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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1968

Page

4

Publication details and rates from Winchester newspaper

The snippet lists names Douglas B. Opconnell and Eugene P. Miller with editorial roles, carrier and mailing rates, and address data for Bottinelli and Gallagher in New York. It shows subscription prices by period and locales outside Virginia and West Virginia, reflecting classic newspaper circulation information.

Eugene P. Miller Winchester Nat'l Rep Bottinelli and Gallagher, Inc East 41St St New York N.Y

Tax reform push eyed by Mills Byrnes in 1969 cycle

House Ways and Means Chair Wilbur Mills and ranking Democrat John Byrnes back a full scale tax code review. Proposals target capital gains holding period, estate and gift taxes, foundations rules, and oil depletion exemptions as part of a broader effort to raise revenue without broad tax increases.

Johnson Congress Wilbur Mills House Ways and Means Committee John W. Byrnes

Safety Weeks Promote Home and Road Precautions

Cities urge ongoing safety weeks to remind people of common hazards at home and on the road. Emphasizes teaching children safe habits, securing belongings, defensive driving, and basic first aid to reduce accidents and fires.

Postal service tests blue mailboxes to cut upkeep

The Post Office Department painted mailboxes red white and blue a dozen years ago for a patriotic touch. Now painters are testing all blue mailboxes claiming a one dollar yearly saving per box. With about 400000 boxes this could trim postal budget costs.

U N Peacekeeping in Vietnam Faces Real Limits

Vice President Humphrey argues a UN peacekeeping role in Vietnam, but the piece contends the UN is hamstrung by Soviet veto power and bloc influence. It warns that U N action cannot substitute for US military responsibility and cautions against isolationism.

Washington Humphrey San Franccisco United Nations Vietnam Soviet Union Security Council General Assembly Republican Demarcat United States North Korea Europe Asia Africa

Miss Jean Brill Visits From Richmond

From The Star files twenty five years ago in 1943 Jean Brill wife of James Davis, a Stuart Circle Hospital student in Richmond, spent the weekend in town. Private Jack Lindsey returned to Camp Shelby after a 15 day furlough. Miss Virginia Russell wife of Howard Holland accepted a position with U S Steel Corp in Washington. Apple holdings in Winchester plants are low due to a poor crop and last year's big harvest in Frederick.

Jean Brill James Davis Stuart Circle Hospital Richmond Winchester Frederick Jack Lindsey Camp Shelby Miss Virginia Russell Howard Holland U.S. Steel Corp Washington

Boyd to Report for Duty as Captain at Fort Oglethorpe

50 Years Ago 1918 report notes Dr P W Boyd recently called to service with rank of captain and ordered to report to Fort Oglethorpe Georgia Bailey Brothers general merchants at the hitching yard suspend operations on Tuesday to release labor for apple harvest Pupils in public schools were allowed to view about 30 gypsy children at police headquarters where a band of nomads was under arrest for robbing a Martinsburg grocery store

P. W. Boyd Fort Oglethorpe Bailey Brothers Hitching Yard Martinsburg

Daily Meditation by Earl L. Douglas on Practical Religion

Earl L. Douglas argues that religion must guide daily life through honest, fair, and helpful conduct. He notes church hypocrisy arises from failing to apply principles and stresses that true peace comes from striving to live faith fully despite setbacks. Religion is practical and workable in all life aspects.

Why Do Grown Men Wear Bow Ties

HAL BOYLE explores why men choose bow ties, noting mixed public reactions while presenting reasons from practicality to style. The piece highlights perceptions of oddity, cost, durability, and a sense of old-fashioned flair embodied by figures like D Artagnan and Cyrano.

D’artagnan Cyrano de Bergerac Kit Carson

Ambassadors Ball and Nerves in Spy War Over Czechoslovakia

Henry J. Taylor reports that Ambassador Jacob D. Beam faces intensified Soviet, Chinese, and Czech espionage pressure in Prague. He- in a guarded embassy and a plastic ball chamber- isolates from listening devices as Washington contends with massive CIA spending and intelligence failures ahead of Czechoslovakia.

Jacob D. Beam Moscow Czechoslovakia Beam Washington Ambassador Beam Peking Dis Castro Bay of Pigs Berlin Wall Dominican Republic Zanzibar

Gold in Your Teeth Belongs to the Patient, Dentist Advice

Column answers two reader questions on dental matters. The first clarifies that extracted gold crowns, bridges, and inlays belong to the patient who paid for them and should be returned by the dentist. The second explains decay in newly erupted permanent first molars due to deep pits and fissures, noting rare plastic sealing methods under study.

DR. Lawrence

How's Your I Q A Quiz on Intelligence Across 10 Days

A vintage quiz listing scoring bands from Memory Genius to Good and a set of 10 knowledge questions. Questions ask about continents water systems Washington crossing the Delaware West Branch Iowa Luther war 1521 council and the Suez Canal plus Columbus and the first WWII air raid.

George Washington U.S West Branch Iowa Winfield Scott Martin Luther Columbus America Japan

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