Public Hearing Debates City Land Exchange for Amherst St Lot
Winchester Parking Authority rejects a 9-4 vote on a land swap with Commercial and Savings Bank linking Holsum bakery land to Braddock and Amherst streets. Bank offers 3370 dollars for difference and to lease a city lounge. Authorities plan next week to review the proposal.
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Council ON Land Exchange
Richard Martin
Winchester Parking Authority
Braddock- Amherst St
Council
Commercial and Savings Bank
Amherst St
Parking Authority
Holsum Bakery
The
Authority
Braddock and
Amherst Sts
Indian Alley
H. Roberts Edwards
Sett
Settlement Puts Trucks on Road After 3 Day Shutdown
National trucking industry resumes operations after a three day shutdown as a three year contract with wage increases awaits ratification by about 450,000 workers in 12 000 firms. Teamsters leader Frank Fitzsimmons urged immediate return to work while terminal managers report early today restarted shipments toward Charlotte and other destinations.
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U.S
Teamsters Union
Associated Press
Washington
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Winchester
Hemingway Transport, Inc
Timereight, Inc
Smith’s Transfer Corp
Associated Transport, Inc
Snyder Bros. Motor Freight, Inc
Allegheny Freight Lines, Inc
Hemingway
Jim Petrie
Charlotte
N.C
Richard D. Rhodes
Smith
Transfer Corp
George Downs
Powell Wins Harlem Vote Deepens House Dilemma
In absentia, Adam Clayton Powell secures an 86 percent margin over Lucille Pickett Williams in Harlem. The House faces reelection and possible exclusion anew as debate over Powell’s seat continues, amid racial tensions and Harlem leaders’ opposition to his ouster.
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NEW York
House of Representatives
Adam Clayton Powell
Harlem
Gulf Stream
Bimini Island
Lucille Pickett Williams
Adam
Williams
Ervin F. Yearling
House
Powell
Town Crier Ticket Sales for Apple Blossom Fete
Tickets for the Apple Blossom Fete on May 4596 started strong at 9 30 a m with early buyers Ralph A Cain and Margaret Cain. Winchester drivers were urged to buy city tags by Saturday deadline and compliance for personal property taxes was stressed before tag purchases. City officials warned of police ticketing after the 15th for untagged vehicles.
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William Keyton
George Washington Hotel
Ralph A. Cain
The
Lions Club
Margaret Cain
American Red Cross
Taylor Barr
Winchester
Public Safety Committee
Ben Dutton
Marvin Weaver
Tax Returns Lynn Poole at 342 Fox Cr
Tax return assistance offered for Lynn M. Poole residing at 342 Fox Creek with contact 662-5118 to discuss filings.
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Lynn M. Poole
Fox
Algerian airliner crash kills 35 near oasis
An Algerian transport ministry report says 35 people died when a DC4 from Algiers to Tamanrasset crashed near an oasis in the Ahaggar Mountains. Four survived. 18 Swiss tourists and at least one French national were among the 33 passengers. An investigation commission was named to determine the cause.
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Algiers
Algeria
Transport Ministry
Tamanrasset
Ahaggar Mountains
Cold weather hits fruit crops around Winchester and Martinsburg
Temperatures in the 20s dim fruits with early varieties most affected. A Winchester lab spokesman notes possible additional apple damage though a full assessment is pending. Peaches suffered earlier in the Shenandoah Valley. Piedmont reports good crops. A warming trend and weekend showers expected after tonight. In Warren County voters defeat a 3.5 million school bond by a two to one margin with 2,277 against and 1,090 for.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Valley
Piedmont
Front Royal
Warren County
Latin Leaders Open Talks With LBJ At Uruguayan Summit
At Punta del Este the 18 Latin American presidents met President Johnson for the first session of a two day summit on the region s economic future. Governors entered a grand San Rafael hotel as grenadiers stood watch while Gestido welcomed the group.
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Punta del Este
Uruguay
Johnson
U.S
Latin America
United States
San Rafael
Oscar D. Gestido
Byrd urges wider bombing and allied support in Vietnam
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. says U S casualties and the war’s length grow from restricting bombing of North Vietnam. He urges commanders be allowed to target key military sites, press for Asian allies' military help, and launch a strong diplomatic offensive to avoid fighting an Asian war largely alone.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Byrd
U. S
Asia
United States
Korea
Haipong
America
Robbers Kill 2 at Staunton High's Ice Cream Store
Two Staunton women, Constance Smoot Hevener a 19 year old and Caroline Hevener Perry a 20 year old, were shot dead during a late Tuesday robbery at a Highs Ice Cream shop on North Augusta Street. Police say the victims died from 35 caliber head shots and investigators seek two male suspects seen fleeing. The firm offers a $5000 reward for information leading to arrests.
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Staunton
High’s
Constance Smoot Hevener
King’s Daughters Hospital
Caroline Hevener Perry
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
J. M. Bogers
Pointblank Range
North Augusta Street
Augusta County
South Vietnamese Strike Delivers Low Casualty Delta Assault
A 2,000 strong South Vietnamese unit led a ground air and helicopter assault on a guerrilla stronghold near Can Tho in the Mekong Delta. The operation reported very light Vietnamese casualties, while Viet Cong losses included two killed and two captured. In separate actions the Viet Cong hit Chu Lai, damaged a British tanker at Nha Trang, and minesweeper activity followed with no mines found.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
Chu Lai
Nha Trang Harbor
U.S
Delta
Regi
Loudoun Street Sign Removal Nears Completion
The Jaycees push to remove overhanging signs in Loudoun Street to finish the voluntary project between Piccadilly and Corkets. A dozen signs were taken down last night with a crane, and 26 signs have been removed overall since the program began following a Downtown Development Committee meeting on April 6.
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Jaycees
Loudoun St
Jaycee
Clyde
Chip) Johnson
Winchester Billiard Center
Wards Bakery
Mulvey’s
Hearing Aid Center
Donald C
Loudoun
Piccadilly
Corkets
Syrian-Israeli Front Sees Second Day of Battle
Syrian army reports ongoing clashes on the frontier with Israel for a second day. It says three Israeli soldiers were killed and two wounded after an Israeli patrol crossed the ceasefire line and was intercepted about 210 yards inside Syria.
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Damascus
Syria
Winchester forms Industrial Development Authority
City Council unanimously created the Winchester Industrial Development Authority to take over the private Industrial Development Corporation’s activities and attract outside firms. The new body will finance industrial buildings via revenue bonds and operate under state law while upgrading local plumbing codes and considering zoning changes on E Cork Street and Purcell Avenue.
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Winchester Industrial Development Authority
Industrial Development Corporation
Julian K. Armel
Weather at Richmond Sees Cool Fair Day Ahead
A high pressure system brings cool, fair weather to Virginia. Reliable sunshine and light winds are expected across the Richmond area. Highs will remain comfortable with little cloud cover and no precipitation anticipated.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Star
Jim Hamilton
Roy Bayliss, Jr
Ben B. Dutton
James Fleming
Marvin Gore
Julian Armel
W. Woodhull Baker, Jr
William M. Battaile
Stewart Bell, Jr
Charles A. Dorton
George Garber
Woodrow Harper
Carroll Henkel
Wayne Whitham
Robert Pullen
C. Evans Kline
Winchester Parking Author
L. Joseph Overton
Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St. Winchester
LBJ
Red
Industrial Development Authority
Armel
Public Improvement Committee
E. Cork St
Purcell Ave
D. F. O’connell
Denny’s
Howard Johnson
S. Loudoun St
Misses’Jr
Margaret L
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