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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1971

Page

12

POW Mail Resumes After 3 Month Gap Amid Vietnam Row

Washington reports say POW mail is moving again after a three month lapse. Cora Weiss and Mrs. Bobby G. Vinson note Hanoi and US claims diverge on mail flow, with about 3400 letters delivered since 1969 and families pressing for broader distribution amid Laos fighting and prison transfers.

Washington Cora Weiss Committee of Liaison North Vietnam Hanoi United States

Historic Societies to Host Joint Meeting Guest Speaker Ray Jennings

Ray Jennings will speak at a joint meeting of Preservation of Historic Winchester and the Winchester Frederickt County Historical Society. The event in Handley Library Auditorium starts at 7 45 p m and will feature slides on the area ecology and the architectural environment.

Ray Jennings Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc Winchester- Frederick County Historical Society Handley Library Jennings

Trumpeter Louis Armstrong Stable in Beth Israel ICU

Louis Armstrong remains in satisfactory condition in the Beth Israel Hospital intensive care unit. A spokesman says he is responding to treatment with a regular pulse and normal blood pressure after an aggravation of a heart condition. The 70 year old musician was admitted Monday, noting a prior kidney ailment that worsened his heart.

Louis Armstrong Beth Israel Hospital Singer

Comrade Bible Class Dinner at Braddock Street UMC

Members of the Comrade Bible Class will hold their annual covered dish dinner Tuesday at 6 30 in the Fellowship Hall of Braddock Street United Methodist Church. Mrs Landon G Boyer will hostess. Miss Stephany Snyder will speak with slides of Australia and special music. New members will be honored.

Comrade Bible Class Braddock Street

Classified Advertising Rates Deadlines Notice

Rates outline charges for consecutive days word counts and discounts. Minimum 1 dollar display ads with borders or larger type. Memoriams cards and resolutions priced per line. Deadlines 3:45 pm weekdays 11 pm Saturday for Monday edition.

Youth States False Age In B & E Robbery Case

A Gainesboro youth, David Richard Dill, appeared in Frederick County Court for arraignment on breaking and entering and robbery at S and S Used Cars in Sunnyside. He admitted giving false age information to police claiming he is 17. Warrants issued March 12 were pressed but later nolle pros, with juvenile petitions issued. Defense attorney Benjamin Butler accompanied Dill.

Frederick David Richard Dill Gainesboro Sheriff's Office S and S Sunnyside Anderson Benjamin Butler

Cambodia says enemy chased from Sre Umbell

The Cambodian army announced it had driven enemy forces from Sre Umbell 110 miles southwest of Phnom Penh, reoccupying the town without a fight after it fell last December when Highway 4 was overrun. Nine Cambodians were wounded in a Svay Tayean bridge clash and a garrison near Kompong Dangkor was attacked but repelled.

Phnom Penh Cambodia Sre Umbell Am Rong Sre Ambell Gulf of Siam Phnom Penh-Saigon Oudong Battambang

Frederick County Board of Supervisors Meeting Notice

The Frederick County Board of Supervisors will hold a regular public meeting on March 22, 1971 at 7 30 p m in the Board Room of the Frederick County Office Building Winchester Virginia to hear requests for secondary road improvements and additions. All who wish to be heard should attend at the stated time and place.

Frederick County Board of Supervisors Frederick County Winchester Virginia

Here Today at Bark Mill proves amusing and well done

Theater review notes Bark Mill production of Here Today running nightly through Monday. Cast includes Claire Graves Mary Hilliard Stanley Dale and Mrs Windrew with strong turns by Jeanne Milton J.G. Russell and Fred Hansen. Comedy centers on engagement entanglements and a literary couple. result is lively if imperfectly drawn.

