Downtown Winchester faces semi mall plan and shopper shifts
The Harsh Realities examines how downtown Loudoun Street might gain a semi mall amid rising competition from Ward Plaza and new East Side discounts. Community planners warn that a healthy downtown sustains the broader business area. Winchester officials fund a 12 500 plan, with the Downtown Development Committee seeking private financing and city backing at the March 11 council meeting.
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Trees Being Cut on Hill Site Sparks Preservation Fight
Preservation group led by Benajmin Butler denounces tree felling by order of the Winchester Parking Authority on the McCormac WPA lease site opposite City Hall. Workmen cut trees behind the Kurtz building as city plans a parking area. a Whitacre Tree Service operator faces a warrant for cutting without a permit.
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Holton Plans Another Run for Virginia Governor
Linwood Holton, defeated GOP standard bearer in 1965, announces another bid for Virginia governor. A Roanoke attorney and Nixon campaigner, he expects national party help and possible Nixon backing in Virginia. GOP nominations occur in Roanoke Saturday. Holton remains the lone major contender.
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Health Department to hold Winchester first grade exams
Physical examinations for Winchester children entering first grade will be held tomorrow at the Health Department located at 150 Commercial Street. A pre school clinic by appointment runs from 8 30 to 11 a m with additional details provided by the department.
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Wall and Funkhouser Jewelers Anniversary Sale
Jewelry store Wall and Funkhouser Jewelers Inc announces a three day anniversary sale with Gorham Revere bowls and all holloware 20 to 25 percent off. All jewelry and watches discounted. featured items include a ladies diamond ring at 99.50 and a diamond cluster ring at 99.50 with watches 10 to 40 percent off.
Viet Cong Push Near Saigon Amid Broad Offensive
More than 1,000 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces pressed within 15 miles of Saigon and seized refugee villages in Bien Hoa as the four day offensive intensified. U.S. and South Vietnamese troops fought to clear enemy positions around Bien Hoa Cu Chi and Bong Binh while casualties rose on both sides, with government reports listing 417 dead and 1,383 wounded among its troops and U.S. losses exceeding 200 dead.
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Bonn Approves Nixon Plan As Berlin Tensions Loom
West Germany backs President Nixon's talks with Moscow and pledges U S support for Germany in Berlin negotiations. Kiesinger told Nixon of a Thursday trip to West Berlin seen as showing U S backing, while Berlin election plans near next Wednesday as Paris and London dispute future of the EEC style concerns.
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Handley and James Wood High Names Princesses for Queen Shenandoah
Miss Roxanne Lineburg of Handley High School and Miss Judy Ann Carpenter of James Wood will be Apple Blossom princesses in the 42nd Court of Queen Shenandoah on May 1. Both seniors, 17, hold multiple school roles and community activities.
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Eshkol Dies in Jerusalem at 73 Ending Israeli Leadership
Israel's Prime Minister Levi Eshkol died of a heart attack in Jerusalem at age 73. Deputy Premier Yigal Allon expected to lead, with Dayan rivalries noted amid regional tensions and U.S. concerns over Israel's policy. Eshkol had steered Israel since 1963, after Ben Gurion, including the 1967 war. He collapsed on February 3 after a cabinet crisis.
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Denny's Comm Auction and Fish Fry Tonight
Auction begins at 7:00 p.m. featuring furniture appliances and tools. Howard Johnson's famous fish fry all you can eat priced at 1.19 dollars tonight.
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Virginia Governor Opens Special Session on Constitutional Reform
Governor Mills E. Godwin Jr. urged the Virginia General Assembly to scrap past racial voting and financing policies as it begins a special session on broad constitutional revision. He outlined variations on the Harrison commission plan, opposing limited nonrevenue borrowing but proposing larger biennial borrowing with voter approval and pegged to general fund revenues.
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Virginia Weather Dips Below Normal Amid Cloudy Skies
The weather in Virginia features below normal temperatures and cloudy skies due to two nearly stationary air masses. A low pressure system off Cape Cod and a high pressure ridge stretch from the Western Great Lakes to Alabama.
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