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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1972
Page
4
A California millionaire’s $1 million bid to buy and revamp the Colosseum draws Italian protests and self criticism. Rome officials and Corriere della Sera condemn the state of monuments and the education ministry battles bureaucratic inertia as stones seem to crumble.
The piece notes rising Christmas shopping driven by banks issuing savings checks and anticipates the final surge in December. It also honors Newspaperboy Day as future leaders and recalls a new Lusitania book alleging unlisted munitions and continuing posthumous interest in the 1915 sinking.
In Pensacola Florida veteran officers dispute George McGovern's defense plan arguing his sea power stance is weak for future needs while acknowledging his broader call to trim excess in armed services. The piece notes his Navy proposal contrasts with current force levels of about 605000 personnel and 700 ships.
Washington notes that despite Paris talks and Kissinger meetings the central hurdle endures. A coalition with the Viet Cong could threaten Thieu and lead to Communist dominance, jeopardizing a fair South Vietnamese election and independence if a ceasefire lacks international supervision.
Henry J. Taylor argues McGovern cannot reconcile his amnesty position with his broader permissiveness on Vietnam and civil-liberties activism. The piece contrasts reactions from supporters and opponents, warning that the candidate’s stance risks alienating traditional American duty and voters in a tense national debate.
HAL BOYLE surveys quirks and facts from mail bag lore. Teeth turnover in alligators can reach forty sets in a lifetime. Auto accidents involve one in five drivers of 114 million. Saltpeter myths debunked. Identical twins share same genes. odds of perfect likeness are infinitesimal. Prices from 1872 catalogue include wool socks and knives.
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko calls for a Western powers backed guard line to end dangerous provocative acts along the western Berlin wall. A historic storm on the West Coast leaves at least 26 dead with widespread damage while the Washington Oregon apple crop remains unaffected. Twenty four people join Wesley Methodist Church as charter members. John Foster Dulles plans to ignore Vishinsky attack on U.N. reform. A Winchester Bar Assn delegation meets Gov Tuck in Richmond seeking Frank S. Tavenner Jr. for State Supreme Court vacancy, accompanied by Harry F. Byrd Jr. The Northern Virginia feeder calf sale is set at the Farmers Livestock Exchange.
Daily Meditation urges faith in the unseen path ahead as life redirects plans. It compares life to a highway intersection where signs mislead, yet faith in the route engineers and courage sustain us through unwanted changes and unforeseen futures.
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