Pullen Elected to City Council in Local Vote
Robert J. Pullen, local businessman, elected to the City Council by a council vote. The move follows his change of residence from Valley Reds-Mix plant area to Taft Avenue. A council motion by Marvin E. Gore Jr. facilitated the election and a letter from Mr. Huntsberry thanked him for past service. The paper notes zoning proposals tied to the city planning effort and references the Virginia Loan and zoning map request.
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Robert J. Pullen
Paper Mill Road
Valley Reds-Mix
Taft Avenue
Pullen
Marvin E. Gore, Jr
Mana
W. Piccadilly St
Tennygon Ave
Huntsberry
B.M. Porrero
City Weighs Western By Pass Shift by By-Port Route
City Council considers moving the western by pass further west after a reading of letters from F A Davis acting highway commissioner and R C Ambler district highway engineer. Frederick County Board of Supervisors requests the line be moved west crossing Fox Drive near the new junior high, then toward Merriman Lane and Rt 11 south of Kernstown.
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Ial
F. A. Davis
Davis
R. C. Ambler
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Fox Drive
Rt. 11
New County Junior High School
Merriman’s
Winchester and Western Railroad
Kernstown
Easter Eggs and Red Cross Urgency Prompt Local Call
J G Place of Cross Junction brought a distinct ore egg to The Star office from Lee Kerns who operates several laying chickens. A man with a long fishing rod was followed by the newspaper Crier along E Boscawen Street to the Municipal Parking Lot. The Red Cross seeks donors of B positive blood for an open heart operation and asks calling 662 5412 before Tuesday Bloodmobile arrival.
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J. G. Place
Cross Junction
Star Office
Lee, Kerns
E. Boscawen St
RED Cross
Exchange plans progressing for foreign student program
Woodstock plans for Central High School to host a year long exchange student are near completion. The planning committee studies host family selection ahead of a July start and June end.
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Woodstock
Central High School
Weather clears as high pressure spreads over Virginia
A departing low pressure system moved off the Atlantic coast and a ridge extending from New England to the Gulf of Mexico will bring clear sunny weather to Virginia today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Atlantic
New England
Gulf of Mexico
Johnson dances through gala with diplomats and reporters
President Johnson charmed Washington at a White House reception dancing for nearly two hours. He twirled with ambassador wives including Mrs. Dobrynin and several women reporters covering the event. Four new envoys—Peru Sweden Libya and the Dominican Republic—presented credentials as the couple danced. Mrs Johnson, ill with flu, stood in the receiving line with Lynda Bird.
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Washington
Johnson
Marine Corps
Lynda Bird
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
White House
Peru
Sweden
Libya
Dominican Republic
Mrs. Johnson
Fire at Zuckerman Co sparked by torch blaze in Front Royal
A two alarm fire at the Zuckerman Co in Front Royal started when a welding torch ignited gasoline in a truck tank. Fire Chief Warren Turner was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, later reported in good condition after a knee X ray. The blaze spread to rafters as firefighters fought to reach the flames. one man was underneath the truck when it started. Continued on Page 2.
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Front Royal
Zuckerman Co
Warren Turner
Warren Memorial Hos
Turner
Derflinger
Browntown
Zuckerman Firm
Virginia Feels Winds of Change at Rouss Banquet
Dr. T. Marshall Hahn Jr., president of Virginia Tech, addressed about 250 attendees at the 67th annual Rouss Fire Co. banquet in Blacksburg. He spoke on Moving Virginia Forward, warning the winds of change can be a spring breeze or a winter gale depending on how the state meets rising needs and pressures.
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Virginia
Hahn
Rouss
T. Marshall Hahn, Jr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Rouss Fire Co
Peas
Old Dominion
John Smith
New World
T. Marshal Hahn, Jr
Rouss Fire Company
Virginia Reels From Snowstorm Deaths And Closings
A nor eastern snowstorm swept Virginia with up to 18 inches in parts and moved offshore. Two men died clearing a coal pier in Norfolk and a brakeman was badly injured in Richmond when ice caused a fall under a locomotive. Schools closed in at least 26 areas as crews labored in sub zero temperatures.
