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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1975

Page

5

In Defense of Kids and Kindness Notes

Reader letters praise youth and urge generosity. A note from V R of Bountiful Utah recounts a hospital repayment and kindness returning manyfold, while Abby’s reply highlights ethical lessons from everyday actions.

Switching Lids on Salt and Pepper Shakers

Heloise says swapping shaker tops is a quick fix to control pepper usage and salt. Readers are invited to write tips to the column, which is syndicated by King Features in 1975.

Heloise Heloise T Heloie

Space Age Began as Soviet Satellite Reached Orbit

On this date in 1957 the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, marking the start of the space age. Other historical notes include Germantown fighting in 1777 and Mexico’s 1824 proclamation as a republic.

Soviet Union Germantown Pennsylvania Republic of Mexico Portugal Emanuel Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Brenner Pass Alps Pierre Laval Paris China Pope Paul VI U.N. General Assembly White House Ohio Kent State University U.S Charlton Heston Frank Crosetti Roger Bacon Christian VII of Denmark

Knowledge Quiz Questions And Cryptic Phrases

Quiz prompts ask: Confederate States president, Khar toum capital nation, Munich Pact year, teaspoons per tablespoon, Nautilus power source, author of The Charge of the Light Brigade, Persian Gulf as arm of which sea, U S Vice President body, city of Three Rivers Stadium, building topped by the Statue of Freedom. Includes scattered garbled strings.

Khartoum Light Brigade Persian Gulf U.S Three Rivers Stadium Washington

The Unbelieving Businessman Finds Faith

A skeptical businessman, proud to cite worldly philosophies, attends church mainly to test the minister's views. An humble elderly woman shares personal testimony of God’s faithful support, shaking his doubts. He experiences a shift from theory to belief as reality overtakes fable.

Threatening Alaska Volcano May Erupt Near Oil Rigs

Scientists monitor Augustine Island volcano in Cook Inlet for signs of swelling and possible eruption. Officials warn a blast could release chlorine into the stratosphere, testing concerns about fluorocarbon impact on the ozone.

New York Alaska Cook Inlet James P. Lodge Augustine Island Geophysical Institute University of Alaska College United States Geological Survey Katmai Kodiak Island University of California In Irvine

Increased volcanic activity flagged on Mount Baker and Shishaldin

There are rising signs of volcanic unrest along the Pacific coast with Mount Baker in Washington showing stronger activity and similar indications reported at Shishaldin in the Aleutians.

Pacific Coast Mount Baker Cascade Mountains Washington Aleutians

Millions Lack Protection Against Polio and Measles

New York experts warn that millions of American children remain unprotected against polio and measles as Immunization Action Month opens. Dr. Saul Krugman cites parental and physician complacency and underlines dangers of even common childhood diseases, noting vaccines have raised coverage but more than a third of preschoolers stay unprotected.

New York Saul Krugman New York University School of Medicine Krugman

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