No Polish Dolls Being Sold Here Item in Powell Payroll Probe
Washington AP report says Polish-made dolls are not for sale in the Winchester area. Mrs. Adam Clayton Powell faces removal from her $20 500-a-year congressional staff post after failing to appear before Wayne Hays's subcommittee investigating payroll and travel expenses. Powell, living in Puerto Rico, was subpoenaed and did not show up Dec 19 or Thursday. the panel seeks to determine her duties and whether she violated the law requiring aides to work in Washington or the member's district.
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Washington
Onj
Winchester
Adam Clayton Powell
Congressional
Wayne L. Hays
D- jOhio
Powell
Puerto Rico
Hays’ Subcommittee
Seas
Congress
Hays
Rag doll fire risk prompts federal review and local tests
The FDA weighs a nationwide sale ban on Polish rag dolls after Newark fire officials warned the dolls ignite readily and burn rapidly. Local stores reported mixed stock and a Newberry manager said he would return dolls to the manufacturer while others had none.
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R. H. Tomberlin
Newberry’s
Winchester
W. N. Godenour
Richmond
Newark
N.J
M. E. Williams
Poland
Portsmouth
William H. Cary
Washington, D.C
Slippery New Year's Eve Weather Outlook
Snow and ice cover the ground as a winter storm looms. A mix of sleet or rain is possible with highs in the 30s and a low teens tonight. Expect below normal temperatures to persist through the next five days.
Cold air mass sweeps Virginia from Gulf Coast
Richmond AP reports a large cold air mass over the Gulf Coast is moving northeast bringing clear skies and low temperatures to Virginia. Overnight conditions expected to drop into the teens to low twenties.
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Richmond
Gulf Coast
Virginia
Desks Cleared as Two Winchester Officials Plan Retirement
Chief Boyd Col J Thomas Boyd and Postmaster Wilbur Johnston retire today after long service. Boyd leaves with over 42 years in Winchester and plans gardening and helping others. Johnston, postmaster since 1954, expects rest and relief from daily pressures, while preserving ties to the community.
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Boyd
J. Thomas Boyd
Winchester
Wilbur Johnston
Wanted Coutter Girl 65 Jeep Wagon 13,000 Miles
Classified notice seeks a 65 Jeep Station Wagon four wheel drive with 13,000 actual miles from G W Motors Inc licensed 044. Public contact for buyer.
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W Motors, Inc
Snow Moves Into Canada Amid Cold Snap Across Regions
The December storm moved into eastern Canada as arctic air covered the Midwest to New England. Snow squalls and high winds hit the Great Lakes to New England, with subzero readings across the Dakotas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska and near freezing in parts of the South and Southwest.
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Associated Press
Canada
Midwest
Newland
New England
Ainly
Dakotas
Minesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
Missour
Southland
Carolinas
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Louisiana
Phoenix
Ariz
New Engeland
Boston
Blue Hill Observatory
Police Seek Stranded Girl's Family in Winchester
Winchester police search for the parents of a teenage girl left stranded in the Memorial Hospital lobby. The girl, 14 to 17, gave the name Shirley Ridgeway and said her mother Nora Rin ker left her there. authorities hunt in Martinsburg Charles Town Romney Falls Church.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shirley Ridgeway
Nora
Frank Rinker
Race St
Falls Church
Martinsburg
Charles Town
Romney
Moon Probe Luna 13 Finds Lunar Soil Similar to Earth
Soviet Tass reports Luna 13, which landed Christmas Eve, found the lunar surface’s outer layer similar in density to Earth soil. The probe’s mechanical tests indicate ground could support manned landings, with low radioactivity and a grainy, stone-filled surface rather than dust.
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Moon
Earth
Moscow
Tass
Luna 13
Flamstead Crater
American Surveyor
Lunar
Open Letter by 100 Students Questions Vietnam Goals
One hundred student leaders from across the country send an open letter to President Johnson questioning U S goals in Vietnam. The signees from church and nonsectarian schools urge frank discussion to clarify objectives and suggest a de facto restraint on both sides to extend the New Year’s truce.
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New York
Johnson
U.S
Vietnam
United States
White House
America
National Student Association
University of Illinois
Two ships race to aid crippled yawl Petrel in Atlantic
In hurricane seas, the British vessel Cotswold and the German freighter Hille Oldendorff head 66 and 70 miles toward the 70 foot Petrel, carrying 10, including students from Stamford and Yonkers. The Petrel lost masts and radio. pumps were deployed from a Coast Guard helicopter with five gasoline pumps later dropped, all crew reported in satisfactory condition.
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New York
North Atlantic
Lowe
Coast Guard
Cotswold
Hille Oldendorff
Yawl
Stamford
Heidi
Beremuda
Penney’s Offers Deluxe Suits This Week
Public notice promotes exceptional savings on deluxe suits at Penney’s all week. A dance event runs 9 PM to midnight featuring the Dynamics and Go-Go Girls at Winchester Roller Rink. Margaret L Hodgson Hat and Dress Shop is listed in the advertisement.
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Penney’s
the Dynamics
Winchester Roller Rink
Louisiana Governor Rejects Desegregation Order Defense
Louisiana Governor John J. McKeithen says he disagrees with a federal appeals court ruling ordering desegregation of Southern public schools next fall and expects the case to reach the Supreme Court. He cites grounds for reversal and notes issues such as land location and teacher shortages delaying full desegregation.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
U.S. Supreme Court
John J. McKeithen
Sth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Department
Floyd T. Christian
Alabama
Cease-Fire Nears as Vietnam Tensions Persist
In Vietnam the Mekong Delta saw renewed small-scale clashes ahead of a New Year cease fire. U.S. B52s attacked North Vietnamese targets while a five day Saigon port strike ended with a settlement. Government and Viet Cong forces reported casualties in multiple firefights as the truce looms.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Mekong
North Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Ao Ky
Vietnamese Confederation of Labor
Kontum
Highlands
Bong Son
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Panhandle
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Margaret L. Hodgson
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