Explosion at Ohio refinery Injures 14 in To ledo area
An explosion at a Standard Oil cracking unit in Oregon Township east of Toledo caused two fires and injured 14 people nine with burns treated at St Charles and St Vincent's. Firefighters contained the fires with no fatalities reported. The blast occurred about 9 a.m. and disrupted nearby tanks.
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Standard Oil
Oregon Township
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St. Charles
Oregon
St. Vincent’s
Obituary of Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Johnson 99 of Winchester
Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Johnson 99, widow of James Homer Johnson, died in a Staunton nursing home Wednesday. Born April 27, 1868 in Mt Nebo West Virginia, she lived with her son Frank C Johnson in Winchester before entering the nursing home. She belonged to Headsville Methodist Church, Mineral County, WV. Survived by six sons, three daughters, 28 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren. Funeral today at 2 pm at Old Tabernacle Church Mt Nebo. burial Mt Nebo Cemetery.
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Margaret Elizabeth Johnson
Winchester
Staunton
James Homer Johnson
Johnson
Mt. Nebo
W. Va
Matthew
Elizabeth Wiseman Hughes
Frank C. Johnson
Headsville
Mineral County
Frank C Johnson
Lester Johnson
Ohio
Edman Johnson
Keyser
Burt Johnson
Anstead
Fleia Johnson
Montgomery
Wilbur Johnson
Capon Bridge
Rosa Dorsey
Huntington
Ina Ruby Housenfluck
Stephens City
Old Tabernacle
Middletown Virginia to Hold Zoning Hearing August 21 1967
The Middletown Town Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed Zoning Ordinance on August 21 1967 at 7 30 PM in the Middletown Town Hall Virginia. Copies of the ordinance and map are available at the Town Office for public inspection. All interested may attend and present views.
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Middletown
Virginia
Church Street
Sarah Jenkins
Northwestern Virginia Community College panel approves cost formula
The Steering Committee in Front Royal agreed on a formula for area cost participation for an eight locality regional community college. Percentages per $100 000 will be based on population school age population and real estate wealth with state constants. Next meetings set with governing bodies and Blue Ridge College officials in September.
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John Pickeral
Jack Lainhart
Robert Smalley
Blue Ridge Community College
Augusta County
Denham Springs area hit by shotgun attack amid protests
An all-white Denham Springs area faced gunfire around midnight as a family slept, buckshot shattered a bedroom window near Deputy Sheriff Donald Cowart and his wife, with pellets close to a baby's crib. A hardware store in Watson also suffered shotgun damage as tension rose during the Livingston Parish protests led by A Z Young who alleged police had orders not to escort Black marchers.
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Stewart
Donald Cowart
Sheriff’s Office
Watson
McKeithen
A. Z. Young
Livingston Parish
Wall Street Edges Higher as LTV News Shakes Markets
Wall Street opened with gains as the Dow rose slightly and leaders like Pan American Sulphur Republic Corp Unishops Goodyear International Telephone Du Pont and Eastman Kodak posted advances while Ling-Temco Vought fell after Allis Chalmers directors rejected a bid. Inflation signals appeared in Social Security benefits rises GM truck prices and synthetic fiber costs with analysts noting balanced pre weekend activity.
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Republic Corp
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Goodyear
International Telephone
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
General Motors
Senate faces slow path on Social Security bill in 1987
Senate Finance Committee hearings begin on the measure but Labor Day recess delays progress. Potential changes risk a protracted conference with the House. Debate notes a smaller benefit rise to avoid steep payroll tax increases while relaxing welfare limits. President Johnson had urged a 15 percent boost. Mills warns against inflexibility.
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Johnson Plans Major U.S. Troop Hike in Vietnam and Saigon Campaign
President Johnson aims to dispatch 45 000 more troops to Vietnam as air and ground campaigns escalate. Thieu Ky contest the Sept 3 election while U.S. aides warn of loss of support if polls are unfair. Domestic critics press for tax and aid reductions amid debates on executive war powers and Gulf of Tonkin authorization.
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J. W. Fulbright
D.ark
Iia
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Vietnam
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Katzenbach
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Gulf of Tonkin
John Sherman Cooper
Virginia highway commission approves development plan and by passes
The commission backs a plan of development for U S 1 from Alexandria to Ft Belvoir with rights of way to be donated or paid at appraised value. Limited access bypasses are approved for five localities and Petersburg’s urban transport plan, costing about 22 million dollars, is set to handle 55 000 vehicles daily in 1985.
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U.S. 1
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Ft. Belvoir
U.S. 17
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Culpeper and
Brandy
Elkton
Rockingham County
Pamplin City
Appomattox
Prince Edward
U.S. 220
Roanoke
Petersburg
Weather Today and Court Notice in Winchester Virginia
Rainfall today none. Weather today shows showers possible Saturday and Sunday with 80s highs and 60s lows. Five day outlook cools early week then warms. In Winchester court records, Madge Sumner files for divorce from Claude Sumner on cruelty grounds. defendant ordered to appear within ten days after publication.
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Winchester
Virginia
Madge Katherine Rudy Sumner
Claude Sumner
s/P. J. Marshall
Am erica's First Skyscraper Erected for Chicago Firm in 1880
A 10 story building completed in 1880 is regarded as America’s first skyscraper. It was erected for a Chicago insurance company and helped set a new urban height standard.
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America
Chicago
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