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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1969
Page
1
Mrs Ralph P Saville of Stephenson is listed on the James Wood staff and participates in the Woodbine Spanish Club and the Vocational Office Training class. Star Color Photo by Larry Sullivan.
Baghdad radio reports American engineer Paul Bail arrested in Iraq for actions related to spying and may be released soon. Information Minister Samarrai said the government will be tolerant toward him from a position of strength. The broadcast confirmed Washington reports of a spy roundup and mentioned 14 Iraqis executed, including nine Jews, as spies.
A forecast calls for temperatures dipping to 24 to 30 degrees tonight. The following five days are expected to run above normal, with mild weather continuing as prices at The Spinning Wheel on Loudoun Street drop again.
A correction states Libbys Fruit Cocktail should read 3 No 303 cans for 79 cents in the friendly neighborhood stores listing.
U S troops from the 1st Air Cavalry found a massive four square mile North Vietnamese base 53 miles northwest of Saigon near War Zone C. The complex held hundreds of bunkers an underground hospital and dining halls. Officials estimate 750 to 1,000 bunkers remain and say the site could house 5,000 plus enemy troops as preparations for a winter spring offensive.
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. told Bedford County Chamber of Commerce that he backs most constitutional revision proposals except the section on bonded indebtedness. He warned the measure would remove voters from deciding bond issues and could unleash uncontrolled spending like the federal government.
Local ad lists children's shoes at $1 to $1.99 and up to $6.99 plus mens and boys pants in assorted colors $2 to $3. The item appears at 141 8S Loudoun Street.
The President's Commission on Violence says the anger and frustration of youth drive much crime and disorder. The interim report, sent to former President Johnson, notes youth account for a rising share of crime, with campus and urban violence prominent. Final conclusions due later this spring as seven task forces address crime and disorder.
The Atomic Energy Commission reported to Congress that three deep Nevada tests last year produced only slight surface tremors. It noted such aftershocks could aid earthquake forecasting, addressing long standing criticism of triggering quakes.
Winchester officials report blinking red signals at downtown intersections to aid fire equipment access while drivers learn to yield or proceed with caution. Public Safety Chairman Ben B Dutton Jr notes red means full stop then cross when clear, yellow means proceed with care to watch for emergency vehicles. A master switch in the police department toggles to blinking mode at Amherst Boscawen Cork Piccadilly and related cross streets during alarms.
Just Nuyens of Holland leaves Winchester after a year studying American furniture production at Henkel Harris Co and six months of U.S. travel. He plans to return to his family business in Oirschot and mourns the death of Henkel Harris president Carroll Henkel who helped his study.
The Elms Restaurant at 2011 Valley Ave opens daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. offering breakfast lunch and dinner with a weekend special featuring German chocolate cake at Pastry Shop.
President Nixon aides draft crime package for the capital proposing adding about 1,000 police officers and more judges. The plan may include preventive detention for suspects likely to reoffend and seeks to curb rising crime in Washington with record robbery, homicide and rape totals.
President Nixon made an unannounced tour of a riot damaged 7th Street area in Washington's Negro slums. He pledged united action on rebuilding as a wrecking crane began demolishing Waxie Maxie's Discount Record Department Store. A park and playground will be built on the site with an adjacent clothing store rubble. Police lined streets and sanitation workers cleaned debris while Nixon greeted residents behind lines.
A high over Missouri moves east bringing clearing skies and seasonable temperatures to Virginia tonight. The item notes Country Music Dance at Winchester Armory with Buddy Allen and His Country Giants, plus 8:15 p.m. show at Bark Mill Theatre and an Echo Village Spaghetti Feast offering all you can eat spaghetti and meatballs for 1.19 dollars at Route 11 south of Winchester.
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