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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star provides contact numbers for news and advertising as 667-3211 and 667-3200. Key staff include Jack F. Davis as General Manager and Executive Editor, Robert F. Rose as Business Manager, Eugene P. Miller as News Editor, and Douglas B. O Connell as Managing Editor.
George Wildman Ball, named to lead the United Nations mission, earned broad approval abroad and at home. As deputy to Secretary of State Dean Rusk he warned against broad commitments in Asia, urged adherence to policy once set, and praised for outspoken frankness and loyalty.
The text argues de Gaulle may see the franc as vulnerable amid political unrest as capital flees France. It notes French speculators exit francs after last winter's dollar and pound runs, while gold supplies stay steady but limited as global reserves constrain world trade finance. South Africa withholds new gold to protect its economy, yet gold and dollars remain the chief monetary reserves for international trade.
The National Geographic Society measured snail speeds on a treadmill finding high-speed snails reach about 0.00284 miles per hour. They would need 252 hours to cover a mile. When hurried they move about 15 feet per hour. The point is knowledge can spark unexpected scientific breakthroughs.
ALERT AND decisive action by person nel of the Commercial and Savings Bank led to the arrest of two youths armed with revolvers. The pair, later found wanted in Ohio and West Virginia, faced multiple charges of automobile larceny and breaking and entering. Police say they intended to rob the bank. May 30 was proclaimed by Mayor Ward to close merchants until noon for special morning prayers. Allen Shanholtz of Moorefield, W. Va. struck by lightning, knocked unconscious, foot burned. horse killed.
Earl L. Douglas urges readers to wear the whole armor of God to stand against the devil's wiles. He argues faith must cover all aspects of life, accepting Christianity in full, and turning to God for protection from every evil and all problems big or small.
The piece recalls Memorial Day origin in 1868 and honors fallen soldiers across wars from San Juan Hill to Vietnam. It weighs ongoing conflict in 1968, noting increasing destruction, limited warfare, and the hope that future generations honor the fallen and that war ends with all guns stilled.
Three years after President Johnson ordered a major rehabilitation effort a special task force reports a final development plan for the Potomac basin. The 250 page study outlines pollution riverbank ugliness and flooding with a 30 page recommendations section. It calls for a coordinated federal attack and possible national riverway status from Cumberland Maryland to Washington including the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. The plan involves a permanent interstate commission and an expanded federal role to preserve banks and remove encroachment.
Henry J. Taylor warns that Paris Moscow Peking entente threatens U.S. interests. He argues the Soviet system runs dual policy with party control and state ministries, notes Brezhnev as power, and links France to broader Kremlin influence including Brazil Japan and internal U.S. brainwashing efforts amid Vietnam and civil unrest.
In this medical Q and A by Dr Wayne Brandstadt readers learn that true knee dislocation is rare though cartilage loss can mimic dislocation. The article covers causes of joint dislocations, treatments for water on the knee, torn knee cartilage symptoms and surgical options, and ankle screw removal after arthrodesis.
A reader quiz presents ten questions on history and general knowledge. It includes items about Edison and mimeographs, tick legs, general insignia, Sea of Azov, U.S. mint history, Percy Bysshe Shelley, tree growth, tailless cats, reactions to insults, and Senator Henry M. Jackson state representation.
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