General Wheeler Trades War Years for Quiet Farm Life
Former Army Chief of Staff General Earl G. Wheeler, now 65, and his wife live on a 150 acre farm near Winchester, enjoying bird watching and deer in retirement. He reflects on past crises, Congress questions, and views on a volunteer army, Europe troop reductions, and time as Napoleon’s quote on time.
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Joint Chief of Staff
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West Point
Washington, D.C
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Greenwich
Connecticut
63Rd Infantry
Seigfried Line
Germany
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Ft. Hood
Texas
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Senate
Capitol Hill
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U.S
NATO
Canada
Great Britain
Russia
Washington
Jousting Tournament Returns to Natural Chimneys Aug. 18
The 152nd annual Natural Chimneys Jousting Tournament will be held at Mt. Solon on August 18 with shows at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Knights spear three rings along a galloping course under festive royal pageantry.
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King Arthur’s Knights
America
Mt. Solon
Hearing on Rezoning and Town Projects Monday Night
A public hearing on rezoning from limited to heavy industrial will be held Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council session. The agenda includes a revised agreement with Community Housing and Research Corp, bids for Water Treatment Plant boiler replacement and Town Hall air conditioning, and appointing a member to the Board of Zoning Appeals. Appraisal reports on two parcels near the Southern Railway and Manassas Avenue extended will be reviewed as the proposed site for a new waste water treatment plant.
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Front Royal
E. 6Th St
Southern Railway
Commerce Ave
Munity Housing and Research Corp
Town Hall
Board of Zoning Appeals
Manassas Ave
Pandas in U S Exhibit Shing-Shing Ling-Ling
Larry Collins Randolph-Macon Academy 1960 graduate and National Zoo assistant curator spoke at the Rotary Club about the giant pandas Shing-Shing and Ling-Ling presented to the United States by China. He previewed his book The Year of the Pandas with film and slides. The male is expected to weigh 300 to 325 pounds and the female about 260 pounds.
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Front Royal
Larry Collins
Randolph-Macon Academy
National Zoo
Washington, D.C
U.S
China
Rotary Club
Virginia Gentleman
Collins
Shing-Shing
Ling-Ling
Warren County Fair Opens Monday Night
Opening ceremonies for the 16th Warren County Agricultural and Industrial Fair begin at 6 p.m. Monday at the Jaycee Fairgrounds. A beauty contest at 8 p.m. starts the events, with the fair running through the week featuring 4-H demonstrations, cattle shows, musical acts, greased pig contests, kiddies matinee, and daily exhibits and judging by agricultural and home economics divisions. Lynn Armentrout and John Smedley co chair. Jaycees sponsor with local groups and 4-H clubs involvement.
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Front Royal
Jaycee Fairgrounds
Teenie Chenault
Donna Meads
Country Road
Jaycees
Raritan Club
Lynn Armentrout
John Smedley
Frederick Sets Registration for County Schools
Frederick County public schools will hold registration on Wednesday from 9 to 12 and 1 to 3 for all new kindergarten and elementary students who moved into the county since spring or were not registered last spring. Registration occurs at the school serving the family’s zone. Fees are collected on the first day of the new term. no new pupils may register on August 27.
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Frederick County Public Schools
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