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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1968
Page
4
The notice lists prices for City Carrier and Motor Carrier services. Rates include one year subscriptions at $11.00 by mail outside Virginia and West Virginia priced at $6.00 for six months.
The article draws parallels between Earth's crust and an apple skin, describing continents' wrinkles as the planet cools. It explains active volcanoes in the Ring of Fire and seismic activity near mountain ranges, and mentions ancient beliefs of hell as a volcanic lake. It then shifts to a critique of humanity's turmoil and a California DMV proposal for universal ID cards with enhanced security features.
Winchester and Frederick County combined raised 110321 dollars in the Third War Loan Campaign. Boy Scouts at a public booth sold bonds worth 1400 dollars in one day and the G A A saw 1125 dollars in orders. The day’s low was 41 degrees. Mrs. McNalley returned to Winchester from Peters burg where Pvt. McNalley serves at Camp Lee. Lt. Philip Williams in the Kelly Field aviation training writes of flying thrills. Shirley Carter the Winchester Food Administrator warns retailers not to charge more than 14 cents per pound for granulated sugar.
The Daily Meditation argues happiness is not a purchasable asset but a derived, fleeting quality that cannot be bought or withheld by wealth or circumstance. It notes happiness comes to Christians yet can evade others, persisting for those who possess it despite trials.
Henry J. Taylor argues that Social Security taxes swell far beyond benefits and says government debt fuels inflation. He cites rising tax costs, Medicare overruns, and the Great Society as drains on workers, warning of looming tax-taxpayer losses and policy obfuscation.
Dr. Wayne Brandstadt answers reader questions on causes of abdominal fat and dieting. He emphasizes calories in versus out, hereditary fat distribution, and cautions against unsafe quick fixes or stimulants. He discusses thyroid use, surgical bypass criteria, and weight-loss motivation.
A letter to The Star questions teacher salary demands and tax rises. The writer warns against militant attitudes and proposes a civic study comparing teachers' living conditions and incomes with other wage earners, suggesting federal funding for such research.
The piece analyzes how candidates Humphrey Nixon and Johnson frame Vietnam policy amid appeals to truth and pacifist stances. It notes Humphrey's talk of a potential unconditional halt to bombing and troop withdrawals, Nixon's call for an honorable peace, and Fulbright’s scrutiny of flexible platforms.
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