flawed farce with no real gains and notes Nixon’s cautious stance. It argues the Cambodian campaign setbacks show little global momentum and laments rising juvenile crime and public apathy, urging more social responsibility and shared concern.
Readers attack and defend college strikes at Wellesley and Mount Holyoke. The letters condemn radical protests, praise government stance on Vietnam and Cambodia, and urge strict penalties for drunken driving while urging housing code action and patriotic responses. Names include Miss Lovett, James T. Randolph, Mrs. Nancy Campbell, and Lucy Custer. Virginia towns and universities cited.
A special session presented a balanced budget of 1.9 million dollars based on the current tax structure. A narcotic-ring incident at Miller's Drug Store involved theft of morphine and derivatives. Shenandoah College sold for 107875 at Dayton. Dickinson College graduates 26 on June 3. O'Sullivan Rubber wage dispute settled. plant operating.
Feminine intuition and parental advice influenced George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Martha Washington warned against her son Jack Custis joining the army, but he fought at Yorktown and died of fever. The note argues intuition is a factor to consider in life’s choices.
The piece explains dollar cost averaging as a method to invest a fixed amount at regular intervals, benefiting from market dips without predicting bottoms. It compares a lump-sum RCA investment from 1929 to 1961 with steady yearly purchases, showing far higher value and dividends under dollar averaging. It notes the need for courage to stick with the plan during declines.
Advertising and Business numbers listed 667 3200 667 3211 show the Winchester Star masthead. Jack F. Davis is General Manager and Executive Editor with Eugene P. Miller as News Editor and Douglas B. O Connell as Managing Editor in Winchester Virginia.
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