Service members honored in Air Force and Army awards
T/Sgt Thomas G Scannell received the Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service from 1957 to 1967. Lt Col Vincent R Tocci, now at the Pentagon, is promoted and remains linked to Vietnam era honors. Several soldiers and airmen, including Pfc Dennis L Borror and Airman Philip W Haymaker, are noted for training, assignments, and recent completions at bases in Virginia, California, and South Carolina.
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Thomas G. Scannell
Wanda Wolford Scannell
Opequon
Air Force Commendation Medal
Ncoic Records
Consolidated Base Personnel Office
Washington
Vincent R. Tocci
Pentagon
U.S. Air Force
Anne
Agnes Shea
Winchester
Col. Tocci
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Vietnam
Air Force Office of Information
Tan Son Nhut
Dennis L. Borror
Harold Borror
Paper Mill Road
125Th Transportation Headquarters Co
Fort Jackson
S. C
Fort Belvoir
125Th T. C
Apo
San Francisco
Calif
Easy Crochet Suit and Pattern Catalog from 1968
Spring crochet trends offer a crease free smart suit in three colors using 3ply fingering yarn. Includes Pattern 7438 sizes 32 to 38 with pricing and mailing details, plus multiple knitting and crochet pattern books and kits priced at 50 cents.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needlecraft Dept
P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N.Y
Heir to Oil Millions Slain in Texas Field
Michael I Robineau heir to Colorado oil millions, found slain in a roadside cotton field near San Angelo after a two day search. A soldier, absent without leave from Ft Sam Houston, held in Odessa, questioned as a possible suspect. Robineau, 21, son of M H Robineau, reputedly worth $3 million, had just returned from Korea.
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San Angelo
Tex
Michael I Robineau
Odessa
Here
Ft. Sam Houston
Robineau
Texas
A. Y. Allee Jr
Austin
Korea
M. H. Robineau
Denver Sportsman
Frontier . Refining Co
Foreign Aid Hike Faces Rough Seas
President Johnson pushes for a one third increase in foreign aid, seeking 3.04 billion in new spending authority for economic and military aid in 1968 69. Congress faces opposition tied to Vietnam war costs and fiscal restraint amid tax debates. Senate Republicans and committee leaders forecast little change in stance.
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Washington
Presti Johnson
Congress
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
H.R. Gross
Arowa
Johnson
Byrd says no political implications in convention decision
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. of Virginia states his choice to skip the Democratic National Convention has no political significance. He notes past attendance and mentions he may attend future conventions, but only in 1972 if he goes at all.
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Byrd
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D.va
Chicago
Virginia
William B. Spong Jr
Spong
Senate
Winchester
Evening Star
Harrisonburg
News - Record
TV gag line on NBC draws police calls nationwide
A Laugh In line reading Help, help, I'm being held prisoner in the newsroom prompted Alexandria Minnesota and Little Rock Arkansas police to check TV newsrooms. NBC New York says the underlines are normally an NBC news function and caused a number of calls.
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New York
Rowan and
Martin
Alexandria
Minn
Glenwood
Kcmt.tv
Little Rock
Ark
Kark-Tv
NBC
NBC News
Amherst man faces hearing in deaths of two children
Ernest Eugene Floyd 60 appears for a preliminary hearing in Amherst County Court on two counts of involuntary manslaughter for the Dec 17 dog attack that killed Gene Anthony Goodman 5 and Kenneth Wayne Goodman 4 on Floyds property. The victims are the sons of Eugene and Mrs. Goodman of Madison Heights near Lynchburg.
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Amherst (Ap
Ernest Eugene Floyd
Amherst County Court
Gene Anthony Goodman
Kenneth Wayne
Floyd
Eugene H. Goodman
Madison Heights
Lynchburg
Beards Banned in Ancient Armies for Close Combat
Historical note explains beard shaving dates to around the third century B C as soldiers were ordered to shave to prevent enemies grabbing facial hair in close combat. The rule reflects military tactics rather than hygiene.
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B.C
Derailment Wreckage Cleaned After Virginia Freight Crash
AP reports a southbound Southern Railway freight derailment near Pittsylvania County left about 20 cars derailed. Wreckage cleanup continued as fumes from formaldehyde and caustic soda cars slowed work. both tracks remained blocked and traffic was rerouted at 9 a.m. Investigation into cause proceeds. no injuries reported.
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HURT
Southern Railways
Pittsylvania County
Corbin Straddles Three Counties in Kentucky
Corbin city in southeast Kentucky sits in Whitley Knox and Laurel counties. The AP report notes the unusual split, with local governance affected by joint county boundaries. Residents face overlapping services and administrative questions as the city spans multiple jurisdictions.
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Corbin, Ky
Theity
Corbin
Kenky
Whitley
Knox and
Rel
North Korea may launch all-out attack say South Korean official
South Korean Maj. Gen. Lew Byong high warned North Korea will press a sustained assault someday. Gen. Bonesteel said no imminent attack yet and noted increased guerrilla training and infiltration expected this year. South Korean forces chase the 31-man Seoul invader squad. most killed or captured. US air units arrive at Kimpo as Pueblo dispute persists.
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Seoul
Lew Byong-high
North Korea
South
United Nations
Korea
Charles H. Bonestell
North
South Korea
Lew
South Korean
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bonesteel
North Kore
Chung Hee Park
U.S
Nances
Pueblo
Kimpo Air Base
Winchester Retail Merchants Plan Thursday Meeting
The Winchester Retail Merchants association will hold its general membership meeting Thursday at 6 30 p m at Carpers Valley Golf Club. E W Argenbright will preside. The agenda includes funding downtown sketches and plans for the George Washingtons Birthday Sale. Reports cover the Downtown Development Committee and recent state meetings.
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Winchester Retail Merchants
Carper’s Valley Golf Club
E.W. Argenbright
Association
State Retail Merchants Association
Wildcatter nickname coined in oil industry lore
In early Pennsylvania drilling camps the term wildcatter emerged for an oil driller. Local lore recalls nocturnal fights among wild cats over scraps cast off by daytime crews.
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Pennsylvania
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Philip W.haymaker
Margaret E. Haymaker
Clearbrook
Howard H. Haymaker, Jr
U.S. Air Force Technical School
Lowry Air Force Base
Colo
James Wood High School
University of Virginia
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S.C
Army
Godfrey H. McDonald
Lewis F. McDonald
For Jackson
Glen A. Parker
Sarah A. Moreland
Mountain Falls
Harry J. Parker
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Dennis L. Borrer
Mice Brooks
Erse
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Es Gam
Musical
Workman
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
County
RMA
Potomac Edison
Allegheny Power System
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