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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1967
Page
8
Hollywood AP reports Bob Hope will serve as host of the 70th annual Academy Awards in 1998 marking his fifth consecutive time. Arthur Freed named producer for the program set next April 8. Hope previously emceed in 1945 1946 1953 and 1955.
In Norfolk a toy Manchester named Petunia darted into traffic during a heavy rainstorm. Driver Catherine Benton could not stop, found the dog initially dead, then alive after rescuers and a flood swept it into a storm sewer. Petunia was later found, injured with a broken paw, and on the road to recovery at an animal hospital. Linda Carr, 5, is the owner. Richmond also reports Gov Godwin approved a 1.32 million contract for Lynchburg Central Virginia Community College site work and a new three-unit building by J E Jamerson & Sons of Appomattox, due for completion in about a year.
Heavy rains on Maryland's Eastern Shore bring more than 13 inches this month and swamp fields. Sweet corn and tomato growers, buoyed by initial growth, now face muddy fields. Farmers urge Gov. Agnew to authorize prison labor for corn harvesting due to equipment limits.
The engine for the first U.S. manned lunar landing undergoes a dress rehearsal in New Mexico. This static test simulates space conditions to prepare the Lunar Module ascent engine for its first firing and the lunar mission for two astronauts onboard.
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