Portrait of Priscilla Williams with five generations
Mrs. Priscilla Williams aged 91 on March 12 is surrounded by five direct generations. Behind her stands daughter Mrs. Mary Jane Williams of Clarke County aged 72, with Alice Catlett beside, her daughter Sue Finley, and in front Allison Thomas holding her six month old grandson Matthew Lyn Thomas.
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Priscilla Williams
Mary Jane Williams
Clarke County
Alice Catlett
Sue Finley
Allison Thomas
Matthew Lyn Thomas
This Thing Called Love at Totem Pole Playhouse
The Totem Pole opens a clever New York comedy This Thing Called Love about marriage and longing. Glor ia Willis leads as Ann Marvin with Tom McKenna and Dawn Didawick among the cast in a comedy set at a Park Avenue world. production under William H. Patch runs nightly through Saturday with a Wednesday matinee at 2 30 p m at 10 miles east of Chambersburg on Rt 30.
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Totem Pole Playhouse
New York
Bertrands
Bertrand
Gloria Willis
Ann Marvin
Miss Willis
Tom McKenna
Peru
Dawn Didawick
Harold Herman
Patty Pratt
Elton Bagley
Doreen Dunn
Earle Edgerton
Park Avenue
James Burge
Betty Stephens
Marie
William Matthews
Betty Knepper
Tally
William H. Patch
Chambersburg, Pa
Army Sgt Creech Jr Killed in Action in Vietnam
Army Sgt J C Robert Creech Jr husband of Estelle Creech of 1507 Howell Lane Portsmouth reported killed in action in Vietnam.
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Washington (Ap) — Army
J.C. Robert Creech Jr
Estelle Creech
Howell Lane
Portsmouth
Vietnam
Zip Front Skimmer Pattern 4668 For Women
Pattern 4668 offers a zip front skimmer with curved collar and bold pockets for women in sizes 34 to 50. Instructions note fabric needs for size 36 and price details include cents per pattern plus mailing handling.
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Anne Adams
Winchester Evening Star
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Aristotle Links Heart to Soul Seat
In a historical note, Aristotle proclaims the heart as the seat of the soul, tying life force and emotion to the central organ in classical philosophy. The stance reflects ancient beliefs on mind body unity and moral psychology.
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Aristotle
Richmond Urges Late Night Hours for Liquor Stores
The Richmond City Council unanimously voted to ask the State ABC Board to keep one or more liquor stores open until 10 p.m. The move, proposed by Councilman Howard H. Carwile, aims to help citizens and tourists and curb bootlegging during a 24 hour session.
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Richmond
State
ABC Board
Lawyer Seeks Court Visit Rights in Virginia Prison
ACLU lawyer Philip J. Hirschkop plans to file in U S District Court to gain visiting rights for his client Leroy Mason at the State Penitentiary during a work stoppage that has left up to 850 inmates confined. Picket lines formed around the prison as Hirschkop and NAACP and Virginia Council on Human Relations officials offered mediation, which was refused.
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Richmond
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. District Court
Philip J. Hirschkop
Alexandria
Hirschkop
State Division of Corrections
NAACP
Virginia Council On Human Relations
Ww. K. Cunningham
Leroy Mason
Mason
Newark Police Director Escapes Shotgun Blast
Police director Dominick A. Spina escaped injury when a shotgun blast shattered a living room window at his Newark home. He said two Black attackers fled in a late model car after the 2:30 a.m. attack on Highland Avenue. Spina, 57, led the Newark Police during last summer’s riot that left 26 people dead.
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Newark
N.J
Dominick A. Spina
Spina
Highland Ave
Martin Luther King Jr
Ruritan Club Governor Stresses Community Work
Zone 1 Ruritan meeting in Back Creek hears Governor Les Campbell urge continued community work through year as 19 representatives from six clubs review first half 1968. Committees named for Bloodmobile visit, Zone picnic, and memorial service. District Director Edward Lord notes upcoming Fredericksburg convention and January national gathering in Jekyll Island.
