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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1978

Page

10

Students Explore Computers In Agros Day Program

About 72 students in John Kerr's Agros program experienced hands on computer use. Visitors from IBM Shenandoah College and local vendors demonstrated desktops cash registers sequencers and game systems while students rotated through centers learning basic operations. The Winchester Board of Education sponsors the Agros program which will continue with a computer theme through year end.

John Kerr Agros Chris Hall IBM Andrew Farnham Shenandoah College Kenneth Brand Mt. Weather W.L. Lichliter Karen Joyce Miller Reston Pete Crosby Shenandoah Computer Service Schencks Jeanette Brand Kitty Black Winchester Board of Education

Marriage guidance says romance must be studied to beat divorce

Sociology professor Ray Short from University of Wisconsin Platteville argues first marriages now fail 50-50 as many rush to I do. He proposes a four R approach with science like self examination to separate romantic infatuation from lasting partnership, urging evaluation of onset and consistency of attraction and other factors.

Platteville Wis Ray Short Short University of Wisconsin Platteville Midwest

Roanoke NSA Secretaries Workshop Set for Nov 10 11

The Roanoke Chapter of the National Secretaries Associated International schedules its 23rd Annual Secretarial Workshop at the Holiday Inn Airport Roanoke on Friday and Saturday November 10 and 11 with a theme Getting Your Money's Worth. Keynote speaker Ms T J Griffith of Richardson Texas will lead seminars Friday evening and Saturday sessions, followed by wardrobe care discussion by Beatrice Kalka and Frances H Graham of Virginia Tech Extension Service and fashion modeling by Roanoke chapter members. Registration is 15 includes sessions open house coffee and luncheon. Friday night only is 6. Deadline for reservations is November 1.

Roanoke National Secretaries Associated (International Holiday Inn T.J. Griffith T.J. Griffith Associates Richardson Tex Beatrice §. Kalka Frances H. Graham Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Extension Service

Haunted House Emerges North of Town By James Wood Band

Residents report activity at a house beyond Puckett's Western Wear on Rt 522 as the James Wood Band prepares its fifth annual Haunted House fundraiser. The event runs Oct 23 28 30 31 from 7 to 11 pm with themes kept secret, featuring The Dungeon and other scares. Adults pay 1 and children 50 cents.

Puckett Wearon James Wood Band James James Wood

Distributive Education Marks 27th Year At James Wood High

James Wood High School opens its 27th year of Distributive Education with the largest program yet. DE students in 10th to 12th grade work 60 DE II and DE III placements in Winchester and Frederick County, while planning a WHPL radiothon and a Ford 75th Jubilee Car Show on October 21 and 28.

James Wood High School Winchester Frederick County WHPL Loudoun Street Delco Loudoun Street Mall Ford Motor Co Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Charles Strother Todd Bragg Barbara Cheshire

South Africa lifts Peyton Place ban amid 13000 new titles list

Johannesburg reports the Directorate of Publications ended a 21 year ban on Peyton Place by Grace Metalious while issuing a fresh blacklist of 13,000 titles including The Redbook Report on Female Sexuality and Focus on Political Repression in Southern Africa. The board enforces rules against shameless sex, profanity, violence, and anti state sentiment, with casualties like a local fine for Penthouse.

Johannesburg South Africa Peyton Place Directorate of Publications Grace Metalious New England Redbook Southern Africa Bertolucci Playboy Penthouse

Brylcreem A Little Dad Ad Visibly Controls Hair

A television ad shows Brylcreem keeping hair in place under a no heat blow dryer. Beecham spokesperson notes 3/16 inch of product used. test replicates reduced movement with Brylcreem though some strands still ripple against airflow.

Brylereem Brylcreem Beecham Products

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Hank Ebert John Kerr Agros NSA Alice Newell Rt. 7 Winchester Evening Star Living Tonya Boyd Ricky Carter Lisa Butler Karen Grim DE I Sharon Utterback S. Petersburg
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