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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1969
Page
6
The Handley Class of 1934 announces its 35th reunion for Saturday at 6 30 p.m. at the Winchester Golf Club. Claude B Smalts Jr chairs the event with Martha Grim as secretary treasurer and invitations for reservations run through Friday.
A youth discusses moon limits and Mars as a future vast garden to feed billions. He notes moon could host ships while Mars might grow plants using future rocket tech. He sees moon landing spurring communications and life under ocean habitats, with space colonization possible in 200 years.
In York Pennsylvania a rare quiet night followed heavy rain as National Guard units joined police patrols. One person was killed and 50 injured in violence and sniper fire since last Thursday. About 400 guardsmen arrived from Scranton and Berwick alongside state police. 57 arrests were reported, mostly for weapons violations, with curfew and sales bans in effect.
A Washington DC man charged July 4 by Winchester Police with reckless driving and failure to stop for a red light and siren after a high speed chase along Rt 50 West was found guilty on both counts in Municipal Court Judge John W Rice presiding Charles E Cunningham 32 was convicted and fined 41.75 for reckless driving and 40.25 for failure to stop for a red light and siren
The Virginia Employment Commission reports a 460 drop in total Winchester area employment from mid February to mid June due to seasonal factors. Nonmanufacturing rises with tourism, trade and services, while government and some manufacturing sectors fall. About 1,000 jobless in mid June include 400 students and 250 fruit canning workers in Winchester city and Clarke and Frederick counties.
The FTC may act against a surge in printed cigarette advertising as radio and TV ads go dark next year. Chairman Dixon said safeguards and a health hazard warning could resume after a July 1971 review, with the tobacco industry planning to halt broadcast ads by September 1970.
First National Bank of Strasburg stockholders approved a 25 percent stock dividend a 2 for 1 stock split and 6 000 new shares at a special meeting. Par value drops to 10 per share increasing shares from 5 000 to 10 000 amid growth and rising deposits and assets. Also includes Memphis birth notice Module named in Apollo 11 tribute.
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