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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1969
Page
4
The text notes that ER IL Manager and Executive Editor Douglas B O Connell is listed as Managing Editor, with confirmation of his leadership role and title in the newsroom.
Soviet scientist Vasili Kasatkin suggests dreams may foretell illness long before medical signs appear. A dream like chest wedged in a fence hole could hint at pleurisy or pneumonia, aligning with psychosomatic medicine. The idea warrants further study and could advance beyond Freudian debate.
Cities reconsider trolley use as capital costs narrow with buses. Trolleys carry more passengers and have lower labor costs, and they emit no fumes, offering a practical appeal over nostalgia in choosing future transit.
The American Bar Association replaces the 60 year old Canons with a new code. It urges free legal aid for the poor and bans contingent fees in criminal cases. Prosecutors must disclose exculpatory evidence to defendants, and enforcement rests with local bar associations.
The Golden Gate San Francisco Bay, a national environmental treasure, has suffered from extensive filling. Promoters pursued housing parks and industrial sites while nearly half the bay was altered. California lawmakers then passed a bill banning further filling, a timely heroic action.
The Star Files reports new Rotary Club members Dr. John Moling Dr Basil Roebuck and John Buddy Jones will share brief histories at the weekly luncheon. Bank officials Barbour and Roberson return from Charlottesville after attending the Virginia Bankers Association graduate school session.
The piece argues that desires often mislead us and past or future glories inflate in memory. It urges humility and living in the present, valuing what we have, and finding joy in daily life rather than chasing imagined happiness. It emphasizes inner contentment and gratitude.
A tenuous peace follows rioting in Londonderry as British officials seek reforms to ease a long standing conflict rooted in centuries of history. Since the 9th century external powers and religious division shaped Irish relations culminating in Civil Rights protests and sectarian clashes in 1966 1968 and beyond.
The Nixon White House aims to defeat 11 of the Senate doves up for re election in 1970 to weaken the Democratic New Left faction. Key targets include Gore Yarborough Proxmire with possible add ons like Mansfield Hart Kennedy while Bush faces Yarborough in Texas. The drive seeks break the liberal bloc and shift foreign policy toward a firmer stance.
George W. Peters commends the August event held in Winchester Virginia praising directors Les Singhas and Sonny Higgs the ground crew and the Winchester Evening Star Sports Dept for top coverage. He notes War Memorial Park as excellent but lacking team dressing facilities and hopes for a return visit by Van ASA Fast Pitch or another tourney.
Wayne G Brandstadt M D explains that seasonal headaches are usually allergy related and antihistamines may help but do not cure. He notes an allergist can identify triggers and discuss desensitization or other treatments. He also distinguishes tension migraines neuralgic headaches from stroke risk and addresses morning headaches and brain tumor concerns. Cancer is not contagious.
A 10 day IQ quiz with daily scores mapping to levels. Questions cover seals social groupings star Mammy country sizes life expectancy flour weight ostrich speed state names clock strikes four a's in name and pokerRanks. Includes a pole direction count.
James Reston reflects on thirty years since World War II began noting that while major powers show restraint preventing a total war, global tensions persist. He cites Cold War dynamics with the United States and the Soviet Union, Khrushchev era reforms contrasted with Brezhnev’s tightening stance, and Nixon’s pursuit of a negotiated end to Vietnam. He questions whether this extra time will yield a sane world order.
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