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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1968
Page
14
Demonsthenes, famed Greek patriot and orator, chose suicide rather than captivity by Macedonian general Antipater, marking his final act.
A public hearing on a 37 423 budget for 1968 69 will be held tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Town Office. If unopposed the budget will be adopted July 2 with no tax rate change. The real estate tax remains 60 cents per 100 and personal property 90 cents. Major revenue gain comes from county sales tax about 3 600, with total local state revenue at 16 473 and water sewer income rising to 20 950. Major expense increases include Administration of Justice 1 700, police upkeep 310, radio dispatching 435, and electricity for streets 1 200.
Mrs Richard E Byrd of Rosemont Berryville is named to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts board of trustees. She joins six Virginians John W Warner Morton G Thalhimer John W Hancock Jr Joseph Bryan III William H Perkinson and Webster S Rhoads Jr. All appointments are for five years ending June 30 1973.
Gov. Lester Maddox dismissed the phooey campaign critics in Atlanta saying phooey on the whole crowd. Atlanta attorney James H. Moore launched a phooey movement with buttons bumper stickers and a phooey flagpole and aims to market more items while labeling above knee skirts as phooey skirts due to Maddox policy for female office staff.
Virginia court orders nonresident Michael J. Lawrence to appear within ten days after publicat ion of an order in the Winchester Evening Star. The case, brought by Jim Robertson t/a Holiday Gulf Service, seeks 520.05 plus interest for labor and materials on a 1963 Ford Galaxie and a court sale to satisfy the debt. The order is to run weekly for four weeks.
Northwestern Virginia Community Action, Inc. reports steady progress placing low income youths in summer jobs. As of Wednesday 70 of 75 enrollees have positions in Frederick County Winchester Clarke Warren totals by area and thanks are given to Clarke Agriculture Extension Agency Shenandoah Valley National Bank and B K Office Supply for support. Applications remain open for youths ages 16 to 21 from low income families call 667-8726 or visit the office upstairs at Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
Three West Virginia residents died in a two car collision on US 220 three miles south of Boones Mill Franklin County. State police named Philip Gaul Jr. 30 the driver Floyd H Skeens 60 and Gregory Allen Gaul 8 all from Parkersburg W V.
Classified display noting a trade name Pearl's Cash Grocery owned by Harold W and Pearl E Covert located at 413 East Cork St Town of Winchester Virginia 22601 with advertising rate two dollars per column inch per day
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