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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1972
Page
3
Trade with the Soviet Union drives higher wheat prices as large grain commitments loom. Secrecy surrounds deal specifics including products suppliers and prices, with government subsidies and taxpayer costs drawing public scrutiny.
U S military planners report continued mining of Haiphong and sustained bombing have choked off sea supply flows to North Vietnam. They note shortages of petroleum products and ammunition, with no replacements for Soviet tanks and heavy artillery, while Melvin Laird anticipates possible later attempts on Hue after a summer regrouping.
Henry J. Taylor argues McGovern’s repeated shifts on issues show a negative and inconsistent performance for a presidential candidate. The piece criticizes his defense of Eagleton, Vietnam plans, Paris mission denial, and tax positions as demagogic and unreliable.
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak describe Senator George McGovern on a Houston tour warming to space spending and hints of supporting the space shuttle. The piece cites campaign bets to win back disaffected Democrats while balancing anti Nixon sentiment and internal party tension.
Willy Brandt faces a declining odds as Poland stalls East bloc talks and demands full recognition of East Germany. East European resistance, defections at home, and looming December elections cloud Bonn's chance for broad concessions.
Premier Chou En Lai seeks formal diplomatic ties and expanded trade with Japan while Tokyo weighs Taiwan influence and U S bases. The two nations show mutual interest yet Taiwan and American forces loom as potential hurdles before normalization.
President Kennedy returns from a two day space tour vowing the United States will be first in space and land a man on the moon by 1970. In Winchester Armory fair exhibits fill tables across homemaking horticulture and agriculture. Local agencies urge flu immunization amid Tuberculosis Assn efforts led by Dr L O Fears. Senator Ives warns of action if grain speculation persists. Berryville raises commercial water rates over 300 percent. Union members reject wage offers to end a seven day drivers strike.
The article recounts Jeremiah’s warning of calamity in Judah and King Jehoiakim’s dismissal of divine counsel by burning the prophet’s scroll. It warns that scoffing atGod’s advances leads to judgment, while hopeful sinners strive to shed sin and seek renewal.
A dated quiz page asks readers to score IQ based on 100 questions over ten days. It lists levels Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good with specified correct counts and directs readers to page 2 for the correct answers. It poses ten questions on U S history science law and general knowledge for readers to answer.
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