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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1970
Page
7
Readers are reminded of long settled witty puzzles and a now archaic medical practice. Ten riddles are posed with answers such as wheel weight sealing wax and quill. The essay notes older customs like blistering cups and jokes on life and riddles with dated contexts.
A review of a book edited by Ray Brosseau and Ralph K. Andrist compiles articles and drawings from late 19th and early 20th century magazines. It notes many forecasts were wrong, from liquid air cooling and radio to flying dirigibles and the pace of consumer cars, prompting questions about present prognostication.
Minneapolis theater operators Melvin Lebewitz and Harry Fick appeal their convictions for showing The Art of Marriage as obscene. Lebewitz faces a 300 dollar fine and Fick 200, with 30 day jail terms stayed. Municipal Judge Chester Durd a ruled the film obscene as a matter of law and without redeeming social importance.
A Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology report shows proper thyroid deficiency treatment prevents premature heart attacks. The study of 725 men and 844 women with hypothyroidism found only four new heart disease cases versus 72 expected, suggesting longer life for past coronary patients.
CAB chief Secor D. Browne urges airlines to lead hijack response with training and plan while international groups press for extradition, boycotts, and tougher laws. Nixon seeks security funds and extra guards as U.S. and UN weigh measures. Browne notes past hijackings and low trial rates, calling for terminal screening and faster prosecutions.
In Washington the Senate failed to close debate on a constitutional amendment for direct presidential election. The 54 to 36 vote fell short of the two thirds needed, prompting plans for a second cloture attempt next week. Senator Birch Bayh and backers hope for more votes, with a potential Wednesday vote if a new petition passes Monday.
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