08 Aug 1969
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1969
Page
1
The House passed a large tax reform measure 394.30, sending it to the Senate for careful review. The Senate Finance Committee will hear more than 100 witnesses after Congress returns September 3, focusing on groups facing higher taxes if the bill passes.
President Nixon summons three Shenandoah Valley Musicians to perform with Army Air Force and Marine bands for a Century Plaza Hotel dinner honoring Apple astronauts. Eliot Chapo Thomas Hall and Daniel Rothmuller will join the concert lineup instead of the Festival Chamber Music program.
The weatherman warns of showers tonight tomorrow and Sunday with a high near 84 to 90 tomorrow while temperatures are expected to run below normal the next five days. Local kids held a charity carnival for the Red Cross raising 15 dollars mostly in small coins from participants Susan Kay Laura and Lee Whitacre Andrea Tina George Stephanie Mimi and Todd at 1520 Scott Street.
Penches yellow Freestone fruit market offers pick your own peaches at one dollar per bushel. Located near 522 North, the Harrison area draws fruit buyers seeking fresh peaches and farmer market options.
Israeli jets bombed targets inside Jordan for a third day following Arab reports that 60 Israelis were killed in three raids on settlements and outposts in the northern Jordan River Valley. Jordanian and Israeli reports described exchanges of fire with no confirmed casualties among Jordanian forces.
The Frederick County Sheriff's office reports half a dozen breakins and vandalism cases over the past week. A Texaco in Gore faced a break in attempt at 5 45 am with a west window shattered but no loss. A George Washington Hotel car theft involved a 1961 Oldsmobile four door sedan missing with windshield damage. Robinson Elementary School was robbed of two Philco televisions with a health room window entry.
President Nixon will propose a replacement for the U S welfare system including a guaranteed income and job incentives. The plan shifts antipoverty efforts from community action to creating new job opportunities and block grants for states.
In Saigon the heaviest action in almost two months was reported across South Vietnam on Thursday. U S officials called it too early to say if this signals a renewed major push. Casualties rose since Wednesday, with fighting intensifying south of the DMZ and around Da Nang, the Central Highlands, and the Saigon region.
Albert Stanley Moore Jr., 20, of Hampton, captured at Camp 7 after escaping a work detail. He was wounded by buckshot, treated at the State Penitentiary hospital in Richmond, and not believed seriously injured after eluding searchers for more than seven hours.
Negotiators drafted a tentative agreement in the Pan American strike and awaited a Teamsters review. About 10,000 ground workers walked out after a midnight deadline extended thrice, with Pan Am warning of layoffs and possible stranded passengers.
A cold front from the west will bring increased cloud cover to Virginia by tonight. The brief item lists local businesses and sales, including Stan's Barber Shop expanding staff and seasonal discounts at Wards Pastry Shop and Hodgson's in Winchester.
In Washington AP report observers note that despite Nixon’s announced plan to withdraw 25,000 troops, overall U.S. strength in Vietnam climbs and now exceeds the level at which Nixon first took office by about 4,500 men.
U S and West German Chancellor Kiesinger place joint emphasis on negotiating with the Soviet Union as final talks open. Nixon asserts U S will deal with Communist states despite socialist doctrine. Kiesinger calls for a parallel arms and troop agreement in Europe and praises NATO.
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