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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1966

Page

2

Blood donors reach seven-gallon club at Christ Parish

Winchester residents flocked to the Bloodmobile at Christ Episcopal Parish Hall for the monthly drive. Margaret Cain joined the seven-gallon club after giving blood, alongside others hitting two to six-gallon marks. thirty-five employees from seven organizations participated, buoying the new annual quota of 1650 pints.

Christ Episcopal Parish Hall Margaret Cain Front Royal L. Linwood DeHaven Dorman George St W. A. Brown Fox Drive James C. Baccary Brander Ave Brother Chad Holy Trinity Seminary Sarah S. Johnson Inwood W. Va Kenneth E. Smallwood Hillman Drive Robert W. Pierce Battle Ave Junior Chamber of Commerce Bloodmobile

Vandals Strike 250-Year-Old Northport Cemetery

In Northport New York vandals smashed stained glass in two mausoleums scattered ashes and left empty beer cans around the vaults a skeleton was propped on a window sill as police chased the intruders through the rural cemetery but did not capture them

Northport N.Y Long Island

Senators Press Legal Bounds Over Prisoner Handling

Senator from Massachusetts urged clear, legal actions to deter North Vietnam from branding captured American prisoners as criminals. Senator Young of Ohio said South Vietnam is executing POWs handed over by U.S. forces and urged halting transfers. Moscow Radio aligned with Hanoi, calling captured airmen war criminals and not POWs, echoing North Vietnamese diplomats.

Massachusetts Stephen M. Young Ohio Senate United States Humanity Young Hanoi U.S Moscow Tokyo

Richmond Officer Recounts UFO Sighting Near Fairgrounds

Richmond patrolman William L. Stevens Jr. said he chased an unidentified flying object in his cruiser at 3:30 a.m. on June 24 near the State Fairgrounds. He described a dirigible shaped craft about 125 feet long with a string of alternating yellow and white lights that moved into Hanover County before vanishing.

Richmond William L. Stevens Jr Stevens Hanover County

House Approves Record Defense Bill with Major Increase

The House passed a $58.6 billion defense appropriation, adding $952 million to the largest defense bill since World War I. The 393 to 1 vote left Rep. George E. Brown Jr. as the lone dissenter. The Senate has not acted, and a second measure around $10 billion is expected in January. Gerald R. Ford urged the President to veto nondefense spending or freeze domestic funds.

Washington House Johnson George E. Brown Jr Congress Senate House Republican League Gerald R. Ford Michigan

Plane lands in foam at Carswell AFB after gear jam

A Braniff turbojet with 38 aboard diverted to Carswell Air Force Base after a landing gear failure near Houston. Capt. James O Thompson guided the craft to a foam covered runway where it skidded and stopped in a grassy field. all passengers and crew escaped injury.

Fort Worth Tex Braniff Carswell Air Force Base James O. Thompson Farmers Branch Love Field Dallas Thompson Carswell

Warrant Issued for Abducting Fucci in Danville Case

Danville police issued a warrant for Anthony Fucci of Rockingham North Carolina accused of abducting his two children aged 3 and 5 at gunpoint from a babysitter named Lela Sheppard while their mother Christine Oliver worked at Dan River Mills. Fucci faces abduction at gunpoint charges.

Danville Anthony Fuch Rockingham N.C Lela Sheppard Dan River Mills Christine Oliver Lekad Fucci

Weather Today Virginia Clear and cool tonight

Forecast for Virginia calls for a clear and cool night with low temperatures around 55 to 60. Friday will be sunny with a high near 78 to 84. Temperatures should rise little on Saturday as northerly winds 10 to 15 mph ease any heat.

Middle Mississippi Valley Associated Press Albuquerque Atlanta Boise Boston Buffalo Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Des Moines Winchester Detroit Fairbanks Fort Worth Helena Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Ptind, Me Ptind Ore Rapid City Richmond S& St. Louis Salt Sk. City San Diego San Fran Seattle Tampa Washington Winnipeg

Rainfall totals and averages from local weather record

Rainfall for the past 24 hours at 8 30 a m shows .01 inches with July to date at .63 inches and 1966 year to date at 16 44 inches. The 53 year average annual rainfall is 36 56 inches and monthly averages span from January 2 42 inches to December 2 81 inches with June the wettest month at 9 79 inches.

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Buddhist Monk Sets Self Afire in Saigon Protest

In Saigon an 18 year old Buddhist monk named Quan Tuong set himself ablaze outside the Buddhist Youth Institute amid antigovernment protests. Thich Tri Quang said he would continue his 44 day fast and urged Ky to resign as Quan Tuong was rushed to hospital in critical condition.

Saigon South Viet Nam Thich Tri Quang Quan Tuong Buddhist Youth Institute Tri Quang Nguyen Cao Ky

Gemini 10 mission details fuel woes and spacewalk issues

Gemini 10 faced fuel strains after docking with Agena 10 and Agena 8. Collins and Young describe tether motion, handhold problems, and a longer than planned spacewalk while retrieving a microfilm letter and micrometeorite sample.

Young Collins Lunney Mike

De Gaulle Arrives in Bonn for Talks with Erhard

French leader Charles de Gaulle arrives in Bonn for ten hours of talks with Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on France Soviet Union relations and the future of French troops in Germany. He brings Georges Pompidou Maurice Couve de Murville and Pierre Messmer.

de Gaulle Bonn Germany Charles de Gaulle Soviet Union Gere Georges Pompidou Maurice Couve de Margille Pierre Messmer Ludwig Erhard Paris

U.S. Diplomat Targeted by Soviet Paper in Moscow

The Soviet Youth and Komsomolskaya Pravda accuse Alan Logan second secretary at the U.S. Embassy of stirring anti-Soviet sentiment among foreign students and gathering intelligence. The embassy denies the allegations, noting prior claims against cultural attaché Norris Garnett were similarly unfounded.

Moscow U.S Komsomolskaya Pravda Alan Logan Logan Norris D. Garnett Soviet Union

First sinking by a submarine in the Civil War era

On February 17 1864 the USS Housatonic was sunk off Charlestown South Carolina by the Confederate submarine H L Hunley marking the first such sinking of a surface vessel by a submarine.

H. L. Hunley Charlestown S.C

Wall Street recovers in early moderate trading

The stock market shows selective gains as glamor issues rebound from recent losses. Xerox edges up after opening at 24014, IBM rises over three points, Du Pont gains over one, and shares in SCM Anaconda New York Central Pennsylvania Railroad and Westinghouse advance. Opening blocks list SCM 7644 American Telephone 54 and Pennsylvania Railroad 503.

New York Xerox SCM IBM du Pont Anaconda New York Central Pennsylvania Railroad Westinghouse Electric General Electric American Tele+ephone

U S Tops As Celestial Litterbug

Cape Kennedy AP America's space feats include a record litterbug status with debris drifting away during spacewalks. Gemini 10 pilots John W. Young and Michael Collins discarded about 14 items as they prepared for re entry. Objects tossed include a 70 mm camera and life line.

Young Collins Cape Kennedy Fla America Earth John W. Young Michael Collins Mission Control Edward H. White II

Egg Prices on July 14 Grade A Large and Medium

Market listing shows current receipts and price quotes for eggs in various grades and sizes. Relative values for Grade A Large Grade A Medium Grade B Medium and Grade A Small are noted with current receipts details.

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