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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1969
Page
6
Becky Dawkins of Winchester and Joanne White of Frederick County pose with actor David McCallum and his wife at the Virginia Association for Retarded Children conference in Arlington last weekend. Background attendees are not identified.
Four members from the Winchester Frederick County Association for Retarded Children attended the state ARC meeting at Marymount College Arlington as delegates Joanne White Dennie Zuckerman Becky Dawkins and Steve Bayliss. The group also toured Arlington activity centers Camp Tapawingo and other facilities and discussed entering contestants in the 1970 Special Olympics.
Advertisement claims T-4 L kills athlete's foot quickly and dries itching within an hour with a 59 cent cost. It promises infected skin will peel away in 3 to 5 days and healthy skin will appear, attributed to Boyd Drug Company.
The Associated Press reports 12 hours of artillery fire and small arms exchanges along the Suez Canal with Israeli and Egyptian forces trading casualties. Israeli claims two soldiers wounded. Egypt offers no casualty figure.
City engineer L. L. Branner announced tentative start for National Ave resurfacing between East Lane and Kerr St. Detours will run 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays for about six weeks, guiding eastbound traffic via Piccadilly St East Lane Woodstock Chestnut Berryville and westbound via Berryville Virginia Smithfield National Ave.
Mrs Florence McCain Rogers, 78, of Sarasota Florida, collapsed and died of a heart attack Tuesday during a ceremony at which her son Harris G Rogers Jr took command of the Navy stores ship Denebola. Her body will be sent to Batesville Mississippi for funeral and burial.
Shenandoah College and Shenandoah Conservatory of Music rename the student center after Winchester businessman James Richard Wilkins, longtime Shenandoah Board of Trustees president and campaign leader. A plaque will honor his role in bringing Shenandoah to Winchester and guiding future growth. the center opened in 1960 and the trustees plan a four year program expansion.
Winchester Police Chief F M Funk outlined Virginia Fourth of July laws. Violations carry up to 12 months in jail or a $1000 fine. Sparklers and some items are exempt when used on private property with owner consent. Local governments may issue permits under state rules.
The AFL-CIO accuses the Defense Department of acting as a strikebreaker by buying millions of pounds of labor boycotted California table grapes for Vietnam shipments. AFL CIO cites sharply rising grape purchases and Vietnam exports, while the Pentagon says purchases respond to menu planning and cost rather than boycotts.
Edward R. Stettinius III died from shotgun wounds at his home White Oak Farm near Middleburg in what doctors said was an accidental shooting. He was survived by his wife Nancy Hall and two children. A former joint master of Foxhounds for the Orange County Hunt, he attended Woodberry Forest and the University of Virginia.
TEHRAN AP Ten thousand Iranian dope peddlers were released by government order circulated Tuesday night. They were warned they would be shot by firing squads if they resumed trade. Iran banned opium cultivation in 1955 but resumed in restricted quantities under government control. The new law allows permits for addicts to buy dose quotas at government stores. those without permits found with drugs face death.
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