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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1969
Page
3
Ten Viet Cong prisoners freed today by the South Vietnamese government were held at a Bien Hoa camp, 20 miles north of Saigon. Each received $4.25, a canvas bag, and civilian clothes as they were returned to their homes. Major F K Aide, a U S military police advisor, extended a hand to one of the freedmen in a wirephoto.
Dr. Robert C. Seamans Jr., ex NASA deputy administrator and MIT professor, is named civilian Air Force secretary amid reshuffle. He vows a strong space program focusing on mission suitable equipment and MOL project, with first manned launch pushed to 1971.
A long catalog ad lists numerous knitting and crochet patterns with prices, including a Nehru jacket and leaf panel design, plus a 1969 Needlecraft Catalog with over 200 designs and 3 free patterns. Also included is a political report on electoral reform after a failed House vote and mixed Senate support.
Governor Hukum Singh of Rajasthan toured famine affected districts and announced a voluntary 250 rupees cut from his monthly salary until relief improves. He earns about 5,000 rupees monthly plus allowances and privileges.
Ellendale North Dakota voters rejected a 25 percent proposed mill levy increase. In response the school board shifted meetings from the board room to the elementary school's lobby to improve public communication and access.
The House approved a bill to raise Nixon's pay to 200000 dollars a year plus a 50000 dollar expense allowance and a 40000 dollar travel allowance. The bill moves to the Senate with Johnson’s signature sought before Inauguration Day.
Sheriff’s deputies halted a planned sleep-in by 18 Negro students at Figsboro Elementary School in Figsboro West Virginia. The group sought bus transportation under a freedom of choice plan, with parents vowing to press for bus service despite threats of trespassing charges and a renewed attempt tonight.
The College of Preachers, an Anglican foundation, estimates about 50 000 sermons are delivered each Sunday in Britain and seeks 50 000 pounds to fund training at the Insward Diocesan House in Sussex. Rev D W Cleverly Ford says the parsonic voice is not a universal affliction and calls for plain speech without mannerism.
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