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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1963
Page
3
The Associated Press surveys show state legislatures handled over 81 000 bills across 50 states, averaging more than 1 000 per state. About 7 783 lawmakers faced heavy workloads, with many feeling overwhelmed and unable to be informed on all measures.
A 22-year-old Fairfax man Vaman McGinnis was sentenced by Judge Elliott D. Marshall in Clarke Circuit Court to a two year suspended penitentiary term for burglary at Berryville Lumber. Co defendant McGinnis was indicted May 13 alongside Ronald L. Runion 21 of rural Berryville Runion remained jailed after bail was not posted and later escaped July 24 through an open cell door. he has not been caught.
Lawmakers in South Dakota Iowa Arkansas and Indiana voted to raise truck length limits. South Dakota allows 65-foot truck-trailer combos up from 60 feet. Iowa increases from 50 to 60 feet. Arkansas and Indiana lift from 50 to 55 feet. AAHSO recommends 60 feet.
Frank Crane of Norfolk was fined $10 in absentia for speeding the night of April 26 at the intersection of Route 623 and Route 50 in Clarke County after Judge Marshall heard the evidence.
Paul Ebersole of the Senseny honorary member of the Shawnee Volunteer Fire Co. board of directors. He had resigned due to ill health. Thurman Brumback of Pineville was elected to succeed. Raymond Santmier became inactive. bylaws up to date were stated by a spokesman. 20 attended the meeting. Dennis Strawderman reported three runs in 30 days, total 69 for the year. A fund raising campaign for a new fire hall and a tanker will start in 30 days. Building work is underway.
Berryville Harry C. Jones and Cecil Wolfe of Rt. 2 were elected to the Southern States Advisory Board at the annual Membership meeting held here. Raymond Pickett was named alternate delegate, and Jones became secretary. The session drew over 150 stockholders and featured a chicken barbecue by the Raritan Club. A report by Thomas W. Tuggle Jr. noted Cooperative purchases of about 100 million dollars in 1962-63 across five states.
Two top YMCA leaders Donald Jameson chairman and Alfred C Havens Jr executive director resigned amid a dispute over racial integration. Nine other area YMCAs are integrated though a spokesman noted each branch has local autonomy in its rules.
The game of chess is believed to have originated in India at least thirteen centuries ago. It was known as chaturanga or as four limbs, drawing on the four divisions of the army: elephants, horses, chariots, and infantry.
Federal Building and City Hall in Lynchburg flew flags at half staff after the death of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. Postmaster O K Blackburne ordered the half mast salute, with City officials joining in. The infant son of President Kennedy survived 39 hours.
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