03 Jan 1966
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1966
Page
1
The New Year holiday weekend set a record with 556 highway deaths, the second consecutive peak, while the year’s long holiday tolls reflected a national pattern of fatal traffic weekends. Officials warned final counts could rise toward 600.
Frederick County Circuit Court announces the Wednesday jury. Members listed are Roy C. Armentrout Lansing Anderson Harry L Grim Normal Keeler Roy C. Easter Clyde Logan E Clay Rogers Lloyd McIntyre Rex G. Light Mrs Marion P. Lewis Olin C. Lowe Charles Barton and Paul Barbour. Report due at 10 a.m. City Hall.
The Public Opinion in Chambersburg Pennsylvania promised free burial for intoxicated drivers who register before Your New Year s Death. Names would not be published unless an accident occurred. Christmas trees trimmed with tin foil and lights awaited garbage men. Dog tags are due in city and county. tags expired Dec 31 and owners have until Jan 31 to buy 1966 tags with a valid rabies vaccination slip.
President Johnson's envoys press for talks as Hanoi blasts resume. Nhan Dan accuses U S peace moves of trickery and demands four conditions including US troop withdrawal. Irwin heads to Pakistan and Williams to Africa to push talks while Ho Chi Minh vows continued fight.
Peggy Ann Lewis, 24, of Route 5, was reported in critical condition after a head gunshot. State Police investigate. she was taken from near the city dump to Winchester Memorial, then University Hospital Charlottesville.
Heavy snows hit western Oregon while Montana east of the Divide suffered a cold wave. Wind gusts reached 75 mph in Livingston, Montana, with Missoula and Great Falls reporting several inches of snow. Temperatures could plunge to 20 below zero as another storm spanned the north from the Midwest to New England.
The two day transit strike in New York eased from gridlock to near normal flow as commuters rallied early. Mayor Lindsay warned against more cars, urged none unless essential, while negotiations continued and emergency measures remained in place.
Norfolk police chase the elusive thief known as the woman in blue after a Christmas break. A couple reports their bedroom ransacked and $2218 missing from envelopes and wallets. The suspect, in blue attire, has haunted home break ins for months and vanished each time.
A seven-person family on Front Royal Road lost all belongings as a frame house burned on New Year’s Eve. Other alarms were logged but none burned as intensely. The New Year’s events included parties dances and Watch Night services with rain present.
Three people were injured when two vehicles were demolished at the Fox Drive Route 50 intersection at 7:04 a.m. The victims Ronald Knight 21 Moorefield West Virginia Roger Judy 21 Dorcas West Virginia and Linda Lauck 17 Sunnyside Station were treated and released at Winchester Memorial Hospital. A Royal taxicab driven by Shirley White struck a truck carrying the two men.
U S paratroopers seized Bao Trai area and seized rice and supplies while Viet Cong withdrew into marshes near the Plain of Reeds. Combat reported across the region with Viet Cong and allied units sustaining skirmishes and air strikes.
A frontal system along the Shenandoah mountains brings varied weather from dense fog in Northern Virginia to light rain in western areas and fair conditions along the southeast coast. Local business notices include a two day closure for Loyvetts Shoe Corp and Carpet Cleaners due to Mrs. Margenbright’s death.
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