Downtown Development 1968 Could Shape Winchester Core Plan
The second article outlines immediate and long term plans by Winchester’s Downtown Development Committee. A 40 foot panorama by Mel Gemmill will be unveiled next Wednesday at the Hotel George Washington showing a cleaned two block Loudoun Street mall and a Rouss Avenue mall concept.
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Winchester
George Washington Ballroom
Loudoun St
Mel Gemmill
Downtown Development Committee
Rouss Ave
Missing Marine Plane Found No Sign of Life
A sheriff's party spotted on Mount Tobin in Nevada the C 54 Marine airplane wreckage that disappeared with 18 aboard during a blizzard. No sign of life was seen. The aircraft, en route from Buckley Field to Seattle, carried 13 instruction team members and six crew, with later reports varying totals.
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Battle Mountain
Nev
Mount Tobin
George Schwinn
Nevada
Wally Swanson
Gene Corbridge
Buckley Air Field
Denver
Colo
Seattle
Pentagon
Quantico
Marine Base
Federal Aviation Agency
Salt Lake City
Wash
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Snow Forecast Dims Then Clears With Cold Night Ahead
The Weatherman says there is a chance of snow last night but none arrived and no additional snow is forecast through tomorrow. Tonight and tomorrow will be cloudy with a low of eighteen to twenty three degrees. A postal rate update notes First class mail is six cents per ounce or fraction for up to thirteen ounces. Third class mail charges six cents for the first two ounces plus two cents per additional ounce.
Rusk Warns on Nuclear Dangers and Population
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the world faces dual pressures from population growth and nuclear weapons. He estimates 5 to 10 years for an international accord to curb atomic spread and 20 to 30 years for the population problem to become acute, urging action before a nuclear crisis or population demands spiral out of control.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson-Kennedy
Rusk
Associated Press
Rw 4
U.S. Ry
United States
Governor May Get His Own Plane
Virginia's 1968 70 budget proposes 450000 in year one and 50000 in year two for an executive department aircraft. The governor and staff would use it, with pilots from state agencies, to improve travel efficiency and economy.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Mills E. Godwin Jr
State Corporation Commission
Division of Aeronautics
State Highway Department
State Police
Fisheries and Game Agencies
Godwin Proposes 70 Million Borrowing Plan in Virginia Budget
State leaders in Richmond spar over the budget with Sen. J Kenneth Robinson criticizing the lack of economies. Gov Godwin urged borrowing 70 million under a constitutional credit provision for campus and mental health projects and called for a constitutional study commission with a possible special session and voter approval in 1970.
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House
Senate
Richmond
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Godwin
Virginia
General Assembly
U S and Viet Cong Clash in Three Major Battles
U S and South Vietnamese forces fought three large engagements from the Mekong Delta to Binh Dinh Province. In the Delta a Riverine company clashed with the 261st Viet Cong Battalion, with 26 enemy bodies found and 21 more later unearthed. American losses were 18 killed and 50 wounded. In Binh Dinh a Viet Cong assault killed 14 South Vietnamese soldiers and 30 wounded as 23 guerrillas were reported killed and two captured. In Que Son Valley U S air cavalrymen killed 28 North Vietnamese while 14 Americans were wounded. Allied tolls showed heavy enemy casualties and ongoing high intensity after the New Year truce.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
Mekong Delta
Binh Dinh
Americal
Que Son
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Binh
Dinh
Inside Crooks Annual Larceny Recap 1967
A brief feature notes crooks and loony thefts of 1967 with a year end roundup. The piece teases page 22 for a fill in on this year’s weird criminal acts and annual crime tally.
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Page 22
U S Envoy Bowles Seeks Cambodian Neutrality and Ties
Cambodian officials said Ambassador Chester Bowles assured Prince Norodom Sihanouk the United States would respect Cambodia’s neutrality and territorial integrity and avoid attacks. Bowles, in Phnom Penh to discuss Vietnamese safe havens, planned a lunch with the prince and departure set for Friday. The talks were described as frank and cordial, with Washington offering two helicopters to aid the International Control Commission.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Chester Bowles
Norodom Sihanouk
United States
Bowles
U.S
India
Sihanouk
Johnson
Budget Boost for Public Schools Increases State Funding
Gov Mills E Godwin Jr proposes 1968 70 general fund for public schools at 652 008 330 up 138 958 545 from two years ago. Operating expenses total 648 164 185 with 20 000 000 for kindergarten operations. Minimum teacher salaries rise to 5 000 with annual 300 steps, per pupil aid grows to 110 then 115, and state aid teaching positions increase by 1 700 reflecting higher attendance.
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Richmond
Virginia
General Fund
General Assembly
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Department of Education
Department
Virginia Governor Proposes Budget Over One Billion Dollars
Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr. submits a record 3.065 billion overall budget with 1.347 billion in general fund revenues and 1.718 billion in special funds. He calls for a $70 million general obligation bond issue and faster tax payment schedules to fund capital outlays while stressing no tax increases. Public schools and higher education receive the largest allocations, with detailed general fund figures for mental health, corrections, health, welfare, police, and other departments. More than 45 percent of the budget is allocated to ongoing programs.
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Robinson
Hahn Commission
Godwin
Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
General Assembly
State of the Commonwealth
Assemblydnesday
House
John H. Daniel
L.M. Kuhn
Department of State Police
Richmond Weather Update Brings Light Snow and Rain
A low pressure system moving eastward was expected to bring continued cold, cloudiness and scattered light snow and rain to Virginia today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Peters Watch Center Opens Monday Hours Vary
The Peters Watch Center announces weekly hours with openings on Monday and Thursday. The shop remains closed Friday and Saturday.
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Peters Watch Center
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Davis
Argenbright’s
Jewel Box
Gemmill
Stella Veatres
White Palace
J. Pinckney Arthur
Rotary Club
DDC
CDC
James A. Beydler
Bureau of Land Management
Buckley Field
Rocky Mountains
Penney’s ‘Dollar Saving’’ Foundation
N. Loudoun St
American Legion Post
Nancy Levi
Department of Parks and Recreation
War Memorial Building
Reds
Ladies Leather Boots
Argenbright
Hyde Ice Skates
Snag’s Sport Shop Corner
Braddock’& Boscawen
International Control Commission
Loudoun
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