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Les Campbell
Campbell
Back Creek
Arthur Jolliffe
Gainesboro
Winchester-Frederick County
Ed Lord
Stonewall District Club
Jolliffe
Harold I. Phillips
Edward Lord
Stephenson
Fredericksburg
Jekell Island
Trouble Flares For Third Night In New York
In the Lower East Side police used 300 Tactical Patrol Force members to quell a tense crowd of several hundred Puerto Rican residents amid arson and clashes. Ten arrests for disorderly conduct followed. No injuries were reported. Fires were set in trash cans and abandoned cars as 250 youths roamed Avenues B and C from Houston to 10th Streets. Firefighters faced missiles but withdrew. several store windows were broken yet no looting occurred.
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New York
Lower East Side
Avenues B and C
Houston
10Th Streets
Harris Appoints New Southeast Area Sales Manager
Stephen Harris, a recent graduate of the Illinois Tool Works Training Program, is named Southeast Area Sales Manager for Illinois Eclipse Cutting Tool Divisions. He will base at 5700 Tulane Drive Southwest Atlanta and cover Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Mississippi, and the Carolinas. Harris holds a BA in Business Administration from Indiana University, succeeding Les Craig as Field Sales Manager.
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Illinois Tool Works
Proram
Stephen Harris
Illinois Eclipse
Harris
Tulane Drive
S. W
Atlanta
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Virginia
Mississippi
North
South Carolina
Indiana University
Les Craig
Integration Completed in Gloucester County Virginia
Gloucester County will open in September under a new plan that eliminates the county's all Negro schools and completes integration of pupils and faculty. Seventh to ninth grades go to Gloucester Intermediate School formerly T C Williams. Higher grades attend Gloucester High School and younger children attend Abingdon Achillies or Botetourt elementary schools under geographical assignment.
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Richmond
Gloucester County
U.S
John A. MacKenzie
Gloucester
T. C. Williams
Abingdon
Achillies
Botetourt
Unmarked cattle slain under 1703 colonial order
After a 1695 cattle plague killed 100000 head in the South the herds rebounded and by 1703 colonial authorities ordered unmarked cattle killed by hunters to prevent disease spread.
Infant receives thymus transplant from aborted fetus at MCV
In Richmond AP report, a six month old boy at the Medical College of Virginia remains with no improvement after a thymus gland transplant from an aborted fetus as part of a two step program to boost immunity. The infant, born fragile to repeated infections, received immature fetus cells prior to the thymus graft from Royal Marsden Hospital.
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Richmond
Medical College of Virginia
MCV
Royal Marsen Hospital
London
Miami
Richmond Delegates Rally For Caucus In Virginia Beach
Democratic delegates from Richmond gather for a casual pre convention caucus hosted by State Sen. J Sargeant Reynolds to discuss energizing youth involvement. Sidney Kellam and his challenger Sen William Hopkins attend with Joseph Fitzpatrick and Rep Watkins Abbitt invited. convention opens Saturday in Salem.
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Richmond
Sidney S. Kellam
Virginia Beach
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Kellam
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Norfolk
Watkins M. Abbott
Appomattox
Abbitt
Salem
Deaf man perfects midget transistor hearing aid
Advertisement notes a small transistor hearing aid perfected by a hard of hearing inventor. It invites readers to write A. W. Newell at 2616 W. 8th St., Eric Pa., for full information at no cost or obligation.
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A. W. Newell
8Th St
Eric Pa
Electric Heat Offers Comfort and Savings for Winter
Free Eureka sweeper vac or polisher scrubber promotes electric heat with individual room thermostats. Claims include cleaner air, no soot or dust, lower rates, maintenance free, and safer operation due to lack of flame or fuel storage. Encourages avoiding half heated homes this winter.
Warranty Promise on Electric Heating Units and Thermostats
The notice states all electric heating units and thermostats come with a 10 year full parts and full labor warranty.
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Howard H. Carwile
Ruritan Club
Rappahannock
Charles Marston
North Garden
Roy
Mac
Paul
Shenandoah
National Winchester
BANK
Vrginia
F.D.I.C
Winchester
Sidas
Vieng
Eureka
Potomac
Edison
The
Allegheny Power System
P.E. Electric
F. L. Shanholtz
Jm.massie
E. Lb. Bayli
Scescess
Berryville
A. J. Vincent
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