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Richmond
Virginia
Norfolk
Norfolk & Western
Daniel Perkins
George Murden
John T. Goode
Portsmouth
Jasper Samuel Thornton
Spout Springs
Leslie L. Jones
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Allegheny
Bath County
Highway Department
Staunton
Culpeper
Fredericksburg
Shenandoah Valley
U.S. 1
Caroline County
Washington
Tidewater
Strasburg Names William Vann Town Foreman
William Vann of Woodstock was appointed Strasburg town foreman yesterday after R P Kehoe resigned to take a job elsewhere. The change follows a February town council meeting where the switch was approved on a part time for the present basis.
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Strasburg
William Vann
Woodstock
R. P. Kehoe
Kehoe
Anothe Sem Ae
No More Dependents Going to Guantanamo
The Defense Department said no more military dependents will be sent to Guantanamo Naval Base and those there will be removed over two years. About 3,000 dependents remain. future tours will be shortened to a year or less to speed separations. Up to several hundred Cuban nationals have been fired.
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Washington
Defense Department
Guantanamo
Sylvester
U.S
Johnson Welcomes Britain's Prime Minister to Washington
President Johnson greets Sir Alec Douglas-Home at the White House. They plan talks on world hot spots, including Cuba, trade with the Communist bloc, and Western Alliance concerns. Douglas-Home urges Soviet cooperation in expanding trade to aid underdeveloped nations.
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Johnson
Britain
Washington
United States
Alec Douglas - Home
White House
Douglas-Home
Stabil
Cuba
Western Alliance
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Toponto
Douglas - Home
U.S
Fidel Castro
Empire Club of
Canada
Winchester Downtown Redevelopment Plan Unveiled
A team of planners from Hagerstown recommending Winchester nearly double downtown parking by removing nonprime buildings and paving lots. Proposals include eliminating Loudoun St parking, turning west Loudoun into a semi mall, and converting Rouss Avenue station into a tree shaded mall with pedestrian walkways. The report, by John Larson, Dennis Miller, and C Thomas Cooper Jr, was released with backing from Winchester Evening Star and Potomac Edison. Mayor Claude Smalts formed a steering committee and invited merchants to a meeting. Senator Byrd urged to sponsor the measure. The plan stresses development should follow space availability and local control, warning of a decaying core hurting surrounding areas.
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Cadilly
Cork Sts
Loudoun
Rouss Avenue
County Plaza
John Larson
Dennis Miller
Hagerstown
Northern Virginia Power Co
Potomac Edison Co
C. Thomas Cooper, Jr
Cooper & Auerbach
Winchester- Washington
Winchester Evening Star
Star
The
Power Company
Claude Smalts
Com Bell, Jr
Harold G. Bow
Ee Butler
Amie Gore
J. Fred Larrick
del Sewell
Sam Shendon
Leon Slavin
Handley Racay
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Winchester
A Bee
Weatherman Quietly Eases Forecast For Winchester Area
Forecaster tempered earlier warnings as seven inches of snow melted quickly. Schools in most of the area reopened while Fauquier County remained closed. sun gave way to clouds with possible rain and a shift away from snow.
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Winchester
Fauquier County
Bill to Limit Out-of-State Students Killed
RICHMOND AP A bill to limit out of state students at state supported colleges was killed at the request of its chief sponsor State Sen William F Stone of Martinsville. Stone moved the Senate Education Committee to permanently shelve the measure with no objections The bill proposed that state led colleges admit more Virginia students and faced opposition from many state supported colleges. A resolution by Stone and two others urged boards of visitors to study admission policies and adjust to favor Virginia students A separate Madison College board of visitors bill was sent to floor action.
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Richmond
William F. Stone
Martinsville
Senate Education Committee
Stone and Sons
Garland Gray
Waverly
M. M. Long
Wise
Virginia
Sen. L. C. Bird
Chesterfield County
Education Committee
Madison College
State Board of Education
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Piccadilly St
Central Business District
N. Washington St
Planning Commission
Virginia Loan
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Pall Mall St
Lbj
Jack Cummins
Storm
Foreman
Asst
Secretary of Defense
Arthur Sylvester
Guantanamo Naval Base
Loudoun St
Pic
Mobail
Chester
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