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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1965
Page
6
City council debates gas and utility tax after a letter claims the levy is discriminatory. Mayor Battaile argues it funded teacher salaries and that rescinding would require another tax. Finance Committee to review.
Judge John Rice of Winchester Municipal Court was reappointed for four years by City Council on a motion by H W Butler Jr. Also reappointed were Dr M C Teague and Mrs E M Whiting to the Handley Library Board. James D Shockey named to five year term on Building Code Board of Appeals. L B Sirbaugh and S D Preston approved for three year terms on Board of Public Welfare.
A November 26 fire at a two story warehouse owned by Virginia Apple Storage Gochenour and Frederick County Deputy Sheriff J W Shoemaker was fueled by outdoor sparks and a gusting wind. Apple crates and pasteboard boxes stored on both floors contributed to the blaze with toxins later buried at Hunting Ridge after cleanup.
President Johnson offered to send a team of medical teachers and scientists to Pakistan led by Dr. Donald F. Hornig. The proposal came at a White House dinner with President Ayub Khan as Johnson urged world peace and the fight against poverty, disease and illiteracy.
Col. Ray M. O'Day of Seattle and his wife plan a trip to the Philippines to meet Ferdinand E. Marcos, now president, whom Marcos invited during a 1962 Seattle World’s Fair visit. Marcos expressed confidence about his election. Audrey Hepburn's film start is postponed as she awaits the birth of her second child with Mel Ferrer.
Comedienne Cass Daley is recovering after a seven hour operation for abdominal cancer on December 6 at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica. Her condition is described as good by her doctor. Sean is mentioned as a son. the source notes a family context with a due date in July in Morges Switzerland.
Montague Avenue Methodist Church Circle No 2 will meet tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the church for its annual Christmas meeting. Members are asked to bring a covered dish.
Records show El Yunque forest receives about 1,600 showers yearly, averaging 20 minutes each, soaking the jungle slopes around Puerto Rico's 3,494 foot peak.
Mt Jackson Town Council voted to borrow 9000 to fund water and sewer line work for Triplett Vocational School. Project estimated at 32000 with a 24000 Triplett Estate grant to be applied. Front Royal rejects rezoning request for Royal Village area.
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