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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1978
Page
5
Forty years of using wonder drugs has convinced Americans deadly diseases are dead. Yet federal scientists warn bacteria causing pneumonia meningitis tuberculosis and gonorrhea are showing increasing resistance to antibiotics. Dr. Joel Ward of the Center for Disease Control cites rising trends and ongoing microbial adaptation.
Mrs. Wayne Whitham received the 1967 Louise Suggs Golf Tournament trophy. The Shenandoah Valley Gun Collectors Assn semi annual gun show opened in Winchester at The Armory. More than 100 gun dealers and from 5 000 to 8 000 gun collectors attended.
Dorothy Tillotson won bowling league crowns as the GAA No. 1 swept both halves, no roll off. Rep Merlin Hull 82, oldest U.S. congressman, died. Ward warned antibiotics resistance could return us to pre antibiotics era if misuse continues. South Africa's pneumococcus outbreak prompted aggressive countermeasures. Princess Anne MD honors: Andrew Young urged graduates to invest in education and consider Peace Corps service. A Marine Corps general rank was held by a woman for the first time.
An erratum for Wednesday May 24 1978 states the regular Revion Flex Conditioner price was 1.99 and the sale price 1.19. The correction updates advertised figures in the newspaper listing.
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