Virginia Court redraws House districts in one man one vote ruling
A four judge panel redrew Virginia House of Delegates districts to align with the one man one vote standard, shifting borders and ordering Norfolk to elect three state senators at large. The ruling split or moved several districts and may prompt a quick return of the General Assembly to finish reapportionment. Filing deadlines for the Sept 14 primary shift to July 16.
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Virginia
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Norfolk
Assembly
Miller
Senate
House
Tidewater
Fairfax
Albert V. Bryan
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Oren R. Lewis
John A. MacKenzie
Crash in Clarke Claims 2d Victim
A Thursday evening two car crash on Route 340 near Berryville left Lidune Brey dead at the scene and Gary Brey dying later in Winchester hospital. The incident is Clarke County's fifth and sixth traffic fatalities of the year with three others injured including Betty Fields, Carl Anderson, and Carla Fields.
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Rt. 340
Berryville
Gary Delano Brey
Rochelle
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Lidune Cathrina Brey
Breys
Clarke County
Betty Fields
Shenandoah Junction
Carl Anderson
Rawson
W.va
Carla Fields
Ky Sees No Obstacles In New Peace Proposal
In Saigon Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky said there are no obstacles on the South Vietnamese side to a Viet Cong plan for a total U.S. troop withdrawal by year end. President Thieu said Washington and Saigon must discuss the timetable together, with Kissinger and Abrams meeting officials to map troop pullouts as part of Indochina policy reviews.
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Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
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Orly
Paris
Vietnam
Hijacked Jet Takes Off for Buenos Aires
A Braniff 707 hijacked Friday over Mexico landed at Galeao Airport in Rio de Janeiro guarded by police and flew again at 10 25 a.m. for Buenos Aires after freeing 100 passengers and three crew. The hijackers Robert Lee Jackson and Ligia Lucrecia Sanchez Archila demanded ransom of 100000 and claimed explosives.
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Robert Lee Jackson
Tennessee
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Success Followed Long, Hard Climb
The Winchester Star began on July 4, 1896, facing a tough launch amid rival papers. Founders John Sloat, W B Garton, and John Hoover navigated near bankruptcy and consolidation, with Sloat serving as editor and manager and S.H. Hansbrough becoming publisher president of The Star Publishing Company.
Star commemorates 75th anniversary with special supplement
A special eight page supplement in today’s edition reprints The Star’s July 8, 1896 fourth edition in full and includes four pages of side by side department photos from 25 years ago and today. The 1946 photos belong to Mrs. Ralph S. Fansler while stains on the 1896 pages match the original copy owned by Lewis H. Ebert. Ebert’s great uncle was J. I. Sloat, The Star’s first editor.
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Winchester Evening Star
the Star
The
Star
Ralph S. Fansler
Lewis H. Ebert
Ebert
J.I. Sloat
Fourth of July Celebrations Spark Winchester Events
Warm holiday weekend starts with public fireworks planned at Winchester Recreation Park by Shenandoah Valley National Bank tonight, with rain backup. Monday features veterans ceremonies at Clarke County Raritan Club grounds followed by Clarke Raritans fireworks. Winchester designated Independence Day as Honor America Day per Mayor Battaile.
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Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Winchester
Berryville-Clarke County Jaycees
Clarke County Raritan Club
Clarke Raritans
William M. Battaile
Winchester-Frederick County
No Star Monday edition note
The Star will not publish on Monday July 5 in observance of Independence Day national holiday.
July Closures Notice at Local Businesses
Rustic Tavern closed July 5 through July 19. Gaunt's Drug Store closed Mondays in July. Shenandoah Valley National Bank observes Independence Day closures.
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Gaunt’s Drug Store
Weather Outlook Bucks Cool Dry Weekend Across Virginia
A high pressure system from the Great Lakes moves east to New England Sunday, bringing cool dry air and mostly clear skies through the weekend. Virginia remains under mild temperatures and dry conditions into Tuesday. Riteway Cleaners closing. vacation July 5 10. Montmorency Cherries. R and T Packing. You pick eighty cents. We pick one dollar per gallon. Bring container. Bell shoes sale. Ladies semi annual sale of fashions. Percent off summer fashions. Open Monday and Friday until 9 p.m.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
New England
Virginia
Bell’s
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