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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1968
Page
4
The Winchester Evening Star announces its daily circulation level at over 55 000 readers and lists staff roles including News Editor Eugene P Miller and General Manager Jack F Davis with contact numbers for news and advertising. The paper is printed in Winchester Virginia with postal and pricing details shown for subscriptions and mailing options.
The Civil Aeronautics Board examiner urges adding U S carriers to Pacific routes to boost competition, despite Pacific traffic totaling about 200 000 yearly compared with 800 000 for the South American lanes. Seven foreign lines already compete with Northwest and Pan American as President Johnson weighs the decision before leaving office amid controversy.
The article notes amateurs discover four to five new comets annually while professional astronomers focus on quasars pulsars and supernovae. It explains comets can be miles wide, likely form from a dust cloud around Pluto, and that no comet has landed on Earth, leaving comets as amateur pursuits in space research.
At a Clarke County Democratic committee meeting Ralph N. Dorsey was chosen chairman and George H. Burwell named secretary. Pvt. Cletus H. Triplett, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Triplett of N. Cameron Sr., has been honorably discharged after being wounded early in the African campaign.
The Harrisonburg Daily Independent reports it cannot publish due to flu and pneumonia sickness among staff. It notes only $20,000 remains to reach the bond goal and vows a victory signal if the amount is raised by 9 p.m from the Virginia Woolen Mill roof.
The message urges cautious support for church union while preserving core Christian values. It emphasizes the need for spiritual unity like that of Christ and the Father, yet warns that mere size offers little without discriminating discernment. It calls for gradual progress, enthusiasm, and mutual understanding among global believers.
William S. White reflects on Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 78th birthday nears, arguing that the former president mixes paradox and restraint. He credits Ike with cooling heated issues, avoiding partisan clamor, and shaping a steady man at the center of American politics, admired by the middle class.
Dr Lawrence explains two leading causes of tongue numbness after lower wisdom tooth removal. Nerve injury can occur from Novocain injection or during surgical extraction, with numbness lasting days to weeks or longer and potentially permanent in rare cases.
Milton K. Apperson argues against hiring highly educated policemen trained in psychiatry and sociology. He criticizes government programs, urges restoration of parental and teacher responsibility, calls for states’ rights, reduced relief, and corrupt bureaucracies, and promotes a pragmatic, traditional approach to crime and governance.
Theodore D. Weld, famed antislavery crusader, supported various reform groups. The World Almanac highlights a Society for Promoting Manual Labor in Literary Institutions aimed at strengthening college students by having them do chores and learn an honest trade.
Hubert H. Humphrey pursues a narrow path to victory as polls lag and Wallace gains, betting on a late television push and high turnout from black voters while urging whites to reject bigotry. He rails against Nixon and Wallace, aiming for a minority win or a finish short of 270 electoral votes.
A fragment quotes a biblical admonition to live quietly and work with hands. It contrasts America not as a land of money but of wealth and successful workers attributed to a Ford era industrialist.
Quiz from a 10 day challenge asks names and facts from history and literature. Questions include which two oyster eating characters appeared in Through the Looking Glass and who defeated Jim Jeffries for the heavyweight title in 1910.
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