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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1969
Page
7
Thornton attempted to brake as his car crossed the road but spun and struck Golightly. Bellevue Hospital reported Golightly remained in critical condition with chest injuries and cuts.
Four years after the Good Friday earthquake, the Coast and Geodetic Survey reports major topographic changes in Alaska. Mountains near Anchorage shifted 50 feet, ocean floor rose 50 feet, and Montague Island tilted. The event left 131 dead and extensive damage across the region.
A vintage needlecraft advertisement promotes six pastel veil caps for Sundays and vacations. It lists pattern 7064 with pieces and instructions and charges fifty cents per pattern plus mailing, directed to Alice Brooks in New York. Also promotes NEEDLECRAFT CATALOG with over 200 designs and multiple pattern books priced at 50 cents each.
Edinburg Town Council approved a 47000 budget for 1969 70 with a general fund of 30500 and a sewer fund of 17300. Real estate and personal property tax receipts are estimated at 20000 and sales tax at 3100. Water service receipts total 10500 and sewer service receipts 5800.
Doctors puzzled by 9 week old Patrick Walton cried and choked until his aunt peered down his throat and removed a forgotten five inch plastic tube meant to aid breathing at birth. The infant improved immediately after the removal.
A three day Fourth of July holiday period set a record traffic death toll with 611 fatalities, topping the 576 mark from 1966 and approaching or exceeding prior Independence Day highs. The period ran from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight, compared with 435 deaths in a nonholiday three day weekend.
Treasury Secretary Kennedy and Budget Director Mayo urged prompt Senate action on the House passed surtax extension bill without immediate tax reform. The measure would extend the 10 percent income surtax through year end, then 5 percent for six months in 1970, with provisions on investment credits, low income relief, and excise taxes. Senate debate centers on tying reform to the surtax and timing of action.
Israeli troops reported killing 18 Arab infiltrators in gun battles on two fronts Monday night near the Suez Canal and in the Jordan Valley. Cairo and Amman claimed additional attacks and casualties, while Israel warned against a party split amid security stress.
India's education minister Triguna Sen told a teachers' conference that if cabinet ministers' speeches from 21 years of independence could be assembled into a ladder, India would reach the moon first.
Readers seek guidance on private letters in an office setting, an 11 year old staying home alone, a daughter involved with a married man, and handling a family embarrassment. Abby advises caution, warns of heartbreak, and suggests direct, compassionate approaches rather than just warnings.
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