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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1968
Page
4
Local newspaper contact and staff details listed include city address Winchester Virginia 22601 and phone numbers News 667 3211 Advertising 667 8200 along with executive editors and newsroom leadership. Subscription rates are shown for various durations and the paper notes national representation by Bottinelli and Gallagher.
The piece lauds Christopher Columbus as a pioneering, visionary figure who faced opposition, achieved his aims, and left a legacy across two continents. It links Viking hints to Columbus’s inspiration and urges nations to emulate his courage to continue progress.
The piece analyzes rising spending in national state and local campaigns likely to exceed a billion dollars. It discusses Marshall McLuhan’s views on TV as a cool medium and its influence on public opinion, noting his caveats about isolating media effects and the difficulty of interpreting his statements.
The Labor Department says no more funding for New York City's Neighborhood Youth Corps after Oct 31 unless anti fraud steps are taken. Officials allege large scale embezzlement with about 553 000 missing over 14 months and losses reportedly surpassing 3 million to 8 million.
Many Winchester women are trying out cold waves at local beauty salons. Results have proven very satisfactory. No machinery is used in this hairdo. The hair is wrapped on small wooden winders to form a curl.
A special plane planned to drop Bond literature over Winchester but turned back because of a storm. Subscriptions to the Loan exceed $300 000 as the drive proceeds.
Years ago in Paris a peddler sold a stone labeled rock crystal for 24 francs. A buyer, skilled in gems, revealed the stone was a true diamond. The tale echoes Jesus parables on treasure and the pearl of great price, stressing the need to discern value in life. Only one man saw the diamond hidden in the rock.
A reader urges Americans to back government measures and push for unity amid Vietnam war debates. The letter condemns protests and draft burning, defends patriotism, and calls for voting on Nov. 5 1968, citing federal bond concerns and fiscal responsibility. It also notes requests for archival painting history and a glass mouse exterminator patent.
The piece explains President Johnson's unusual handling of Chief Justice Warren's retirement and Abe Fortas's nomination. It notes the Senate filibuster, Johnson's cautious stance, and the debate over executive power and constitutional order amid cries of emotionalism and partisanship.
A dental health column warns heavy cigar and pipe smoking raises cancer risk beyond cigarettes. A patient presented with leukoplakia at the left mouth corner, later diagnosed as precancerous, after lesion removal and biopsy. The piece also explains tobacco’s harmful reach from lips to pharynx and urges smoking cessation.
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