Flood near Shenandoah River Narrowly Checks Overflow
Clarke County residents awoke to near disaster as Shenandoah River rose to within 0.2 feet of overtopping river road between routes 7 and 50. Debris floated through Watermelon Park area as a boat and other items drifted by. Some cabins lost outdoor space and several docks were wrecked. River dwellers note January floods are rare though March expected. Weather observer W. N. Rutherford cites heavy winter precipitation and warm spells as cause. Continued on page 2.
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Shenandoah River
Watermelon Park
Clarke County
W. N. Rutherford
March of Dimes Fund Drive in Middletown Area
The March of Dimes plans a fund raising event in Middletown and surrounding area this Sunday from 3 to 5 PM. Donations can be arranged by calling Stephens City at 562, and a pickup will be arranged. The piece also notes birthday acknowledgments in Winchester Schools and mentions local street sign corrections on Lambden Ave.
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Middletown
Stephens City
Lambden Ave
U.S
Hell
Prime Minister Leads Homage to Churchill in London
Harold Wilson led mourners as Britain paid tribute to Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall. Churchill lay in state for three days before the state funeral at St Pauls Cathedral, with Navy guards, police, and royal honors marking the solemn ceremony.
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Churchill
London
Harold Wilson
Winston Churchill
Britain
Westminster Halls
Wilson
England
House of Commons
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Royal Navy
Marines
Catafalque
Guard of Honor
Army
Royal Air
Brown Proposes Shenandoah River State Park Location
Attorney Stuart Brown of Berryville argues for a Shenandoah River State Park spanning 5 000 to 10 000 acres along the east side of the Shenandoah in Clarke or Warren counties or in Frederick or Shenandoah counties. The plan includes Olympic sized pools sand beaches camping cabins trails and horse riding facilities. Local speakers from Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren and Shenandoah counties testify before the Virginia Outdoor Recreation Study Commission.
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Harrisonburg
Stuart Brown
Berryville
Shenandoah River
Virginia Outdoor Recreation Study Commission
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Shenandoah
Northern Valley Recreation Development Committee
Brown
Willow Lawn
Clarke County
Warren County
Fredericks County
Shenandoah County
Hoveida Replaces Mansour as Prime Minister in Iran
Finance Minister Amir Abass Hoveida assumed office as premier after the assassination of Has san Ali Mansour. Hoveida pledged reform and announced two Cabinet changes. Mansour, 41, was shot last Thursday while preparing to embark offshore. Police hold a 20 year old part time student, Mohammed Bok.
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Tehran
Iran
Amir Abass Hoveida
Hassan Ali Mansour
Hoveida
Mansour
Mohammed Bok
Johnson’s Return to White House After 34 Day Hospital Stay
President Johnson left the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda after a 34 day stay for a heavy cold and sore throat. He planned a post hospital exam with Dr. Gould and Rear Adm. Burkley to decide on a possible trip to London for Churchill’s funeral amid lingering cough and antibiotic treatment.
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Washington
Johnson
London
Sir Winston Churchill
Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Hnson
George E. Reedy
England
W. J. Gould
New York
George G. Burkley
Gould
Atlantic
White House
Reedy
Quar
Bid to Acquire Loudoun Bank Is Turned Down
The Federal Reserve Board rejected First Virginia Corp.’s bid to acquire Loudoun National Bank of Leesburg. The decision cited reduced local banking sources in Leesburg if approved, with both banks would have become company subsidiaries. Comptroller James J. Saxon had urged an $8.4 million posit.
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Washington
First Virginia Corp
Arlington
Loudoun National Bank
Leesburg
Federal Reserve Board
James J. Saxon
the Currency
U S Soybeans Sold to Russians
Continental Grain Co. completes an 11 million dollar soybean sale to the Soviet Union, the first major soybean export to Moscow after the prior wheat deal. The deal, about 41 million bushels at current prices, boosts futures on the Chicago Board of Trade and anticipates Gulf Coast shipments in cash.
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New York
Soviet Union
Continental Grain Co
Chicago Board of Trade
Continental
U.S
Gulf Coast
United Nations Dues Debate Raises Vote Penalty Threat
United Nations officials consider enforcing Article 19 to strip assembly votes from debtors like the Soviet Union and other nations in arrears. The U S chief delegate urged penalties while avoiding naming specific defaults, warning the UN faces a fork in the road toward potential deadlock and delays if compliance falters.
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United Nations
N.Y
al E. Stevenson
General Assembly
Soviet Union
U.S
France
U.N
Assembly
U.N. Treasury
United States
U Thant
Alex Quaison- Lackey
Stevenson
Ees
Albly
Council
Quaisone Lackey
House Votes to Curb Surplus Wheat Sales to Egypt
The House approved a 204 to 177 amendment curbing surplus farm product sales to Nasser’s United Arab Republic as part of an emergency farm bill. Administration leaders blamed liberal Democrats for the defeat while Egypt and UAR officials warned against U.S. aid cuts amid Cold War tensions.
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Washington
House
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Congress
Johnson
UAR
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Robert H. Michel
R-Ill
Khanh Overthrows Saigon Government in Bloodless Coup
South Viet Nam generals reinstall Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh as ruler after ousting Premier Tran Van Huong. Buddhist opposition cheers as the military moves to stabilize cities and ease chaos hindering the war against the Viet Cong. U.S. reaction remains cautious pending assessment of events.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyed Khanh
Khanh
Tran
van Huong
United States
U.S
Military Council
Maxwell D. Taylor
Taylor
Junior Star Issue Honors Dr Quarles Birthday Honor
Special Junior Evening Star birthday edition praises Dr Quarles Winchester School Supt Gar land R Quarles on his birthday. It features letters from Handley classes dating to 1924 and from future graduates.
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Winchester School
Garland R. Quarles
Junior Evening Star
Dr. Quarles
Handley
Weather front brings cooler temperatures this week
A front moving through the region brought cooler air with temperatures dropping through Thursday. plus notices include a DENIX'S AUCTION tonight at 7 with furniture appliances and tools and a German night at Wayside Inn with specials and music.
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DENIX
Wayside Inn
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Judge Hendley
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Virginia
John Kerr Princi
Shenandoah River State Park
MR. Brown
Commission
Berryville- Clarke County
Fred
Assassin's Bullets
Ters
Loudoun Bank
Margaret L. Hodgson
NIXON
Nasser Curb
Richmond AP
Ginta
Lovett
Stipe Corp
Loudoun St
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