29 Mar 1965
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1965
Page
1
A massive central Chile quake burst a 230 foot dam, drowning a copper town of El Cobre and leaving 60 to 70 homes swept away. President Frei toured the disaster zone as rescuers labored and authorities reported at least 26 dead and hundreds injured.
Ernie Nesselrodt rescued a toddler near Sears on Loudoun Street after she wandered toward traffic. Unable to identify the child he sought a house with an open door and returned her to worried parents who wrongly suspected kidnapping. Showers and possible thunderstorms roll in after last night's .47 inch rainfall at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Cooler weather ahead with highs in the 50s and daytime temps a few degrees below normal through the week.
Fire Warden John Racey of Mountain Falls was listed in critical condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a weekend crash on old Route 50. He suffered multiple fractures and was found soaked with gasoline near a downed telephone pole. Also hospitalized were two Akron, Ohio women and an eight year old Stephens City boy injured in separate weekend accidents.
The Democratic Committee of Winchester and surrounding communities adopt direct primary for local and legislative candidates. The primary is set for July 13 and follows the same procedures used in the past.
A rabid appearing gray fox attacked a nine year old boy and several other animals on Tennyson Avenue and Roster Road before being killed by Dr. Victor Albright. City Game Warden ZTRVIN CLEVELAND urged confinement of area animals for 10 days and prompt veterinary care if signs of illness appear.
Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor reports optimism in Saigon about the antiguerrilla campaign and an improving political situation in South Vietnam since the Quat regime took power. He notes air raids have raised morale, denies plans to resign, and sees no indications of a Chinese ground invasion.
Winchester shows the largest percentage increase in new car registrations among Virginia cities in February, up 53 percent from last year. Fredericksburg reports 47 percent. On a four year index Winchester ranks second, with 177 registrations, behind Newport News Hampton at 180.
Civil rights leaders vow a two week start to impeach Governor George C. Wallace and mass demonstrations across Alabama to register Negro voters. Rev. Bevel says the campaign will begin by mid April, expanding to Birmingham Mobile and every town, with protests planned in Montgomery and Selma white areas. The effort requires a House majority to impeach and a Senate trial presided by the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court.
Forty two U S Navy fighter bombers attacked Bach Long Island in North Viet Nam as the 13th raid since February 7. Ground fire downed a Skyhawk. one airman rescued. Cmdr Henry P Glindeman led the attack from Coral Sea and said the primary target was substantially damaged.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urges the nation to support an economic withdrawal from Alabama, asking unions to block Alabama grown or manufactured goods and urging federal funds withdrawal from Alabama projects and banks. He plans a 10 day withdrawal escalation if no reforms occur. Alabama leaders criticize the plan as harmful and counterproductive.
On a Sunday in South Viet Nam a Skyraider mistakenly bombed the 9th South Vietnamese Regimental 1st Battalion for the second time this month. Captain Robert Duker of Burlington Iowa reported the incident and helped relay the regimental command post. one man was killed and ten seriously wounded with other injuries.
Fred L. Glaize former president of the Blue Ridge Weather Modification Assn says a Massachusetts PR firm release about a 1966 cloud seeding contract is incorrect and untrue. He states no contract or discussions exist with Howell Associates for 1966 and notes the association is inactive with no revival planned. Howell Associates says its firm sent a correction to newspapers.
A cold front crossed Virginia with scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Rain should end Tuesday with cooler temperatures returning.
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