State Senate Seat to Be Filled Tomorrow
Voters in the 21st Senatorial District will choose between Joseph A. Massie and J Kenneth Robinson in a special Virginia State Senate election. Polls open 6 AM to 7 PM with forecasts of 12 000 votes district wide. Candidates, both conservatives from Frederick County, contrast on turnout and education funding.
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Winchester
Virginia State Senate
Joseph A. Massie
Frederick County
Commonwealth
J. Kenneth Robinson
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Loudoun
Shenandoah Valley
Massie
Town FOG Closes Early As Statewide Weather Stirs
State police report Fogbound conditions linger through northern areas while forecast calls for fair cooler weather with temperatures in the 50s tomorrow. A city garbage crew stopped work to push a stalled woman’s car this morning, highlighting unexpected acts of chivalry.
Christmas Sale at Leggett's Dept Store
Leggett's Dept Store advertises a Christmas sale on entire stock of men's dress and insulated work shoes plus house slippers with 10 percent off regular price. Excludes Hush Puppies.
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Leggett’s Dept
New Kings of Space Eye Wednesday Rendezvous
Gemini 7 astronauts Borman and Lovell push nine days into a 14 day mission as Gemini 6 awaits pursuit with an 8 37 a m Wednesday launch target. Officials aim to conserve fuel for final attitude control and possible engine restart in the tight rendezvous efforts.
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Borman
Earth
U.S
Navy
Ford
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Lovell
Schirra
Stafford
Mission Control
Rusk Visits Paris as NATO Integration Talks Continue
Secretary of State Dean Rusk met French Premier Pompidou and Foreign Minister de Murville in Paris as ministers gathered at NATO to discuss an integrated nuclear force and France's role. Rusk said he did not expect surprises from the ministers meeting but stressed the visit would be useful to discuss U.S. questions amid Charles de Gaulle's anti integration stance.
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Ss Pompign
Defense Minis
Atlantic Alliance
France
Rusk
Arvas
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pompidou
Maurice Couve de Murville
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
County Hears Plan for Rouss Avenue Grass Mall
Frederick County Supervisors review a Downtown Development Committee proposal to convert Rouss Ave from Loudoun to the alley by Winchester Credit and Lupton Insurance into a grassy mall with walkways and benches. The county must approve as it owns the street.
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Frederick
County Board of Supervisors
Rouss Ave
Loudoun St
Winchester Credit
Lupton Insurance
Donald Baughman
Rouss Avenue
Woman saved from flames at Myrtle Ave residence
Helen Howdershell was rescued from a blaze on Myrtle Avenue by John Mattox who was visiting neighbors. She suffered first and second degree burns and was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital in good condition. a dog named Chita died. Fire crews from Round Hill and Reuss battled the fire starting around 8:15 pm. neighbors aided with hoses and a rescue effort saved a family dog.
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Myrtle Ave
Helen Howdershell
John Mattox
Howdershell
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Mattox
Wellsville
Ohio
Weasel F. Lewis
John
Chita
Massie Focuses Campaign in Winchester Area Before Senate Vote
Massie spent the weekend in Winchester Frederick Clarke Shenandoah and Loudoun Counties ahead of the 21st Senatorial District special election. He attended a Broad Run District reception in Loudoun and criticized interstate highways harming local tourism while urging tourist promotional centers along these routes.
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Joseph A. Massie
Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Loudoun
Massie
Broad Run
Loudoun County
Richmond
Leggett's Dept. Store Advertises 25 and 10 Percent Off
Entire stock of boys suits and sport coats 25 percent off regular price. Some famous brand merchandise year round. Leggett's Dept. Store also offers 10 percent off entire stock of children's shoes except Hush Puppies. Includes sturdy play boots cow boy boots and dress slippers.
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Leggett's Dept
Childrens Shoes
Leggett’s Dept
Roebuck Store Hours and Christmas Shipping Notice
Open tonight until 9 and every night until Christmas at Roebuck & Co. Ship fancy apples for Christmas. H. W. Butler special available. Anyone in and around Armel interested may inquire for details and arrangements.
