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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1972
Page
3
The piece argues wheat now drives world attention and diplomacy, surpassing currency and gold in importance. It notes Moscow and Beijing shifting to wheat imports from the West to spite each other, with North America supplying the crop to poorer nations amid currency tensions.
The piece notes persistent inflation despite government efforts and a slowed overall rise with no downturn in any category. It cites a 9 million college enrollment figure, an overall 400,000 enrollment rise, but declines in elementary and middle grades. It warns about false prosperity built on debt and discusses Iceland’s fishing limit clash and sovereignty disputes at sea.
Star Files reports an international rescue fleet saved at least 49 plane crash victims from gale whipped Atlantic waters and located more survivors clinging to a raft. Kenneth C. Patton wins acclamation for a second Virginia Malt Beverage Association presidency at its 25th anniversary in Richmond. Ralph P. Yount elected to a three year term on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants council at the 7th annual meeting of the 44 000 member organization. United States delegation to the United Nations Assembly weighs a watch dog style commission to aid Balkans peace under Assembly authority. H. Robert Edwards begins sophomore year at the University of Virginia. Goodyear blimp Enterprise visits Winchester piloted from Washington by Walter Massie with long airship experience since World War II.
James J. Kilpatrick argues Congress plans to create a Consumer Protection Agency S 3970 to regulate broad public issues. He warns a CPA would wield vast power, likening it to a government within government and urging restraint to avoid bureaucratic overreach.
Henry J. Taylor argues McGovern scares business and dangers of a new consumer protection agency. He warns profits and risks drive innovation, questions CPA power, and rails at consumerism as secular religion shaping policy and regulation.
New York report states fire fighting now the deadliest U S occupation with 211 firemen killed and 38 583 injured on duty last year lifting the mortality rate to 115 per 100 000. The column also notes other curious facts and quotes.
The piece ponders experiences on the operating table and Lazarus like revival. It questions what death and life mean, whether one is a continuation of the other, and how departed loved ones relate to the living, concluding that both states are different aspects of the same Lord.
Don Richardson, M D cites a Winchester Evening Star report that Frederick County Supervisors unanimously changed zoning to aid a mysterious giant industrial corporation. The letter condemns officials for chasing growth, looming pollution, and tax-base fantasies while ignoring costs and democracy.
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