28 Jun 1969
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1969
Page
1
Similar flooding affected Whitacre Ave and various town sections including a stretch of Route 522 at Sunnyside. Officials noted repeated high water problems and urged residents to monitor advisories.
A 14 pound pigtail monkey named Benny will ride a Delta rocket at 11 10 p m EDT to orbit for 30 days as part of a living creature space study. Behavioral tests will assess memory after long space exposure while onboard instruments transmit data to Earth.
Fresh 1,500 South Vietnamese troops arrived near the Ben Het Special Forces camp to ease pressure amid heavy Viet Cong bombardment. U S forces retaliated with intensified air strikes as 52 bombers hit positions to seal off enemy reinforcements from Laos and clear the surrounding area along Highway 579.
Fire crews faced a long day with two lightning strikes and several flooded basements. A Red Bud Road residence fire caused wiring damage after a power line fire. Echo Village Restaurant false alarm. two lightning hits near Purcell Drive and Apple Pie Ridge prompted house and porch fires with smoke damage and minor roof work to ensure full extinguishment. Sheriff Lacy Anderson is investigating.
A thunderstorm dumped heavy rain and hail on Winchester causing widespread flooding. Homes along Whitacre Avenue and Amherst Street suffered basement inundation while the Calvary Baptist Church lot flooded. Fire crews pumped out water through midnight and residents aided each other.
Local and federal officials rejected reports of ongoing cloud seeding to curb hail damage. Frederick County farmers and the FAA cited drought and lack of evidence, noting no current or planned seeding operations.
President Nixon announces a historic globe girdling trip starting July 23 from Washington. He will visit the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, and end in Bucharest Romania in August after aiding the Apollo 11 splashdown recovery aboard the Hor net. Secretary Rogers will join to parts of the tour and travel to additional regions.
President Nixon announced he will appoint Dr Roger O Egeberg dean of USC Medical School to the nation’s top health post. The move followed health chief Robert Finch abandoning efforts to place Dr John H Knowles in the job.
J K Robinson Merriman's Lane advertises a Sunday Special roast leg of lamb for 1.75 dollars. The Cozy Room at Echo Village Restaurant, The Steak House of Winchester, offers dine in and reservations at 869 9886. Pickup pricing listed as 80 cents and one dollar per gallon for fuel?
The Weathen Richmond reports a cold front now over eastern Canada will probably replace the hot humid conditions in Virginia Sunday and Monday.
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