Winchester Annexation Began With 26 Lots and Boundaries
Winchester moves toward an annexation suit to extend city limits, a long process likely if the ordinance passes in August. The piece traces Winchester’s origins from Shawnee village at Shawnee Springs to founder James Wood in the 1730s and the town’s early layout of 26 lots and streets.
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Winchester
Shawnee Springs
Rouss Park
Shenandoah Valley
North
James Wood
Virginia
Orange County
Glen Burnie
W. Amherst St
Frederick County
Frederick
Wood
Thomas Lord Fairfax
Rappahannock
Potomac Rivers
Fairfax
McNamara's Sixth Vietnam Visit Aims to Boost U S Forces
Secretary of Defense McNamara heads to South Vietnam as a looming decision on troop increases unfolds. Current U S commitment stands around 462,000 with plans hovering near 470,000, as Gen Westmoreland proposals consider adding two to four divisions and up to 100,000 troops.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
William C. Westmoreland
White Teenager Shot by Negroes
A white teenager was shot by Negroes amid easing Cincinnati rioting in Ohio. violence flared in Dayton with arson and beatings after SNCC leaders urged force. National Guardsmen patrolled as damage from looting neared $1 million and Florida’s Tampa saw 120 youths calm violence.
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Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio
National Guard
Dayton
H. Rap Brown
Stokely Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
America
Tampa
Fla
Florida
Town Crier Uniting and Fishing Licenses On Sale Today
Licensing offices in Court Plaza Frederick County and City Hall Winchester Coration Court offer fishing licenses. Present licenses expire June 30.
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Frederick County
Court Plaza
Winchester
City Hall
Methodists Make 3 Area Changes in Virginia
At the Virginia Conference in Virginia Beach three pastoral appointments change. Rev. A C Yates moves from Brookweal to Brucetown, Rev. Robert E Couch shifts from Brucetown to Brookneal, and Rev. Harry C Renner takes Francis Asbury Charge succeeding the late L L Shreck. In Front Royal Rev. H Hasbrouck Hughes Jr will replace William Bentley, who goes to Christ Methodist Church in Norfolk.
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Virginia
The
Methodist Church
Virginia Beach
A.C. Yates
Brookweal
Lynchburg
Brucetown
Robert E. Couch
Brookneal
Harry C. Renner
Francis Asbury
L.L. Shreck
Front Royal
H. Hasbrouck Hughes, Jr
William Bentley
Hughes
Woodbridge
Bentley
Christ Methodist Church
Norfolk
Winchester
Wedding Bells Ring More Often Here Than in Any Virginia City
Winchester leads Virginia in 1966 weddings with 3,087 ceremonies. Arlington 2,854 and Dickenson 2,699 follow, while overall state total reaches 46,819. About 31 percent involved out of state couples and teenage brides accounted for 36 percent of marriages.
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Virginia City
State Health Department
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Arling
Ton
Dickenson
Richmond
Norfolk
Department
Winchester
Marines and Viet Cong clash near Da Nang and Mekong delta
U S Marines engage Communist forces at two points south of Da Nang and in the Mekong delta. The battles leave no confirmed casualties on some fronts while claiming Viet Cong losses and multiple American fatalities in jungle fighting and air strikes.
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Vietnam
Pentagon
Johnson
Saigon
U.S
da Nang
5Th Marine Regiment
7Th Marine Regiment
Arizona
Mekong River
Aigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
North
Tay Do
Debt ceiling rise slashed to 358 billion by committee
The House Ways and Means Committee proposes a 22 billion increase in the national debt ceiling to 358 billion, seven billion less than last week’s rejected plan. The bill, approved party line, faces a likely House vote next week where a 365 billion ceiling was previously rejected. Republicans oppose the measure.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dodd Defends Travel Billing Amid Censure Debate
Senator Thomas Dodd challenged the Senate ethics panel findings claiming there were 80 or more potential double billings rather than seven. He argued 26 trips were Senate reimbursed and 54 paid by private groups, saying the committee miscalculated and that no private motives existed. Long hinted at new facts but Dodd denied prior knowledge, as debate continued on the censure resolution.
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Washington
Thomas J. Dodd
Senate Ethics Committee
Bipartisan
Senate
Connecticut Democrat
Dodd
Russell B. Long
Long
D-La
John Stennis
D-Miss
UN General Assembly to debate Soviet demand on Israel pullback
The United Nations plans an emergency session to consider a Soviet request that Israel withdraw from territories seized in the war. Secretary General Thant polling members to approve the session with a majority likely, possibly attended by Premier Kosygin.
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UNITED____NATIONS
N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Israel
U Thant
U.N
Security Council
Thant
Soviet Union
United States
Assembly
EUB Conference Votes Tonight on Methodist Union
The Virginia Conference of the Evangelical United Brethren Church votes tonight on uniting with the Methodist Church. Earlier this week the Virginia Methodist Conference approved the union by 913 to 12. Shenandoah College hosts the EUB sessions as Dr. Floyd L. Falk is reelected superintendent for a sixth term and Rev. Donald N. Fridinger is chosen conference secretary.
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EUB
Methodist Union
Virginia Conference
The
Evangelical United Brethren
Methodist Church
Virginia Methodist Conference
Virginia Beach
Shenandoah College
Shenandoah Conservatory of Music
Floyd L. Falk
Broadway
Donald N. Fridinger
Isa Va
Carl W. His
Jer
Hiser
Cavalry Eub
Cumerland
First
Winchester
J. Paul Gruver
Martinsburg
W. Va
James A. Swain
Berkeley Springs
George Schnable
Arlington
Kennedys See Irish Countryside Visit
Mrs. John F. Kennedy and her children toured Ireland by bus after arriving at Shannon. They planned a visit to Waterford and to Woodstown House near Dunganstown, tied to Patrick Kennedy’s emigration. Local officials noted many hoping to glimpse the Kennedy party.
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Shannon
Ireland
John Sights
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Caroline
John
Frank Aiken
Patrick Kennedy
America
John F. Kenney
Weather brings high pressure, clear skies over Virginia
A stationary front over central Virginia tonight will dissipate today, yielding influence from a large high pressure system. Expect clear skies and warm temperatures as the state experiences sunny conditions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Ace
Correction notice for local ads at Burton's Ward Plaza
Correction states Casual Slacks should read 1$5.27 per pair or 2 for 11 dollars at Burton's Ward Plaza with Summer Hats not included. References Margaret L Hodgson Hat Dress Shoppe Rhodes Jewelry Co Stieff Kirk Gorham Towle Reed & Barton International Lunt Wallace and Free City delivery. Address 21 W. Boscawen and phone 662 7141.
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Burton’s
Ward Plaza
Margaret L. Hodgson
Hat & Dress Shoppe
Rhodes Jewelry Co
Stieff, Kirk,Gorham, Towle
Reed & Barton
International
Lunt, Wallace
Free City
W. Boscawen
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