Shawnee Firemen report 150 runs in 1969
At a Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company meeting Fire Chief Charles Kerns announced the department logged 150 fire runs in 1969 and spent 1,672 man hours at fires. Fire calls included 35 grass fires 17 house fires 17 vehicle fires 3 chimney fires 10 other buildings 3 house trailers 7 overheated furnaces 17 industrial buildings 37 miscellaneous such as wash downs pumping and standbys 2 city standbys and 3 false alarms. President Lee Heller presided and named several committee appointments while planning events and recruiting new members for the next meeting February 12.
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Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company
Charles Kerns
Kerns
Enrollments Open for The Psychology of Adjustment Seminar
Shenandoah College offers a three hour college credit or audit seminar on social environment, development, adjustment techniques, personality theories, and interpersonal relations. Dr. William U. Weiss of the Veterans Administration Center teaches Thursdays 7:30 to 10.
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Shenandoah College
Shenandoah
William U. Weiss
Veterans Administration Center
Martinsburg
W. Va
Weather Forecast Signals Cold Front Across Regions
Cold weather is forecast to affect the Gulf and South Atlantic coast states and the Pacific Northwest. Subnormal temperatures are indicated for the southern Plateau, with cooler conditions spreading through the area.
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Gulf
South Atlantic Coast
Pacific Northwest
Plateau
New York
Pennsylvania
Archbishop McIntyre Resigns as Los Angeles Archbishop
Vatican announces James Francis Cardinal McIntyre retires for age. Pope Paul VI accepts his resignation after eight years past the 75 retirement age. Arch bishop Timothy Manning is set to succeed him in Los Angeles.
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Vatican City
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
Los Angeles
Vatican
Paul VI
Cardinal McIntyre
United States
Timothy Manning
Fresno
Calif
California
Rome
Manning
40 Children Hurt In Bus Accidents Across Virginia
Two separate school bus crashes on snowy Virginia highways injured about 40 children and hospitalized six. In Montgomery County a bus with 45 students slid off a snowbound slope, rolled into a frozen pond, and four ambulances evacuated the injured with two head injuries among four admitted. In Fauquier County a second bus and a tractor trailer collided near Goldvein injuring eleven, nine treated at Mary Washington Hospital, with the bus skidding into a ditch on its side.
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Virginia
Montgomery County
Fauquier County
Goldwein
Montgome County
Radford
Christiansburg Hospital
Richard Smith
Fauquier, County
Mary Washington Hospital
Fredericksburg
Wall Street Advances on Broad Market Front
Wall Street opened higher with the Dow Jones at 778.51 up 0.66 as advancing issues outnumbered decliners by close to 200. Glamor stocks were seen rising though a sustained rally seemed unlikely. Notable trades included Lowenstein down 5 at 18.75, Polaroid up 4 at 107, Sperry Rand up 1 at 37. American Telephone delayed at the open awaiting a news announcement.
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NEW York
Dow Jones
New York Exchange
Lowenstein
Polaroid
Sperry Rand
Perates
Virginia Cities Hit Milestones in Traffic Fatality Reductions
Among cities in Virginia with populations over 10 000 Vienna has logged five years without traffic deaths Covington three years and Suffolk one year highlighting progress in road safety and municipal initiatives across the state.
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Virginia
Vienna
Covington
Suffolk
First Flight of Boeing 747 Today
Pan American inaugurates the 747 with a New York to London flight of six hours and twenty five minutes. Capt. Robert Weeks pilots the 362 seat jumbo christened Young America as Boeing projects 185 more on order and predicts widespread service soon.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
London
Pan American
Atlantic
Robert M. Weeks
Setauket
N.Y
Young America
Richard M. Nixon
Boeing
White House weighs draft rules as lottery system rolls out
The White House, Selective Service, and the Pentagon move to yearly draft quotas amid a new lottery system. Local boards face backlogs processing low numbered men and reclassifications while deferments for students linger, potentially pushing higher numbered draftees later in the year.
