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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1969
Page
1
Local dealers report a bullish car market driven by buyers seeking high priced models with many extras. Air conditioning is in high demand, along with appearance upgrades like vinyl tops and chrome. Larger luxury cars and small sport sedans lead sales while automatic transmissions rise.
The U S Command reports a medical evacuation helicopter shot down in the central highlands 23 miles northwest of Pleiku. Seven killed including four crewmen and three wounded. the craft was clearly marked with red crosses. The tally brings total combat losses of helicopters to 999. Col Michael M Spark, 41, of Alexandria Virginia, commander of the 8th Marine Division 3rd Regiment, died in a separate Jan 15 crash near Da Nang. Six others died with him.
Rainfall for January totals .93 inch with precipitation on five of the past six days. Forecast calls for possible showers this afternoon and snow flurries tonight and tomorrow followed by cooler temperatures.
Wilkins Shoe Center advertises a weekend sale on children's shoes. The feature also mentions a separate Orange Chiffon Cake from Wards Pastry Shop as part of local shop promotions.
The Coast Guard reports the passenger vessel Fairsea with 986 aboard is adrift in the Pacific about 990 miles west of the Canal Zone after a fire disabled its engines. The 13,432-ton converted C3 ship headed for Balboa has no reported injuries and the fire is out. The ship is Panamanian registered with Lebanese ownership. sea conditions are calm.
Verona Virginia fire swept the Augusta County town hitting the business district Thursday. Two shops were destroyed and a third damaged with total losses near 75 000 dollars. Fire Chief Dallas W Harshbarger cited unknown cause but noted signals the sporting goods store was broken into earlier.
South Vietnam Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky arrived in Paris to oversee his delegation at the Vietnam peace talks. Ky said the Republic of Vietnam is sincere and ready for a just lasting peace and urged the Communists to abandon expansion by force. He noted he will supervise but not sit at the negotiating table, and expressed optimism about progress and talks’ success.
President Nixon aims to send a broad domestic legislative program to Congress within weeks. Arthur Burns, newly named White House staff member, said a State of the Union or series of messages may follow, with nine urban affairs panels studying near term issues.
Frederick County Republicans elected delegates and alternates last night at a mass meeting at the Holiday Inn East Roanoke. Named were State Senator J. Kenneth Robinson Frederick County GOP chairman Robert Henry Raymond Sandy H Delmer Robinson Jr and Mary Jean Casey. Alternates include Ed Lord Mrs Raymond Sandy and Bill Fraula. The state convention will be February 28 and March 1.
Classified notice for men work dungarees priced at 1.25 dollars per pair. Item located at 141 S Loudoun St. inclusive of all sizes. local ad listing.
In Hazlehurst and surrounding counties a trio of tornadoes killed 29 people and left about 300 homeless. More than 150 injured as utilities were disrupted and hospitals treated 128 at Hazlehurst and others in Jackson and Brookhaven. Emergency aid centers opened and agencies mobilized to feed clothe and shelter victims.
The Nixon administration clears Walter J. Hickel as secretary of the interior by a 73 to 16 vote with Democrats wary of his Alaska links. David Packard wins confirmation as deputy defense secretary 82 to 1 amid a conflict of interest concern over his $300 million stock holdings and plans to place them in a charitable trust.
Cmdr. Lloyd M. Bucher described how North Koreans threatened to shoot crewmen in his presence and ordered a young sailor on. He recounted kneeling, being taunted by a so called Super Colonel, and attempting suicide by drowning in a room bucket. He said his CIA link and mission details were implied in a typed confession.
A cold front moves eastward over Virginia bringing moisture-laden air while a mass of colder air trails behind it. The system signals unsettled conditions with potential rain and cooler temperatures ahead.
Kenny's Bufféterta debuts at Ward Plaza Shopping Center with Sunday service from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The new eatery invites local residents to enjoy a weekend dining option at the shopping center.
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