29 Dec 1967
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1967
Page
1
U S Marines advance through two fortified villages on the coastal lowlands 20 miles south of Da Nang after a helicopter assault. About 500 Communist troops engaged. 17 Marines and 37 enemy dead reported earlier in Leathernicks landing.
A driveway snow issue prompts a practical tip to shovel left to keep plows from pushing snow back. The forecast calls for continued cold with below normal temperatures over the next five days and light precipitation likely on Monday. Gray Ebert, 13, predicts the NFL Championship winner as Green Bay 24, Dallas 20.
President Johnson likely to accept Sihanouk indirect offer for U S Cambodian talks on Viet Namese sanctuary use. Sihanouk says he would welcome an envoy and would resist Cambodian military action if incursions occur while seeking greater aid from Red China and the Soviet Union.
Winchester businessman Robert S. Barbour announced his candidacy for the first ward seat in the Democratic primary linked to the April 2 election. Barbour, a Virginia CPA and Shenandoah College lecturer, has held multiple public roles and chairs local boards while living at 215 Sheridan Ave with his wife Lucia and three children.
Fire swept a Mont Laurier two story home of Mr and Mrs Roland Girouari early today. Nine children perished while the remaining nine escaped with their parents by leaping from windows into deep snow. Police said the blaze started about 12 30 a m. One child fled to a neighbor to summon help.
Famed bandleader Paul Whiteman known as the King of Jazz died of a heart attack at about 4:30 a.m. in his Bucks County home near Doylestown. He was 76 and helped fuse classical music with jazz, commissioning Gershwin and premiering his work in 1924.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey began a nine nation tour to Africa promising to renew American commitment to defeating poverty and disease. He will visit Ivory Coast Liberia Ghana Congo Zambia Ethiopia Somalia Kenya and Tunisia with plans to attend Liberia's presidential inauguration and meet regional leaders.
Deep snow blanketed the Shenandoah Valley with 12.75 inches at Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory, the deepest in four years. Roads, buses, and garbage collection faced delays while Salt and chains aided mobility. schools closed for holidays. Snow totals across counties ranged from six to a foot, with Western mountains hardest hit and widespread travel disruptions reported.
Four Rockingham County men including two under 18 were arrested and charged with arson in a three month fire series. They face 11, 6, and 3 counts respectively with $10,000 bonds set, tied to 11 of 33 fires, excluding three service station blazes.
A large high pressure system over Virginia brings fair skies and notably cold temperatures across the state today. The feature dominates the weather pattern, yielding bright conditions for residents and travelers alike.
Shop ad notes closure on Saturday December 30 for inventory. Coats suits dresses and robes heavily reduced one third final sale. A correction lists Penn Hoss price update and Shickle's Food Mart address in Winchester Virginia.
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