Largent and Robinson Vote Split on Virginia Bond Bills
Virginia House passed two bills by 74 to 20 to allow a November referendum on up to 81 million dollars in general obligation bonds for mental hospitals institutions and higher education. Senate approved 28 to 7 while Sen. Robinson opposed citing pay as you go concerns and unformed budget plans.
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Largent
Robinson
del. F
House of Delegates
Senate
J. Kenneth Robinson
House Appropriations
Senate Finance
House
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
Mr. Largent
Needlecraft ads offer patterns and catalogs for sewing
Wee Basel Easter offers two aprons designs with transfer directions. Patterns priced at 50 cents each with 15 cents extra for mailing. Also 1968 Needle craft Catalog lists dozens of patterns, free designs, and books on quilts and afghans, all 50 cents each, with ordering through Alice Brooks in New York.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Needlecraft
Museum
Dr. Thompson to Speak on Cancer of Head and Neck
Dr. Everett G. Thompson will speak on Cancer of the Head and Neck tomorrow at 5 30 p m. The talk is presented by Harry Lovett, chairman of the Public Information Committee of the Winchester Frederick County Cancer Society. Large houses dating before the Revolutionary War remain in Clu peper County.
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Everett G. Thompson
WINC
Harry Lovett
Winchester - Frederick County Cancer Society
Salvation Army Installs Officers at Dinner Meeting
The 1968 Salvation Army Advisory Board officers and members were installed at the Holiday Inn East. Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. spoke on poverty programs and community-based aid, while Wendell L. Seldon became advisory board chairman. New members Bill S. Chapman Philip A. Colclough Jr. and Thomas Harrison were inducted. Captain Robert Vincent reported Army services in 1967, including meals, clothing and lodging figures, summer camp attendance, and youth meetings.
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Salvation Army Advisory Board
Salvation Army
Holiday Inn East
John O. Marsh, Jr
Robert Vincent
Wendell L. Seldon
George F. Duane, Jr
Harold M. Bageant
R. Jean Alford
Vincent
League of Mercy
Robert S. Barbour, II
Frances Snyder
Salvation Army Auxiliary
Seldon
Rep. Marsh
Wage guidelines draw union rebuke from labor leaders
New York union leaders and AFL-CIO officials rejected President Johnson's proposal to keep 1968 wage settlements notably lower than last year's 5 percent. Critics argued inflation and living costs make such a cap unrealistic, urging broader controls on profits and prices instead.
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New York
Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Morris Iushewitz
Iushewitz
New York City Central Labor Council
Washington
AFL
CIO
Afl-Cio
Joseph Germano
United Steel Workers
Chica
Pat Gorman
Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butcher Workmen of America
International Longshoremens ‘Association
John Bowers
Virginians Listed Among Vietnam Casualties
Army Spec. 4 David W. de Priest of Lynchburg is listed as killed in action in Vietnam. Army M. Sgt. William J. Hurst of Blackstone is listed as having died in Vietnam not as a result of hostile action.
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Washington
Army
David W. de Priest
Evelyn C. Bryant
Lynchburg
Defense Department
de Priest
Virginia
Department
William J. Hurst
Ruby L. Hurst
Blackstone
Vietnam
Ski Team Divided Over Olympic Slopes Attire
U S alpine skiers debate two outfits for the Winter Olympics in Chambousse France. The silver Burton suit offers speed and windless feel while the blue Head suit provides comfort and warmth.
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Chambousse
France
U.S
Doug Burton
Aspen
Colo
Suzanne Chaffee
Suzy
Miss Chaffee
Robin Morning
Santa Monica
Calif
Karen Budge
Jackson, Wyo
Ten Super Chief cars derailed in Kansas City yards
Ten cars of the Santa Fe Super Chief derailed in Kansas City yards. An estimated 250 to 300 passengers were aboard as eight passenger coaches and two baggage cars left the rails. At least 37 people were taken to hospitals but none appeared seriously injured. The train had just left Union Station bound for Los Angeles when the accident occurred with speed between 50 and 55 miles an hour.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe Railway
Kansas City Union Station
Los Angeles
Campus Police Receive Pistols Under New Texas Law
The University of Texas Austin campus police, now armed with nine pistols, expand a 65 member force under a new state statute. The article recalls Charles Whitman’s 1966 tower attack that killed 16 and wounded 31, highlighting the context of armed campus security.
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Austin, Tex
University of Texas’ Austin
Charles Whitman
Whitman
Austin
Prowler May Need Doctor After Emory Plating Theft
Des Moines police heard from Richard Hansen, foreman at Emory Plating Co., that the prowler who stole 30 dollars may require medical attention. Hansen suspects the burglar’s clothing and possibly skin were exposed to caustic soda, a harsher threat than acid, and warns untreated exposure could worsen.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Emory Plating Co
Richard Hansen
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Eigee
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Jack Wohl
By Wohl
Wee Basel
Dr. Thompson
Clupeper County
Winchester
George P. Duane, Jr
Jim Hamilton
Marsh
Pat Robinson
United States
LBJ
Head Ski Industries
Burton
Miss Budge
Super Chief
Hansen
Chapman
Auto. Trans
Chapman Motor Co., Inc
Amherst St
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