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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
7
The ordinance grants a bus franchise to operate a passenger system on defined Winchester streets with four routes and citywide extensions. It sets routes, operation terms, council oversight, fare schedule, stop locations, licensing, and annual compensation to the city, with provision for audits and driver qualifications.
The city grants a transportation franchise with liability, insurance, and operation terms. The grantee must insure at specified levels, accept city noncompetition limits, allow successors, and file acceptance with a $2000 bond. Mayor to advertise bids, written bids due at next council meeting, bids may be rejected. Bids sealed, 7:30 PM September 3, 1946, Winchester Virginia.
Jack Bundy Jones an 18 year old Fort Mill sailor was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Richmond druggist Thomas W McCrary on May 7 by a Henrico county circuit court jury. The jury urged a minimum 20 year sentence. Jones testified he struck the man after improper proposals.
Field Marshal Lord Wilson told officials in Washington that victory in Europe might have come earlier if a 1944 plan to invade Southern France had not delayed operations. He said British leaders also explored a northern Italy option aimed at Hungary to defeat Germany before year’s end, but American command preferred a different approach.
The note outlines an invasion plan aimed at the continent through the French Riviera to bolster operations in Normandy. It emphasizes coordinating units and supply routes to support the main offensive and establish a foothold on the southern coast.
A 14 ton German V-2 rocket built from captured parts lifted to 104 miles altitude at White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico. The flight exceeded the prior record by 20.5 miles, marking the seventh test with another firing planned for August 8.
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