Residents urge change in Frederick County leadership over shale mine plan
A Shawnee District letter to The Star criticizes the Frederick County Board of Supervisors for approving a two hundred acre shale mining site along Rt. 7 near Winchester. The writer cites threats to tax revenue, property values, and growth, and calls for a progressive, representative board that serves all residents amid opposition from the Winchester Chamber of Commerce and local business interests.
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Frederick County
Rt. 7
County Board of Supervisors
Shenandoah Brick and Tile Company
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Chamber of Commerce
Supe
Board of Supervisors
Summit Last Gamble for LBJ Aims at Peace and Politics
The piece weighs President Johnson’s possible last summit with world leaders as a strategic gamble to end the war and shield his legacy. It notes risks of condoning the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, the need to honor promises on bombing, and the political lure of a dramatic, late campaign move.
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Johnson
Czecho
Slovakia
Asia
Europe
Pennsylvania Avenue
Caeitae
Jonffson
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Prague
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Doctors Should Determine Drugs During Pregnancy
A medical Q and A discussing pregnancy safety for Dexedrine thyroid tablets and other concerns. Dexedrine shows no proven harm if prescribed with pregnancy awareness. thyroid extract helps only with deficiency. mask of pregnancy usually fades after birth. miscut causes and low blood sugar heredity explained.
How's Your IQ A Staged Quiz From a Vintage Test
A vintage questionnaire invites readers to score their IQ over ten days with ten questions per day. It outlines scoring bands Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good and provides ten sample items covering trivia history and basic math.
The 1930s Student Marxism and Space Age Tech
In the 1930s student unrest spreads across nations with Marxism attracting many in universities while public funding for higher education faces a backlash. The piece notes a shift to new tech like the CRAB robotic system from the space program, highlighting humanitarian uses such as robotic mobility aids and wheelchair assistance as American ingenuity moves space research toward practical earthbound benefits.
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England
Cambridge
Soviet Russia
China
Western
Europe
United States
Canada
Atomic Energy Program
Earth
Frederick County Students Absent For Harvest Aid
Leslie D. Kline reports about 250 Frederick County students absent this term likely helping with seasonal harvest. Lions Club dental clinic with Dr. Catherine Clarke shows few children need dental correction. Also notes Battle of Winchester anniversary and local veterans recollections near Opequon. B Mitchell Knight Jr., a Porter Military Academy graduate, enrolls at Virginia Military Institute after Shenandoah Valley Academy attendance.
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Leslie D. Kline
Frederick County
The
Lions Club
Catherine Clarke
Winchester
Opequon
Joseph Baker
Hackwood Farm
B. Mitchell Knight, Jr
Porter Military Academy
Charleston
S.C
Virginia Military Institute
Shenandoah Valley Academy
Daily Meditation on War and Peace Ends in Hope
A reflective meditation questions perpetual wars and the futility of victory without lasting peace. It notes higher casualties since 1940, argues diplomacy can fail, and urges prayers and efforts to end conflict and seize global opportunities for harmony.
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Moro
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Prince of Peace
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