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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1966

Page

3

Truck Fire Doused at Private Home

Firemen doused a truck fire at 1 28 a m Sunday in front of Harry Miller of 669 Berryville Ave. The cab was burned out inside the truck. Chief Bernard Groves led the response.

Sarah Zane Reuss Bernard Groves Harry Miller Berryville Ave

Scotland Yard Name Tied to Scottish Palace Site

Scotland Yard derives its name from a palace of the King of Scotland that stood on the site of the old building and when the land was declared part of Scotland, not England.

Scotland Yard Kt of Scotland England

Knit this smart one button jacket pattern 7186

Handcraft catalog copy invites readers to order knit and crochet designs. It details embroidery transfer, sizes 32 to 46, price five cents per pattern with 15 cents mailing, plus mailing address for Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star New York. Additional catalog offers include free patterns and quilt pattern collections with prices and order details.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept P.O Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y Needlecraft

Spong opens headquarters pledges income disclosure ethics

Senator William B. Spong Jr opens campaign HQ in Winchester pledging to disclose income and assets and adopt a six point ethics code for a Senate career. He faces incumbent A Willis Robertson in the July 12 Democratic primary with a plan emphasizing openness and public involvement.

William B. Spong, Jr U.S. Senate Shenandoah Valley Spong Fox Hill Farms Polk Guest Warren County Winchester Sen A. Willis Robertson S. Loudoun St Robertson Virginia Abingdon Bristol Marion Blacksburg T. Marshall Hahn Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sen. Spong Legislative Branch

Year of Reluctant Dragons in 1966 Republican talk

Washington report traces a string of noted Republicans who deny presidential plans for 1968. Rockerfeller Scranton Romney Nixon Stevenson Coolidge and Sherman figures illustrate the era of reluctant nominees and the enduring pull of political aspiration.

Winchester ING Star Washington Nelson A. Rocker New York William W. Scranton Pennsylvania George Romney Michigan Richard M. Nixon Boosters Dwight D. Eisenhower White House Adlai E. Stevenson Romney Harry S. Truman Stevenson Gover

Interstate 81 segment to open in Shenandoah Valley today

Final lanes of the New Market to Harrisonburg stretch of Interstate 81 are set to open today, completing a 13 mile southbound addition and forming a 20 mile continuous section with the Harrisonburg bypass. The opening would give Shenandoah Valley 45 miles of I 81, with two more sections planned to link to Weyers Cave.

Staunton New Market-Harrisonburg Harrisonburg Shenandoah Valley West Virginia Line Strasburg We Virginia Weyers Cave

Weekend Toll Rises With Virginia Traffic Deaths

Six weekend traffic fatalities pushed Virginia 1966 toll to 398, down from 417 a year ago. Ruth Jeanell Dixon, 66, of Gladstone, died in a head on crash on Virginia 606 near Bent Creek. Albert Adolf De Jonghe, 40, of Sterling, died when his car left Broad Run Drive and hit a fence. Thomas Dean, 21, of Charlottesville, killed in a two car collision on Virginia 20 outside Charlottesville.

Associated Press Virginia Bent Creek Ruth Jeanell Dixon Gladstone Virginia 606 Buckingham County Loudoun County Albert Adolf de Jonghe Sterling Broad Run Drive Charlottesville Thomas Dean Virginia 20

Edison limited schooling cited in Britannica profile

Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the incandescent lamp and phonograph and holder of over 1,000 patents, had only three months of formal schooling, per Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Thomas Alva Edison Encyclopaedia Britannica

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