Christmas Seal Drive Totals Near $5,000
Christmas seal contributions from Winchester and Frederick County residents total nearly five thousand dollars. Mrs. Henry M. Brumback, chairwoman of the Tuberculosis and Health Association, said the drive has passed the halfway mark toward last year’s total and hopes to surpass it. The 1967 total was just over nine thousand dollars.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Henry M. Brumback
Tuberculosis
Junio
Ceiling Collapse Hits Culpeper Church in Wind
A 100 year old Culpeper Presbyterian Church ceiling collapsed during a strong gusty wind measured up to 60 miles per hour. The Rev. Horace D Douty and workers were inside when the roof caved, sending 10 to 12 tons of debris onto pews. He described a bellows like collapse likely driven by wind through the steeple.
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Culpeper Presbyterian Church
Horace D. Douty
Douty
Congress Must Act Fast on Nixon Pay Raise
The incoming Congress faces a tight window to approve a pay hike for President Nixon before Jan. 20, as constitutional rules block changes during a term. White House plans also overhaul raises for Congress, cabinet officers, judges, and other officials, with details likely pending a 1967 commission report.
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Congress
Nixon
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Commission
Johnson
White House
Congressional
House
Virginia Tops National Seafood Production Ranking
Virginia ranks second nationally in the value of fresh packaged fish and other seafood production. The state library reports over 480000 books and 12.7 million manuscripts, along with 47000 maps and 21000 reels of microfilm.
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Virginia
Virginia State Library
One Act Play Planned at Market Street
Shenandoah Players present a one act play Will The Real Jesus Christ Please Stand Up at Market Street United Methodist Church Sunday at 5 p.m. Open to the public. Cast includes Costello Hicks Minter Gourley Montague Swift Ayton Zukerman. MEMPHIS AP tug boat Ethel Woods renamed George L Murphy will work Memphis Harbor after refit by Warner Tabbel Transport Co. formerly on White River Arkansas. Mount Vernon parrot anecdote.
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Shenandoah Players
Jesus Christ
Market Street United Methodist Church
Jesus Christ I
Thomas Costello
Gary Hicks
Tex Minter
Robert Gourley
Robert Montague
Berke
Robert Swift
Verdin
William Ayton
Julie Zukerman
Memphis, Tenn
Ethel
George
Memphis
Warner & Tabmel Transportation& Co
Woods
George L. Murphy
White River
Arkansas
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First Virginia
FDIC
JWHS
Ed McHugh
Jenny Lewis
Leslie Hughes
James Wood
Kathy Headley
Phil Shobe
Larry Sullivan
Executive and Judiciary Branch
Winchester Evening Star
Benooass
Discount City
Berryville Ave
Free
Crusher
Waring
Blender
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Lamp
Market Street
Martha Washington
Mount Vernon
Chrysller Motors Corporation
Plymouth
Road Runner
Swimley’s
George Washington Hotel
Piccadilly St
Dial
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