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Pars Roebuck & Co
H. W. Butler
Armel
Weekend auto crashes injure fifteen. Poston in good condition
Fifteen people were hurt and damage exceeded $6,500 in area crashes over the weekend. Lester Ral eigh Poston, 19, of Paris, was admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital in good condition. Other victims were treated and released. The crashes occurred on Route 644 near Winchester and at Cecil and Cameron Streets, Miller Street and Valley Avenue, and Kent Street and Millwood Avenue, with various injuries and damage totals reported.
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Lester Raleigh Poston
Paris
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Poston
Winchester
L. M. Bauserman
Bauserman
Roger Lee Welsh
Berryville
Cecil and
Cameron Sts
David Wallace
Mt. Falls
1000 Viet Cong Believed Killed
A five day operation south of Da Nang by U S Marines and Vietnamese forces claims about 1000 Viet Cong killed. Ground fighting waned as planes resumed raids across North Vietnam targeting bridges and military sites.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
da Nang
Que Son
Uo. S
Viet Nam
Air Force
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
Dong Hoi
McMurray Named Winchester Memorial Hospital Administrator
Houston M McMurray of Arlington a West Point graduate and former Army officer has been named assistant administrator at Winchester Memorial Hospital replacing L T Lenny who resigned last October He will bring a background in military engineering business administration and healthcare to the post and has held graduate study at George Washington University and a residency at Prince Georges Hospital.
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Houston M. McMurray
Arlington
West Point
Army
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Carli S. Napps
McMurray
Mr. McMurray
L. T. Lenny
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Portland
Ore
Central Night High School
Washington
D.C
U.S. Military Academy
Korea
George Washington University
Prince Georges Hospital
Cheverly
Hofer to Aid Downtown Committee in Winchester
Charles E. Hofer a retired fuel executive and national Izaak Walton League director has been named special coordinator for the Downtown Development Committee. He will coordinate Loudoun Street improvements and liaise with merchants and property owners as pledges near 2500 dollars yearly are sought. Architect Hubert Stratton reports plans for protective coverings and preliminary downtown sketches to be ready for a late January committee meeting.
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Charles E. Hofer
Peyton St
Izaak Walton League of America
Loudoun St
Hofer
Solenley
McCrory’s
Silco
Hubert Stratton
Stratton
Winchester
Robinson Campaign Winds Through Winchester Area in Final Push
Republican Kenneth Robinson urged Virginia voters in the 21st District to elect him as an able representative. He toured Winchester Frederick County and Loudoun County areas touting fiscal restraint, opposing unnecessary deficits, and promising to curb unused tax surpluses while advocating responsive state government. He cited past GOP criticisms of a 1964 special election and highlighted ~100 million in unused state taxes, calling for constructive solutions.
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Kenneth Robinson
Winchester-Frederick County
Loudoun County
Robinson
Virginia
Ator
General Assembly
Virginia considers 1966 68 budget tax plan with sales tax
Virginia leaders discuss a potential state wide sales tax to boost a 1.71 billion budget. A 2 to 2.2 billion revenue forecast prompts debate over a 2 2 percent tax with local add ons or a 3 percent rate returning funds to localities. Gov elect Godwin and others favor timing, wary of future city level taxes. Leaders fear uniform state tax may be blocked as more cities adopt local taxes.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Advisory Legistive Council
VALC
E. E. Willey
Lman Walc
Harrison
Capitol
General Assembly
Eee
John Warren Cook Mathews
E. Godwin Jr
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J, Kenneth Robinson
Kings of Space
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Clyde F. Newlin
Route 2
Preston Jolley
Miller St
Valley Ave
French A. Lee
L. B. Sirbaugh
Courtfield Ave
Mr. Lee
Mr. Sirbaugh
Samuel W. Markley
Kent St
Nelson H. Clark, Jr
Luray
Alvin Johnson
Millwood Ave
Mark Anthony
MA. McMurray
Association of Graduates of
The
American Legion
American Hospital Assn
American Management Assn
American College Administrators
Presbyterian Church
ALL Boots
Lovett's Shoe Corp
Great Lakes
Oniddohs
Chris
V.F.W
Bark Mill
Wolfe St
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