Stephens City man charged with first degree murder in pistol death
A Stephens City resident, William Wayne Brendle, 31, was charged with first degree murder in the pistol slaying of Ralph E. Clarky near Winchester. The state says Brendle, reportedly on furlough from Staunton Western State Hospital, was taken into custody as the investigation continued.
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Stephens City
Ralph E. Clarky
Winchester
William Wayne Brendle
Western State Hospital
Staunton
Frederick County Court
May Clark
Brendle
Voting Rights Pledged by Johnson in White House remarks
President Johnson urged all Americans to defend the right to vote amid efforts to register in Alabama. He spoke at a hurried news conference from the White House, stressing the necessity of securing voting rights for every citizen. He opened by reading his farm message to Congress.
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Washington
Johnson
Alabama
All America Today
White House
Congress
Apple Blossom Festival Praises Stamp Advisory Committee
Apple Blossom Festival Headquarters lauds Postmaster General Gronouski and the Stamp Advisory Committee for new five cent commemoratives the American Music and Homemakers stamps. The music stamp tops invitations for festival parades on April 20, while Homemakers stamps reach home economics departments inviting students to Apple Pie Baking contest. A chess club for ages nine to 12 forms. contact 662-1941 or visit 332 Sheridan Ave for Wednesday 3:30 PM meetings.
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U.S. Post Office Department
Fete
Gronouski
Homemakers
Apple Blossom
Fourstate
Sheridan Ave
Temperature swing as weekend forecast calls for snow
Forecasters warn temperatures could reach 40 degrees Friday but expect snow or rain Saturday. Today’s low dipped to nine with a high around 30. A year ago this week the region saw 50 degree highs and 19 degree lows.
Johnson urges continued farm price supports and rural parity
LBJ told Congress farm price support programs should be continued and improved. He cited Roosevelt era measures as key to a commercially successful agriculture and noted price supports raised net farm income by about a billion dollars annually over four years. He argued consumers benefit from farm progress and outlined steps for rural opportunity through economic prosperity education health services and local development.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Johnson Says UN Troubles Stem From Violators Not Charter
President Johnson disputes that the United Nations crisis lies in its charter and cites member nations that violated it. He would consider de Gaulle’s five power conference idea after study, while the President discounts the plan to include Communist China as impractical. State Department offered no immediate comment.
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Washington
Johnson
United Nations
Charles de Gaulle
U.N. Lpact
U.S
de Gaulle
China
Residents oppose Fairmont Avenue widening plan
Fairmont Avenue property owners voiced concern over a proposed four lane street expansion. They questioned land takings and the fate of street trees, with many urging balanced widening and preservation of scenic walls along the avenue. Some supporters said the project could ease traffic and aid Winchester.
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Fairmont Ave
De Gaulle Proposes Five-Power U N Conference on Charter
Paris reports President de Gaulle urged a five power conference including Communist China to revise the United Nations charter and proposed a new world monetary system with gold as the ultimate base. He named the five permanent Security Council members as essential invitees and criticized the dollar heavy system as out of balance.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
China
United Nations
France
U.N
U.N. Security Council
de Gaulle
International Monetary Fund
Tokyo
U.S. Aides Begin Viet Nam Talks After Pledge
President Johnson's aide McGeorge Bundy arrived in Saigon for a three day fact finding mission as U S officials seek cooperation with South Viet Nam in the fight against the Viet Cong. Buddhist groups warned of protests next week as lunar New Year celebrations conclude. Bundy planned meetings with Lt Gen Nguyen Khanh and other Vietnamese leaders alongside Leonard Unger and John McNaugh.
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United States
McGeorge Bundy
Bundy
Johnson
Viet Nam
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen Khanh
Leonard Unger
Interagency
John McNaugh
Jenkins Skips Senate Hearing in Baker Probe
Former Johnson aide Walter Jenkins failed to appear before the Senate Rules Committee subpoena in the Bobby Baker inquiry. Jenkins’ lawyer Peyton Ford and psychiatrist Dr Leon Yodelson testified in a closed session. Sen. Joseph Clark relayed the news as he left the meeting.
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Washington
Walter Jenkins
Johnson
Senate Rules ‘Committee
Bobby Baker
Jenkins
Peyeton Ford
Leon Yodelson
Sen
Joseph
Clark
White House
Austin
Aleutian Quake Spares Alaska Coast but Echoes Last Year
An earthquake centered near Amchitka in the Aleutian chain struck Alaska with little damage and no casualties reported. A naval base at Shemya Island reported cracked taxiways and buildings, while other Aleutian installations were spared. Tidal waves affected Crescent City and parts of Japan but did not cause extensive damage.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Aleutian
Pacific
Japan
Alaska Defense Command
Amchitka
Shemya Island Air Station
Shemya
Aleutians
Crescent City
Calif
San Francisco
Record Traffic Toll in 1964 Reaches New High
The National Safety Council reports 47,800 traffic deaths in 1964 with $8.2 billion in losses. It cites half hearted enforcement of known prevention techniques and notes a 10 percent rise from 1963. Mileage totaled about 840 billion miles with a death rate of 5.7 per 100 million miles. December fatalities reached 4,540.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Survey Work To Start On Fairmont Ave Widening Plan
The Highway Department announced survey work will begin soon for widening Fairmont Avenue between Wyck and Piccadilly Streets. Estimated cost 228000, funded by a new state urban maintenance formula with 25 percent city share and 15 percent city share for construction, federal 75 thousand and state 118 thousand, city 34200.
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Sinery
Fairmont Ave
Wyck
Piccadilly Sts
Rt. 522
Highway Department
The
Star
Richmond
R.C. Ambler
Piccadilly Stets
General Assembly
Cold air stays in Virginia for 24 hours
A high pressure ridge from the north central United States extends southeast to the mid- Atlantic, continuing cold air across Virginia for the next 24 hours.
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Richmond
mid-Atlantic
Virginia
Savings Insured by Winchester Savings & Corner Notice
A brief notice indicates insured savings at Winchester Savings and at Corner Boscawen and Was branches. Details are unclear but reference to dividend savings protection appears.
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Savings & Loan
Winchester Savings & Corner Boscawen & Was
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