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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1967
Page
10
Cape May County government buildings will display the American flag 24 hours a day for the duration of the Vietnam War. Freeholder Francis Townsend said the move shows support for servicemen and opposes draft card burners and dodgers, with spotlights illuminating the flags at night.
The New Zealand Entomological Society proposes renaming the "maori bug" to the "stinking black cockroach" to avoid offense. Other names on the list include raretailed maggot and redelegged ham beetle. Eisenhower’s 1958 Christmas message is noted as the first human voice from space.
Philadelphia debates its rifle and shotgun restrictions two years after enactment. Police note crime trends and 144 denied weapon permits in 1966 while opponents argue the law is rigid and unenforceable. Public support followed the Kennedy assassination and a policeman’s death prompted council action.
Henry A. Lowry of Winchester was elected president of the Tuberculosis & Health Assn of Northern Virginia at the annual meeting in Front Royal. Also named were Alph S. Brown first vice president Joan McKay-Smith second vice president John Goley third vice president Mrs Jason Paige Jr secretary and Earle W. Hoffman treasurer. Dr Dorothy Leake Toulon and Joe McDaniel were elected to the State Association board of directors.
Britannica notes that social status among flocks of hens drives ruffed grouse to starve even when food is nearby due to social suppression within the pecking order.
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