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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1970
Page
4
Harold Wilson plans a June 18 parliamentary vote as Labor leads dissenting Conservatives in recent polls. An improving economy with tax cuts for low earners, rising wages, and a nine month trade surplus bolster the case, though growing imports and a possible U.S. slowdown loom as uncertainties.
Washington editorials warn the Nixon administration nears its low point with six months to the 1970 elections. Budget surpluses vanish amid postal strike costs and tax shortfalls while unemployment climbs and inflation stays stubborn. Internal dissent erupts as Hickel urges talks with antiwar protesters and HEW staff press Secretary Finch for answers.
The space program produced a range of new materials and technologies that now appear in everyday items and industry. From Teflon coated cookware to hospital X-ray equipment, these spinoffs stem from NASA’s demands to solve moon mission challenges and will endure beyond their original purposes.
A Stockholm suburb builds an electric plant that burns 650 000 tons of garbage to produce 16 million watts of electricity. Revenue from selling the power could reduce the sanitation budget, though furnace costs may be high and landfills remain scarce. The piece notes the broader challenge of turning waste into useful products.
Frederick County Schools supervisor of Elementary Education Miss Annie Preston Starling will retire at the end of the current school session per announcement by School Superintendent Robert E. Ayler. Applications for three area radio stations are on file with the FCC. two would be in Winchester and one at Berryville. Wilbur E. Grant will receive his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Shenandoah Conservatory of Music in Dayton on May 29. Churchill resigns as Prime Minister and King George VI asks him to form a new administration. Berryville High School defeats Gainesboro 3 to 0 to drop to tied for second in the league standings. Wilkie W. Hunt leads a Rotary Club program featuring Libby-Owens-Ford glass use in canning.
Earl L. Douglas reflects on the futility of war. He lauds battlefield bravery while questioning why nations fight, noting postarmistice deaths and the paradox of civilization increasing warfare’s cruelty, and urging collective effort to correct these paths.
Veteran Cephe S. Fashnestock of the 36th Infantry Division writes from Madison College Harrisonburg urging support for the Vietnam War and President Nixon. He criticizes antiwar protesters, defends U.S. actions in Cambodia, and warns that communism and social upheaval threaten democracy.
Dr. N J Giannestras argues organized baseball and softball for children under 12 should be abolished and those 12 to 14 closely supervised due to injury risk. He cites elbow damage in pitchers and knee injuries in football, urging limits on pitching and focus on speed and accuracy while reducing emphasis on winning.
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