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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1970
Page
1
A public hearing before the House and Senate Banking Committees drew bank executives and builders to consider increasing Virginia general loan rates beyond 8 percent and lifting the bond issue ceiling of 6 percent. Proponents call current limits crippling to the economy.
Town crier reports dog wardens will check 1970 licenses beginning February 1, with fines for noncompliance. Checks run February 2 through March 1. Also listed nearby: Valley Avenue Delicatessen Half Price Sale Coats curtains shoes Group ladies loafers Snags Sport Shop.
The Senate passes a narcotics control measure 82-0 strengthening federal agent warrants while softening penalties for marijuana possession and experiments. The bill allows no knock searches in certain cases and sets a reduced penalty for first time marijuana use with potential record erasure under court conditions.
New York AP reports a tentative agreement on economic terms and core items closes in on ending a 95 day strike against General Electric Co. Electrical workers and GE negotiators met to finalize language, aiming to end a walkout by 133 000 workers affecting 135 cities and 310 000 GE domestic employees.
Washington AP reports the National Cancer Institute says the BCM drug shows potential against solid cancers and brain involvement by crossing the blood brain barrier. BCNU is described as a temporary control, not a cure, with limited physician access.
Fredericksburg attorney George C. Rawlings Jr. announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Harry F. Byrd Jr., confirming a July Democratic primary challenge. He positions himself with Virginia’s liberal wing and cites fighting inflation taxes crime and recession as key goals while praising FDR Truman and Kennedy.
Sixty six years a barber James W James Curlé Sr of 218 Miller St was well into his 67th year at his trade as he marked his 83d birthday Tuesday. Here he trims a customer at Crisman's Barber Shop on W Boscawen St Star Photo by Mary Helen Massie.
The House refused to override President Nixon's veto of the 19.7 billion education money bill, delivering an easy victory for the administration. Nixon invites 191 supporters to the White House for a reception as leaders plan next steps to bridge Democratic Republican demands on funding for labor health and welfare.
Senate Democrats seize the political high ground in the pollution fight as hearings on auto exhaust begin. Administration witnesses are sparse and cautious ahead of President Nixon’s environmental message to Congress.
An AP weather note for Richmond notes unseasonably warm conditions ending as a low pressure system forms along a strong cold front over western Virginia. The piece blends local forecast with a quirky ad line about an auction and a restaurant spaghetti feast at Echo Village.
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