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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1968
Page
7
AP Wirephoto shows hundreds of U S GIs at Long Binh military base near Saigon as the Honey Ltd song and dance troupe performs during Bob Hope’s Christmas tour of U S bases in the Far East.
AP review notes Jonathan Winters is funnier in an early evening hour than in late fringe. The piece highlights his improvised Q A, a drunken inspector sketch, and a Hansel and Gretel finale with the Roy Rogers family. It contrasts Hawaii Five-O and Winters’ show, mentions Cliff Arquette, and covers Ed McMahon producing the Jan 18 Washington gala with Carson.
Quick sew with few seams for a little girl dress in cotton checks and plaid taffeta. Printed Palterr 4914 offers children's sizes 2 to 10 with pattern mail order details to Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star. Include name address size style number and zip 10011.
Mrs. Robert H. Goddard of Worcester receives the Langley Medal posthumously awarded to her husband, pioneer rocket engineer Dr. Robert H. Goddard, for groundbreaking rocketry. The event follows Apollo 8 around the moon with Senator Clinton P. Anderson present.
Virginia State Senator Henry Howell Jr. asks Governor Godwin to review Howell’s legislative record in a New Year appeal. He cites desegregation voting rights reapportionment bond financing and modernization as examples of progress and calls 80 percent a strong batting average.
Frederick County and Winchester residents bringing normal refuse to the county dump do not need permits. Only commercial haulers and large-scale users require permits. Dump hours remain 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, closed Sundays and holidays until Jan. 1 1969. After that date hours will shift to 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays and 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays.
The article highlights Olduvai Gorge in East Africa as the world’s richest known fossil site, emphasizing its significance for paleoanthropology and human evolution studies.
Hints from Heloise share an idea to repurpose terry cloth beach towels into durable slipcovers for worn furniture cushions. The writer describes sewing with back zippers for easy washing, saving dry cleaning costs, and expanding the method to children's room chairs using brown towels.
Wives of astronauts awaiting their husbands return from the moon trip gathered at a late night event near the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston Texas. Mrs Frank Borman Mrs William A Anders and Mrs James A Lovell Jr appear in AP Wirephoto.
SPACE CENTER Houston AP All the wives of Apollo 8 astronauts gathered at Fred Haise Jr s home for a pre launch hen party Their husbands have overcome critical hurdles on the moon mission and the re entry remains the last hurdle The wives expressed calm and optimism as they prepared for the Christmas Eve events and the anticipated engine firing that would rescue the crew from lunar orbit
John Glenn Jr., former astronaut and first American to orbit Earth, is considering a 1970 political bid in Ohio. Democratic leaders note his prior 1964 senatorial bid ended after a bathroom fall head injury. Incumbent Sen Stephen M. Young may retire. Gov James A. Rhodes cannot seek reelection per state law. state chairman Eugene P. O Grady declined to comment.
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