Gun-Control Bill Steered Cautiously by Sponsors
Washington lawmakers wrestle with a gun control measure after the Texas Massacre. Sen. Dodd seeks full Senate committee action while Dirksen and Morton call for compromise. The bill would restrict mail order pistol sales, require age checks, and tie sales to state laws with a seven day objection period. Whitman's Texas arsenal details cited.
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Washington
Senate
Texas
Johnson
Thomas H. Dodd
D.conn
Senate Judiciary Committee
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Dodd
Everett M. Dirksen
Judiciary Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
Morton
Charles J. Whitman
University of Texas
Austin
Whitman
Palance Hurt In Car Crash In Hollywood
Actor Jack Palance was in a collision at an intersection late Tuesday night in Hollywood. He may have rib fractures but was listed in good condition at Queen of Angels Hospital. no other injuries were reported. Palance, 46, starred in the series Greatest Show on Earth and films including Shane and The Big Knife.
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Hollywood
Jack Palance
Queen of Angels Hospital
Palance
Shane
Neighbors Debate Church Marriage Status And Gossip
Dear Abby columns tackle a 1955 Catholic marriage, a civil remarriage, and neighbors judging the couple as still married in church eyes. The advice urges talking to a priest about religious standing and social scrutiny.
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Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd., Inc
Abby
Bob
Bill
South Viet Nam Thi to Run for Premier, Visits Lynchburg
Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chanh Thi, ousted commander and political exile, says he may run for premier in upcoming elections. He notes Buddhism is dominant in 80 percent of the country and plans three months in Washington before returning to South Vietnam. He visited his children at Presbyterian Home in Lynchburg while seeking sinus treatment.
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Lynchburg
Nguyen Chanh Thi
South Viet Nam
1St Corps
Secs
Thi
Ngueyen
Virginia Debates Appalachian Funds Allocation Formulas
Virginia would get about 42 million for five years under one ARC plan, eight million short of needs. Highway Commissioner Douglas B. Fugate proposed another formula at an Appalachian Commission meeting, yielding 50 million for the first three years. State sources say Fugate’s plan has little chance of adoption.
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Richmond
Virginia
Appalachian Regional Commission
Douglas B. Fugate
Appalachian Commission
Fugate
State Highway Department
O'Brien Named Manager of Shenandoah Gas Co
Michael O'Brien, native of Coral Gables Florida and longtime executive with O'Brien Gas Co, is named manager of the Shenandoah firm. He has served as industrial representative, executive assistant to A W Loring, external VP of Winchester Jaycees and chair of the 1966 67 March of Dimes drive, and is active in local chambers and civic groups. He and wife Flo live at 218 Allison Ave with their three year old son.
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A. W. Loring
O’brien
Coral Gables
Fla
Loring
Winchester Jaycees
Winchester - Frederick County
Clarke County Blood Drive Sets Summer Record
Clarke County Red Cross blood mobile at Enders Fire House Berryville collected 145 pints from 151 donors with 11 rejections. Blood recruitment chairman J H Rothrock thanks early B positive donors for a rush shipment to a Washington hospital for a girl awaiting open heart surgery. Also notes asparagus origin in the Mediterranean and Asia Minor.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Red Cross
Enders
J. H. Rothrock
Washington
New Senseny Road Elementary Board Accepts School
The Frederick County School Board accepted the Senseny Road Elementary School into the system as architect Hubert Stratton handed keys to Superintendent Robert Ayler. Moving in will begin next week as the county opens all schools on August 29 and schedules a final registration on August 15 for newcomers and previously unregistered students. The new school serves the east area and will hold about 200 students, filling vacancies from Miller and Gibson closures.
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Frederick County
Senseny Road
Hubert T. Stratton
Robert E. Ayler
Ayler
Winchester
Berryville Pike
Rt. 50
Kline and
Robin
Miller
Gibson
Stonewall and Gore
Emma Lazarus Authored Statue of Liberty Inscription
Emma Lazarus wrote the famous lines mounted on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The inscription celebrates welcome and liberty for immigrants arriving to New York Harbor.
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Emma Lazarus
County Teachers Conference Opens August 22
A week long pre school conference for Frederick County teachers begins August 22 at James Wood High School. Dr. Melton F. Wright announces general sessions on days one and two, with subsequent meetings at individual schools. Principals meet August 16 and 17 at James Wood High School. All county schools resume August 29.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Melton F. Wright
Wright
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