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White House
Selective Service
Pentagon
Girl Scouts Hold Area Meeting in Berryville and Winchester
A neighborhood gathering of Girl Scout volunteers met at Mrs. Robert Ward’s home with attendees from Berryville and Winchester. Troop 305 members toured the Intermediate School library, guided by librarian Mrs. William Oberbey, accompanied by several local leaders and advisors.
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Robert Ward
Buddy N. Tisinger
Robert Peffer
Jack Haines
John Digges, Jr
John Heard
Berryville
Robert McDaniel
Sue Henson
Winchester
William Oberbey
John Digges
Roy . Boswell
Howard Haynes
Bonnie Jenkins
Cufflinks and Guns Stolen From Ball Home
Winchester police investigate a break in at Charles Ball 508 Fairfax Alley reporting a pair of cufflinks and two bolt action guns stolen from the residence. Ball said he left at 8 p.m. and returned about 10 45 p.m. finding the bedroom ransacked after entry through a torn screen and broken door glass.
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Winchester
Charles Ball
Fairfax Alley
Virginia teens arrested in North Carolina patrolman shooting
Warrants were issued Monday against two Roanoke Virginia teenagers in connection with the shooting of a North Carolina highway patrolman Sunday. Larry Wade Ayers 18 and Edwin Cecil Turner 17 are charged with transporting stolen cars across state lines.
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Greensboro
N.C
Virginia
North Carolina
Larry Wade Ayers
Edwin Cecil Turner
Roanoke
U.S
Pasadena Ordered to Desegregate Schools by Fall
Pasadena in Los Angeles County must file a court desegregation plan by February 16 and implement it by the start of the next school year in September. Judge Manuel L Real ordered a plan ensuring no school has a majority minority population and covering teaching assignments hiring policies and promotions.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
U.S. District Court
Manuel L. Real
Justice Department
Real
Five Day Outlook Sees Very Cold Start Then Gradual Moderation
The forecast covers Thursday through Monday with daytime highs around 32 to 38 and teens at night. Very cold at the start, then slower warming, and weekend precipitation totaling about a quarter to a half inch. Today's noon high was 14, 3 by year ago.
Rainfall figures for January to December shown
The report lists rainfall to date in January and totals for January through December over multiple years. It includes five year totals from 1964 to 1968, the 66 year average for yearly rainfall, and average monthly rainfall across 56 years with each month’s value.
Winchester Retail Merchants dinner sets new officers
The Winchester Retail Merchants Association will hold its kickoff dinner at the Winchester Golf Club. New officers for the year are William Shendon president John Reid first vice president James Wilkins Jr second vice president Robert Pullen treasurer and Mrs Richard Lucas secretary. New directors for three-year terms are Robert Pizzano and Mrs Ellie Creamer. Ben Belchie will fill the vacancy on the board for the remaining two years of Shendow’s term. The meeting begins at 6 30 p m.
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Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Winchester Golf Club
William Shendon
John Reid
James Wilkins, Jr
Robert Pullen
Richard Lucas
Robert Pizzano
Ellie Creamer
Ben Belchie
Shendow
Mr. Shendow
Girl Returns To Home After Missing Distress
Miss Nancy Garrett, 18, is no longer missing, sheriff says she returned to her home on old Rt. 50 West yesterday afternoon. She was among four Frederick County girls reported missing Monday, three of them juveniles. The three juveniles were believed to be together and were last seen Thursday. they returned home early yesterday.
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Nancy Garrett
Lacy Anderson
Old Rt. 50 West
Garrett
Frederick County
Anderson
Capon Bridge Fire Co. Plans Fund Drive
Capon Bridge Volunteer Fire Company scheduled a fundraising drive at the fire hall on Saturday at 9 a.m. Volunteers will distribute solicitation assignments to residents in eastern Hampshire County for the first drive in years. The company provides fire protection and ambulance service for emergencies.
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Capon Bridge
Answers to Questions from a Historic Quiz
The document lists quiz items and answers including David's reign and Russia. It references Filipinos, Mars, paint and varnish drier, swine, an earthquake, the hour, collage, and related terms.
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David’s
Filippinos
Mars
Russia
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