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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1979
Page
4
The article recalls Edison’s 40 hour bulb invention in Menlo Park noting its 1 092 patents and transformation of lighting. It contrasts with a newer fluorescent bulb promising 15 000 hours and brighter, fitting into standard sockets. It muses on life before bulbs and lamp cords.
The piece notes renewed claims that Lee Harvey Oswald was not the shooter and that a Russian agent may have used his identity. Dallas County medical examiners could compare Oswald's grave remains to Marine records, but the probe, if done, would avoid federal funding after a costly past investigation costing $5.8 million.
The piece describes phantom press conferences where presidents face only a subset of questions. It cites Eisenhower’s secret Oval Office tape system and Eleanor Roosevelt and Lorena Hickok correspondence, plus library secrets from Kennedy and Carter eras, arguing much remains unknown until future disclosures.
Readers attack the Frederick County sheriff department modernization and the Alcohol Safety Action Program. They urge voting on statistics and fear politics driven by emotion, arguing for reason over rhetoric and questioning program funding and outcomes.
Marshall Shulman warned the United States faces its gravest risk of conflict with the Soviet Union over Southern Africa as Cuba and Moscow may back black nationalist groups. Britain’s Zimbabwe Rhodesia talks show progress but remain fragile amid frontline states pressure for compromise and sanctions. Carter’s tough stance on Cuba is tied to election politics, while restoring normal relations with Havana could reduce global tensions.
Russell Baker recalls a visit from OUR FRIEND WINOKUR to New York where cucumbers on a sidewalk and a hubcap theft scene illustrate the city’s odd, brisk urban quirks. The tale contrasts Midwest modesty with New York’s unpredictable incidents as Winokur observes curious happenings.
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