Britain Becomes Europe’s Bargain Basement Says Critics
British shoppers face a flood of Continental buyers as tourists pour into London. A Glasgow English professor warns foreigners pillage art and furniture, while store officials report demand for cashmere, woolens, and bric-a-brac. Auction experts defer concern, noting much is indistinguishable and may be driven by price gaps with Europe and the United States.
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Weny Times
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Europe
Glasgow
Nglish
The
Times
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Daily Telegraph
Dover
Alan Sandison
Kepone study awarded to Virginia Institute of Marine Science
The Environmental Protection Agency awards a two year contract to the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to study Kepone in James River sediments and marine organisms. The $205000 project will map Kepone distribution movement areas and assess dredging risks and chemical effects.
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Gloucester Point
Environmental Protection Agency
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
VIMS
James River
William J. Hargis Jr
WIMS
Chesapeake Bay
Hopewell
Hargis
First Women Awarded Rhodes Scholarships
Yale senior Sue Halpern is among 13 women in the first female cohort of 32 American Rhodes Scholars. The group will study at Oxford for up to two years with a $5,300 annual stipend, joining 16 international cohorts. Halpern hopes study can help address Rhodes era legacies and colonialism.
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Sue Halpern
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Ms. Halpern
Yale University
Rhodes Scholarship Trust
Oxford University
England
South Africa
United States
Oxford
Theft reports and fatal fire in Winchester area
Two thefts on Millwood Ave. include a revolver worth 125 dollars stolen from a Georgia man’s car at Duff’s lot and two tires missing after a break in at the Mobil Service Station. In Waynesboro a fire killed 50 year old Robert Lee Barber. autopsy pending.
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Winchester
Millwood Ave
Georgia
Duff's
Millwood
Mobil
Waynesboro
South River
Robert Lee Barber
Barber
State Medical Examiner's Office
Roanoke
Virginia Beach Men Asked to Leave Soviet Union
Three Virginia Beach men touring Russia to assess emigre treatment were ordered out by a Soviet officer after four days. Lawyers and a businessman said harassment of Jews seeking to leave Russia was evident and a KGB officer warned them to depart.
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Virginia
Hofheimer
Stant
Russia
Tiny Tim Aims for Comeback After Weight Gain
Miami Beach AP report says Tiny Tim 50 pounds heavier plans a comeback via a 15 minute TV taping for a still unsold series. He says he is still married to Miss Vicki though she works as a New Jersey go go dancer and he cannot support his wife or 5 year old daughter Miss Tulip. He worries about Judgment Day and notes he paid $60 000 for 10 nights at a resort.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Tim
T Am
Tiny Tim
Vicki
New Jersey
Miss Tulip
Weather in Northern Valley Warns of Snow and Cold
The forecast calls for windy and colder conditions with possible snow this evening and again Tuesday with snow flurries. Temperatures will range from the low 20s to the 40s across regions, with rainfall totals for December at 1.11 inches and five year averages and record values listed.
Weekend Collision Damages Ship Venues at City Intersection
Police say a weekend crash at Roosevelt Blvd and Taft Ave caused about 2200 dollars in vehicle damage. Doris Rinker of Winchester drove one car and Ronald Pommier of Winchester drove the other. the incident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. yesterday with 1200 dollars in damage to the Rinker vehicle and 1000 dollars to the Pommier car.
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Roosevelt Blvd
Taft Ave
Doris Rinker
Ronald Pommier
Winchester
Rinker
Pommier
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