Light turnout in multiple towns as mayoral and council races unfold
Early election results show low turnout in Boyce Berryville and Frederick County towns with voters tallying 11 am counts. Middletown and Stephens City report dozens of ballots as races for mayor and six council seats unfold across four Winchester precincts and one ward.
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Boyce
Berryville
Frederick County
Stephens City
Middletown
Winchester
Friendship
Rouss
Sarah Zane
Virginia Avenue
Boscawen St
Springfield clergyman named Winchester District superintendent
The Reverend Esdras S. Gruver of Springfield is named superintendent of the Winchester District of the United Methodist Church, succeeding Paul D. Martin Jr. who moves to lead the Richmond District. Gruver will assume duties June 18 amid Winchester area pastoral changes announced at the Virginia Annual Conference in Virginia Beach.
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Esdras S. Gruver
Springfield
Winchester
United Methodist Church
Paul D. Martin, Jr
Bishp
Paul M. Herrick
Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Beach
First United Methodist Church
Montague Avenue
Marvin Chapel
Clarke County
Fairview Refuge
Gruver
Springfield United Methodist Church
Trinity Methodist Church
Newport News
Annandale Methodist Church
University of Maryland
Duke University Divinity School
Martin
Blackmun Sworn In as 98th Supreme Court Justice
Harry A. Blackmun of Rochester Minnesota was sworn in as the 98th justice. At 61 he filled a seat vacant for 13 months, swearing to do equal right to the poor and the rich and to defend the Constitution.
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Washington
Harry A. Blackmun
Rochester
Minn
Supreme Court
Blackmun
Holmes
Cardozo
Frankfurter
Warren E. Burger
Winchester Elks urge flag displays for Flag Day
The Americanism Committee of the Winchester Elks Lodge asks merchants and residents to display American flags on Flag Day Sunday June 14. The ad also references Gibson Golden Guarantee claims for refrigerators and a Siemens model warranty at The Zenith Center in Loudoun Street address.
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Winchester Elks Lodge
Key
Gibson
Zenith Center, Inc
Debra Fuller Wins Madison Leadership Award
Deborah Lynn Fuller of Clarke County High School earns the Madison Leadership Award. A cheerleader and theater enthusiast, she plans to major in physical education and psychology at Madison College while working this summer at Doubleday.
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Deborah Lynn Fuller
Clarke County
Madison College
Earl J. Fuller
Berryville
Miss Fuller
Doubleday
88 Clarke County High School graduates receive diplomas
Clarke County High School honored 88 seniors with diplomas on the school lawn as rain spared indoor ceremonies. Awards included a $500 Star Leadership Award to Deborah Lynn Fuller, a $500 VFW award to valedictorian Courtney White, and multiple scholarships and nursing honors.
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Clarke County High School
Star
Deborah Lynn Fuller
Earl Fuller
Allen M. Carter
The
Miss Fuller
Berryville Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Courtney White
John L. Enders
White
Grayson Sponseller
National Beta Club
Alice Loope
David Ballard
A. Garland Williams
Clarke County School Board
Frederick Budget Gets Final Okay
The Frederick County budget of 6 331 000 for the coming year was approved unanimously by the Board of Supervisors with no public opposition. The county’s share is about 3.8 million, funded by federal state and local sources, with tax rate hikes to meet the budget. The action preserves school spending while trimming welfare by 10000 and counting on a motor vehicle tag fee to boost revenue.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Ayler
City School Board
Winchester Parking Authority
Downtown Development Committee
Put Welfare
State Law Enforcement Planning Council
North Viet Nam Captures Saravane Strengthening Supply Routes
North Vietnamese forces seized Saravane, the southern Laotian provincial capital, after a midnight attack. The 800 man government garrison retreated east, leaving Saravane vulnerable on strategic highways linking North Vietnam to South Vietnam and Cambodia. Saravane had been encircled for years along with Attopeu.
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Saigon
Mekong
Saravane
Laotian Panhandle
Vientiane
Attopeu
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Panhandle
Argentina Junta Takes Power As Ongania Is Ousted
A military-led junta ousted President Ongania in Argentina with three commanders sworn in as provisional rulers. The United States halted recognition pending legal status decisions while unrest and tense power shifts unfolded in Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
United States
U.S
Juan Carlos Ongania
Ongania
Alejandro Lanusse
Adm
Pedro Guavi
Navy
Juan Carlos Rey
Air Force
Eduardo, Ortiz Basualdo
Supreme Court
Conrado Etchebarne
Jean Enrique Guglielmelli
Osiris Villegas
Lanusse
Assassination attempt interrupts fighting in Amman
King Hussein escaped an assassination attempt as Jordanian troops and Palestinian guerrillas battled in Amman. The motorcade was fired upon during heavy street fighting near Sweileh, with the driver wounded and many dead or wounded reported. A cease-fire was promised but not honored.
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Amman
Jordan
Hussein
Israel
Sweileh
Morris Peace
U.S
Draper
California
Intercontinental Hotel
Weather Outlook for Virginia Clears With Mild Temperatures
A high pressure ridge from the mid Atlantic to the lower Ohio Valley brings fair sunny conditions and seasonable temperatures in Virginia. The text also mentions local sales and a political reminder to vote, with assorted notices about fares and groceries.
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Richmond
Middle Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Virginia
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