Library Gift Seen Step to Regional Plan
A donation of more than 20000 dollars from Mrs. Nancy Nurton Larrick aims to spark a regional library system linking Handley Library with Winchester area counties. The gift funds a capital drive toward 150000 dollars for expanding facilities, equipment, and outreach including a new wing and bookmobile network.
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Nancy Nurton Larrick
Winchester
Larrick
West Clifford St
Handley Library
Francis R. St. John
Piccadilly and
Braddock Sts
St. John Reaeport
Frederick, Clarke
Shenandoah and
Warren
Burr P. Harrison
Joseph Hotinger
Mervin Teague
E. M. Whiting
Lee Hubbard
Sinc
Suits Filed In Mishap At School In Winchester
Two civil suits against Handley High School woodshop instructor John W. Duvall allege negligence in a Feb 18 1966 accident involving Floyd O Leighton Jr. in the Handley class. Leighton seeks 75 000 and 1 209 35 for medical costs. A pre trial conference is scheduled March 18 with both sides present.
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John W. Duvall
Wilkins Drive
Handley High School
Winchester
Corporation
Floyd O. Leighton
Floyd O. Leighton, Jr
Floyd Leighton, Jr
Mr. Duvall
Handley
Young Leighton
Snow likely moving north with cold teens forecast
Snow is expected to begin in the southern part of the state tonight and spread northward. Cloudy skies and a low in the teens are forecast with a chance of more snow tomorrow.
Reservist Callup Part of JCS Plan Amid Vietnam Strain
Washington reports outline a tentative Joint Chiefs of Staff proposal to mobilize about 50,000 National Guard and Marine reserves to fill manpower gaps at home due to the Vietnam war. The plan also envisions alerting roughly 130,000 more reservists for possible later callup as options vary among services.
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Washington
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Army
National Guard
Earle G. Wheeler
Vietnam
Wheeler
Saigon
Governor Has 3rd Cancer Operation
Governor Lurleen Wallace underwent her third cancer operation in about two years. Surgeons removed a malignant tumor from her abdomen and a section of her bowel. liver and lymphatic tests were normal. A midmorning bulletin planned to update her condition.
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Montgomery, Ala
Lurleen Wallace
Wallace
M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute
Houston
Tex
Demo Leaders Back Johnson Plan to Revitalize Cities
Senate Banking Chair Sparkman and House leader Albert endorse Johnson’s 10.4 billion urban renewal package. The plan calls for 26 million new housing units over ten years, riot-prone area insurance, mortgage rule changes, and privatization moves for FNMA to spur private lending and reduce federal restraints.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Johnson
John J. Sparkman
DeAla
Senate Banking Committee
Sparkman
Carl Albert
D-Okla
House
Albert
Texas White House
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Federal
National Mortgage Association
Worth's Dresses Mink Trimmed Coats Half Price Sale
Specials at Worth's Dresses include coats once priced higher now at 5, 8, and 12 dollars with mink trim. Skirts and blouses are reduced by half. Store located at 27 N Loudoun St. Loudoun.
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Worth
Loudoun St
Sargent's Barber Shop Set to Reopen February 26 1968
Local barber shop Sargent's will reopen on February 26 1968 with temporary hours from 2 PM to 8 PM. The notice notes limited evening operations during the transition.
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Sargent
Reds Send Fresh Troops to Hue and Hit Khe Sanh
AP dispatch from Saigon reports North Vietnamese sending a new battalion into Hue Citadel to reinforce besieged troops as heavy artillery batters the Khe Sanh Marine base. South Vietnamese and U.S. forces claim gains against enemy positions with casualties on both sides.
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Saigon
Hue
Khe Sanh
da Nang
U.S
Vietnam
Vietnam Press
George McArthur
Morton Won't Seek Reelection In Kentucky Senate Race
Sen Thruston Morton of Kentucky said he will not seek a third term citing personal reasons. The news follows heavy GOP pressure and fuels possible succession bids by Rep William Cowger Judge Marlow Cook and other party figures while Morton notes a focus on serving a six year term.
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Louisville
Thruston B. Morton
GOP
Kentucky
Morton
William Cowger
Rky
Jefferson County
Marlow Cook
Memberships Open Monday for Inters Community Concert
The Inters Community Concert Assn. opens membership for one week starting Monday. Members receive four local concerts and four at Martinsburg plus a Tucson Boys Choir concert in Handley on March 14 as a bonus. Season tickets are $8 adults $4 students transferable. current officers include Vernon Joiner president and Tom Ashton Agnes Yount Mr Lowden.
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Inters Community Concert Assn
Braddock St. Methodist Church
Martinsburg
Tucson
Handley
Jay H. Lowden, Sr
The
Association
Vernon Joiner
Tom Ashton
Agnes Yount
Lowden
Uth Hottinger
Ruth Doreman
Henele Walker
Rap Brown Faces Court Hearing in Virginia
Black Power figure Rap Brown arrives in Richmond Virginia for a federal hearing to explain a California trip and to address bond conditions. The hearing before U S District Judge Robert Merhige Jr follows prior rulings amid ongoing extradition and travel restriction cases.
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Richmond
Rap Brown
California
New York
U.S. District
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Brown
Merhige
Virginia
Maryland
Judicial District
New York State
William Kunstler
Reno
Harp III
Los Angeles
Oakland
Calif
U.S. Dist
Lansing Mitchell
New Orleans
Mitchell
Weather in Virginia Sees Cold Air Mass and Cool Temperatures
A large cold air mass moved into Virginia bringing increased cloudiness and temperatures in the 30s and lower 40s across most of the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Washington's Birthday Sale on Women Wear
Macy in Winchester offers half price dresses skirts slacks and sweaters 50 percent off. Nichols Discount Center corrects a newspaper ad noting a model mismatch for a vacuum cleaner and advertises a spaghetti meatball feast after 5 pm priced at 1.19. Echo Village Restaurant promotes The Steak House of Winchester with 99 cent steak and location four miles south on 11.
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Washington
N. Loudoun Sst
Nichols Discount Center
Echo Village
Steak House of
Winchester
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Charles H. Dick
Library Board
Representce
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Frederick County
Library Services Act
Monthur
Angers
Angus House
Sunnyside Station
Marine
Citadel Wall
Lance Cpl
James Avella
North Bergen
N.J
Sth Marine Regiment
South Wall
United States
Congressional
Westmoreland
Robert S. McNamara
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Secretary of Defense
Gulf of Tonkin
Pentagon
McNamra
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
McNamara
Congress
Holiday Music House
Con Thien
Demilitarized Zone
Cowger
Cook
Katherine Peden
Ted Osborne
Lexington
Senate
Louie B. Nunn
Miss Peden
Helen Jepson
Nino Maretini
Rise Stevens
Trappe Family Singers
Westminister Chorus
Columbus Boys Choir
Igor Gorin
Howard Johnson
Peanut Cellar Inn
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