Water plan alternative unveiled at Potomac Basin conference
At the annual meeting of the Citizens Permanent Conference on the Potomac River Basin at the George Washington Hotel a water resources plan alternative to the Army Engineers proposal was unveiled. Conference officials inspecting the plan include Anthony Wayne Smith legal counsel Dr Spencer Smith chairman Ellery Fosdick consulting engineer and Edward W Remington executive director.
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Citizens Permanent Conference
Potomac River
George Washington Hotel
Army Engineers
Anthony
Wayne Smith
Spencer Smith
Ellery Fosdick
Edward W. Remington
Study of Potomac River Estuary Presented at GW Hotel
Audrey Coleman reports on Ellery R. Fosdick’s plan for using the Potomac River Estuary as a municipal water source for metropolitan Washington. The Estuary Plan proposes local control of headwater impoundments and cost under 10 million dollars, with local pollution controls and Basin cooperation. More than 150 attendees from conservation and civic groups attended the fourth annual conference at the George Washington Hotel. Continued on Page 2.
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Star
Potomac River
Washington
George Washington Hotel
Virginia
Fairfax
Arlington
State Water Control Board
Bank Walton League
Basin County
Handley Lee High showdown moved to Staunton venue
Tonight's Handley Lee High game shifts to John Lewis High School in Staunton on Rt. 11 South with a 6 p.m. start. The forecast calls for rising temperatures and highs near 50 degrees over the next five days, with little precipitation expected.
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Handley- Lee High
John Lewis High School
Staunton
Rt. 11 South
Live Music Tonight at Peanut Cellar Inn
A brief listing announces live music tonight at the Peanut Cellar Inn from 8 p m to 12 a m with final clearance noted.
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Peanut Cellar Inn
Eartha Kitt Challenged Johnsons Over War Critique
Washington AP Eartha Kitt pressed First Lady Lyndon B Johnson during a White House luncheon complaining U S youth rebel due to the Vietnam war. She linked street protests to marijuana use while addressing the Johnsons about crime programs and national morale.
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Washington
Eartha Kitt
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Miss Kitt
Johnson
Storm lashes quake zone in western Sicily. refugees drift on mud
A violent storm drenches the quake zone in western Sicily. Ankle deep water drives refugees from huge tent camps into hills as relief delivery falters. Pneumonia and scarlet fever spread among the homeless while aftershocks spark fear. Fire crews wear gas masks amid debris searches in Gi bellina Montevago and Salaparuta as Palermo and Trapani residents flee again.
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Palermo
Sicily
Arturo Xibilia
Health Institute
Gibellina
Montevago
Salaparuta
Trapani
House Advances 57 Traffic Safety Bills in Virginia
Richmond AP report notes the Virginia Traffic Safety Study Commission proposals soon to be introduced in the General Assembly. Lead sponsor Del C. Harrison Mann Jr. fields 57 bills creating a traffic safety division, driver education, enforcement, and related programs. Also brief floor business covers tax collection measures and a plan for a central Virginia university merger.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Virginia Traffic Safety Study Commission
House
Assembly
Tidewater Virginia
Norfolk Chamber of Commerce
Del
C. Harrison Mann Jr
Arlington
Senate
Governor’s Office
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Special Alcoholic Beverage Control Fund
General Fund
Central Virginia University
Wayne Commission
Richmond Professional Institute
Medical College of Virginia
House Body Okays Local Option Bill
Del. C. Harrison Mann Jr of Arlington introduces legislation to implement the Virginia Traffic Safety Study Commission's recommendations. Identical bills are prepared for Senate introduction by other commission members, signaling broad legislative action.
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del. C. Harrison Mann, Jr
Arlington
House of Delegates
Virginia Traffic Safety Study Commission
Senate
US Planes Lose Three In North Vietnam Air War
U S command reports heavy fighting below the DMZ and air strikes in North Vietnam costing three American planes and a MIG interceptor. Viet Cong attacks include a claymore mine that killed 18 and wounded 38 in the Mekong Delta market area. Monsoon cleared for heavy raids north of Hanoi with two F4 Phantoms missing and one confirmed crash. total U S losses reach 790 planes.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Mekong Delta
North
Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Air Force
Bac Giang
Southern Pan
Reds Mass 35000 in Buffer Zone
U S officials report about 35 000 Communist regulars massed in the buffer zone separating North and South Vietnam. General Westmoreland warns of a potential late month surge while U S policy makers see Hanoi's actions as signaling its intent in the peace offensive. Washington and Hanoi pursue distant exploratory diplomacy through intermediaries.
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Washington
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
Vietnams
William’ C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Move to allow local option on liquor by the drink advances
In Richmond the General Laws Committee approved sending the local option liquor bill to the House floor after a tense public hearing attended by over 500. Supporters argued for local areas deciding alcohol rules, while opponents urged keeping existing laws. The bill faces a tougher test in the Senate.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
General Laws Committee
House
Senate
Lawmakers Oppose Local Option Proposal In General Assembly
Richmond Winchester area representatives say they cannot support the local option proposal in its current form. Senator J Kenneth Robinson expresses surprise at the House committee vote and predicts trouble in the Senate. Delegate F L Largent Jr notes possible amendments could change the bill’s features.
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Richmond
Winchester
General Assembly
J. Kenneth Robinson
House
Senate
Geners
Fenwick
F. L. Largent, Jr
Enterprise Sailors Enter Sasebo After Violence Ease
Sailors from the nuclear powered USS Enterprise ashore at Sasebo Japan after most demonstrators left town. About 325 sailors were kept inside the base for two hours before liberty. 300 more joined later as socialists and communists staged a sitdown in the bar district.
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Sasebo
Japan
U. S
Enterprise
U. S. Navy
Borrowed Heart Survives Major Surgery Undergoes Liver Stress
Stanford doctors report Mike Kasperak 54 remains on critical list after a three hour operation to control intestinal bleeding while his transplanted heart function stays normal. Surgeons cut the vagus nerve to reduce gastric juice and closed bleeding sites with a stomach tube. Kasperak earlier had a heart transplant and several blood transfusions. liver condition judged better by eye but biopsy pending.
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Stanford
Calif
Mike Kasperak
Harry Oberhelman Jr
Oberhelman
Kasperak
Norman E. Shumway
Cape Town
Philip Blatéberg
Christiaan Barnard
Weather Outlook High in Virginia for Weekend
A high pressure system keeps Virginia warm and sunny with clears skies. The report notes business hours for County Dumip Open and the Board of Supervisors, while a Winchester Evening Star box address collects notes.
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Richmond
Virginia
Stree, Co
Board of Supervisors
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Mary Helen Massie
By Audrey Coleman
Ellery R. Fosdick
National Parks Assn
Washington, D. C
Potomac River Basin
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Mrs. Johnson
Catania
Carrier Boys
Winchester Evening Star
Senate Education Committee
Hunter B. Andrews
Bert Wheeler
New York
Jack Davis
Virginia State of Commerce
Virginia Jaggees
Virginia Municipal League
Association of Virginia Counties
The
World Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
John W. Hardy
Toto
Argenbright Shoe Store
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