Sound Idea for Friendship Fire Company Move
The Friendship Fire Company proposes relocating from S Cameron Street to the east side to shorten response times. A 99 year land lease for a 250 by 400 foot lot at Bruce and Kerr Streets is under review, with sale of the current 501 S Cameron Street building and a possible merger with Sarah Zane Fire Co. discussed.
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Friendship Fire Company
S. Cameron St
Bruce and
Kerr Sts
Virginia Avenue
Michael M. Foreman
Wendell L. Seldon
Bill Sardelis
Friendship’s
Sardelis
Friendship
Leicester St
Sarah Zane Fire Co
Winchester
E. Cork St
Shawnee Fire Co
Winchester zoning hearing invites public input on ordinance
Public hearing tonight at 7 30 at Daniel Morgan Middle School on Winchester proposed zoning ordinance. The Star previously ran a full page map showing zones including the south side of W Clifford St, with medical use favored by the paper and City Planner Reed T Nester. Citizen participation may alter the map before final council adoption.
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Winchester
Daniel Morgan
The
Star
W. Clifford St
the Star
Council
Spanish Succession Generations Clash in Franco Spain
In Madrid the generation gap runs through church, military, academy, and royal circles as Don Juan and his son Juan Carlos clash over liberal monarchy. Franco’s illness and succession plans strain ties, with Don Juan urging democratic reform and Juan Carlos seeking military-backed rule. The dispute tests Spain’s future leadership and heightens royalist tensions.
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Madrid
Spain
Don Juan
Barcelona
Juan Carlos
Franco
Europe
Alfonso XIII
Lausanne
Juan
Washington
U.S
Carlos
Arias
Majorca
Estoril
Portugal
Coming Agreement Between Israel and Egypt By Safire
Safire reports cautious optimism for an interim Israel Egypt accord by summer end. Rabin stresses no rush and balanced demands, with a four year possible term and automatic renewal, while avoiding explicit peace language and easing hostile propaganda.
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Jerusalem
Egypt
U.S
Rabin
Israel
Shimon Peres
Syria
N.Y. Times News Service
Energy Price Fight Sets Stage for Oil Decontrol Debate
President Ford pushes gradual decontrol of oil with a cap on new domestic oil, facing Democratic opposition. Senate votes to extend oil controls to 1976, while market analysts expect prices to rise to around 14 dollars per barrel if decontrol proceeds and OPEC boosts prices, affecting gasoline, heating oil and utilities nationwide.
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New York
Ford
Democrats
Congress
Middle East
Electric Company
Senate
House
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
United States
Marshall Bryant Installed as Commander at American Legion Post
The Star reports Bryant was installed as Commander of Conrad Hoover Post 21 in Frederick County. The Frederick County School Board advertised bids for the Senseny Road Elementary School after meeting all state requirements.
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Marshal Bryant
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Frederick County
Senseny Road
Post Office Contract Station Opens on Berryville Avenue
Twenty five years ago a Berryville Avenue office expanded postal service for Winchester’s eastern residents. The new station sold stamps envelopes government cards money orders and registered mail reducing trips downtown. Visitors Day drew about 100 at Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council Camp Rock Enon with John and David Lewis from Winchester in attendance.
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Berryville Avenue
Winchester
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scout Council
Rock Enon
John
David Lewis
Letter to the Editor on Namibia Usurpation
James J. Kilpatrick rebuts William Johnston of New York who criticized South Africa over Namibia. Kilpatrick notes the Namibian claim misstates facts and emphasizes South West Africa’s geographic size, demographics, and the distinction between a single Namibian nation and local groups.
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Washington
William Johnston
New York
Episcopal Churchmen
South Africa
Namibia
Africa
Angola
California
Knowledge Check Quiz Across History and Geography
Answers: 1 The Casey at the Bat. 2 Heavyweight title held by Joe Louis. 3 Yes bronchial tubes lead to the lungs. 4 German. 5 Y. 6 Anchorage. 7 Appomattox Court House, Virginia. 8 Bird. 9 Plant fibers for rope rugs paper come from the hemp or flax family. 10 Asia has more telephones than South America. The remaining text discusses South West Africa Namibia, U.N. authority, and Usurpation claims.
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Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Joe Louis
Liechtenstein
Alaska
Robert E. Lee
Asia
South America
South Africa
League of Nations
League
United Nations
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Soldiertale
Winchester Evening Star
Reed T. Nester
By C. L. Sulzberger
BY William Safire
Yitzhak Rabin
Bonn
Henry Kissinger
Fords
Rabins
White House
Leonard Silk
New York Times News
Gore
Gore High School
Loudoun St
By James J. Kilpatrick
Mr. Johnston
International Court of Justice
South West Africa
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
General Assembly
U.N
World Court
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Security Council
Acheson
Windhoek
Pretoria
Episcopal
Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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