Bark Mill Walter McCauley Bahamas Windrew Mary Hilliard Stanley Dale Mary Philip Claire Stanley Ruth Robinson Mrs. Robinson Paul Isel Jeanne Milton Spencer Grant Jose Mack Headley Donnie Zuckerman

Arrests Made In Winchester Drug Investigation

Lynwood Miller Kline 18 of 110 N Braddock St was arrested at Cork and Stewart Sts Thursday at 7 30 pm and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. A 15 year old Winchester girl was apprehended. both cases under investigation. Maj Warren Rudolph said the arrests were part of a drug related probe. Kline held on 500 bond. Lt Allen Bailey and Officer Herbert Holliday coordinated the arrests.

Lynwood Miller Kline N. Braddock St Cork and Stewart Sts Maj Warren Rudolph Winchester Police Dept Kline Winchester Rudolph Allen Bailey Herbert Holliday

Mrs Hummer Named Millwood Postmaster

Christine E. Hummer is named postmaster at Millwood announced by Carl C. Ulsaker of the Washington Region USPS. She has served as Officer in Charge since Aug 1 1970 and joined the Postal Service in 1942. The appointment follows merit selection and requires no Senate confirmation.

Christine E. Hummer Millwood Carl C. Ulsaker Washington Region United States Postal Service Hummer Postal Reorganization Act Regional Management Selection Board Senate The Postal Service

Academic leaders urged rapid change in higher education

Gov. Linwood Holton told the Virginia AAUP chapter that colleges must adjust to change or be swept away. He cited Ford Foundation and Carnegie data on inequities and inertia, urging shifts in faculty focus from tenure and research to teaching and relevance.

Richmond Linwood Holton Virginia American Association of University Professors Holton Ford Foundation Department of Health, Education and Welfare Carnegie Commission On Higher Education America Ques

Frederick County to hold public hearing on rezoning request

The Frederick County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on Monday April 12 1971 at 1145 am in the Board Room of the Frederick County Office Building Winchester Virginia. The hearing concerns the petition of E Kemper Board to rezone 89.16 acres on the south side of Indian Hollow Road Gainesboro District from A-1 to A-1 and invites all interested parties to attend.

Frederick County Board of Supervisors Board Frederick County Winchester Virginia E. Kemper Board Indian Hollow Road Gainesboro Court Square

Protection of Mountain Lion Approved

The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries proposes protected status for mountain lions in Virginia after 25 sightings in 10 years near Peaks of Otter in Bedford County. The panel also shortens the trout closed season to the first Saturday in April and extends the bear hunting season beyond December 31.

Richmond Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries Virginia Commission Friay Bedford County

Bowman petition seeks rezone in Frederick County

On 1971 at 11 00 a m in the Board Virginia the petition of James L Bowman seeks to rezone 20 537 acres on the south side of Virginia Route 277 and west side of Route 641 in Opequon District Frederick County from A 2 to B 2. References and details are on file and may be examined in the Executive Secretary Office of the Supervisors Winchester Virginia. The hearing will be held at the stated location.

Frederick County Board of Supervisors Frederick County Winchester Virginia James L. Bowman Frederick County Board of ‘Supervisors Court Square

Supervisors Hear 1971 Rezoning Petition in Frederick County

Public board session at 11 15 a m in Virginia outlines petition by Robert K Stickley et al to rezone Lots 13 through 17 in Plyma Owens Estates Subdivision Opequon Magisterial District from R 1 to R 2. Rezoning proceedings opened with notice for interested parties to come forward.

Frederick County Board of Supervisors Board Frederick County Winchester Virginia Robert K. Stickley Plyma Owens Estates Opequon Court Square

Rezoning Hearing Set for Frederick County Virginia

Notice for Monday April 12 1971 at 11 30 a m in the Frederick County Office Building Wiichester to consider rezoning 2 67 acres along Route 627 and relocation of Route 625 in the Magisterial District from -1 to B 2. Reference to the said rezoning is the Frederick County Board of.

Frederick County Board of Supervisors Frederick County Wiichester Virginia Humble Oil and Refining Frederick County Board of

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