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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1961
Page
5
The Senior Citizens Club held its second annual picnic at Senseny Park with 115 attendees. Members plan a monthly meeting on the second Tuesday while work at the War Memorial Building is remodeled and garden duties promote outside exercise.
Virginia voters face two new proposals as they choose a Democratic slate. Albertis Harrison Jr. proposes a 250 million school construction lending authority using up to 50 million tied to a bond program, while Armistead Boothe calls for a state tax withholding plan to raise about 7 million annually for industrial development. Both campaigns intensify the dispute over campaign finance and state tax policy with broader endorsements and campaign stops across the state.
New York AP report that negotiators in the maritime strike have grown further apart as talks continued. The stoppage disrupts coastwise shipping and port operations, with unions demanding higher pay and better working conditions while owners seek concessions.
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