Free Enterprise Backed as Milk Price Controls Weaken
The State Milk Commission neared a decision on retail price controls in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. A public hearing in Winchester drew about 50 people as officials weighed continuing the $1.57 per gallon minimum. Proponents argued lifting controls favors free enterprise and consumer clarity on prices.
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State Milk Commission
Shenandoah Valley
Winchester
Commission
Maryland
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frederick County plans summer community band with plan
The Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department outlines forming a community band directed by James Wood High School Band Director Daniel Schoemmell. Three summer concerts are planned at Clearbrook Park. Musicians over ninth grade may join, with large instruments supplied by the county and small by players. An organizational meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 30 p m in the James Wood band room.
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Frederick County
James Wood
Daniel Schoemmell
Clearbrook Park
New Fire Chief Dailey Takes Post In Winchester
Harold E. Gene Dailey 44 from Fairfax began as Winchester's full time fire chief after being appointed last Tuesday by the City Council. He brings over a quarter century in volunteer fire service and previously led Fairfax City Volunteer Fire Dept and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Third Battalion.
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Winchester
Harold E
Gene) Dailey
Fairfax
Dailey
Fairfax City Volunteer Fire Dept
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Service
Ford shows new vibrancy in crisis leadership
Commentary praises President Ford for decisive leadership during the Mayaguez crisis, arguing his actions restore U.S. image and global confidence. It contrasts Britain and Italy’s political fragility with Ford’s clear direction and signals a renewed American vitality and strategic purpose.
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Paris
Mayaguez
Ford
Hooverdam
Henry Truman
Britain
Italy
United States
Laos Domino: First Postwar Southeast Asian Domino Falls
Evans and Novak warn Laos’ rapid collapse signals a broader Indochina domino effect. Hanoi-backed Pathet Lao forces, 30,000 Soviet-backed troops, and Thai insurgencies threaten Bangkok and neighboring states as Souvanna Phouma shifts away from neutrality and the region braces for further Communist gains.
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Laos
Thailand
Malaysia
Singapore
Philippines
Indonesia
North Vietnam
Washington
CIA
Prince Souvanna Pihouma
Hanoi
Souvanna
United States
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Panhandle
Indochina
South Vietnam
Cambodia
State Department
Vientiane
Saigon
Pathet Lao
Vang Pao
Royal Lao
Sala Phou Khoun
Luang Prabang
Souvanna Phouma
Amino
Long Tieng
Savang Vatthana
People’s Republic of
Bangkok
Peking
Asia
To Inform and Not to Impress A Star Editorial Chief
Douglas B. O Connell edits the Star editorial page and writes clearly to inform readers. He favors concise prose and covers local state national and international issues with a conservative tilt. He crafts the page from reports edits and selections and personal notes like Doug s Desk. He learned to fly at sixteen and now pilots the Underwood typewriter. He is married to Patricia Way and has two daughters Kathy and Wendy.
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Douglas B. O’connell
The
Star
O’connell
the Star
Brucetown Road
Brucetown
Stonewall
Philadelphia Textile Institute
O’’Connell
Doug
O'Connell
Underwood
Patricia Way
Kathy
Wendy
David Smith
Local citizens praised for good deeds and festival host thanks
A letter from Mrs. IRA G. Clover of Bunker Hill WV lauds a California man Bob Walsh for aiding her in a Winchester drugstore, noting his integrity and kindness. Claymont HS Band writes thanks to Winchester VA for Apple Blossom support and vows to return in 1976. A reader in Bogota shares Apple Blossom festival images with President Ford.
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the Star
People of
Winchester
California
Bob Walsh
W. Clifford St
City of
Ira G. Clover
Bunker Hill
W.va
People
Claymont High School
Flaming Arrow
Virginia
Bogota
Colombia
South America
el Tiempo
Ford
Susan
United States
Daily Except Sunday contact info and mailing details
The entry provides telephone number 667-3200 for Daily Except Sunday and notes Second Class Postage Paid at Winchester Virginia 22601. It lists publication and mailing details typical of a local newspaper masthead.
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Winchester
Reorganization of Warren County AARP Chapter Reported
Star files note a 1965 item announcing the reorganization of the Warren County Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons in Front Royal. Also mentions discovery of Adolf Hitler ordered art in a Richmond military warehouse with about 9 000 pieces acquired by advancing American forces.
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Warren County
American Association of Retired Persons
Front Royal
Adolph Hitler
Richmond
Mor ningside Parade Highlights 1950 Front Royal Push
The third Mor ningside Parade was staged in 1950 covering Mor ningside and nearby streets. Floats reused discarded Apple Blossom parade materials with a $5,000 advertising budget planned to promote Front Royal and Warren County for the season.
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Morningside
Mor’ Ningside
Pennsylvania
Oates
Richards Ave
Front Royal
Warren County
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Taylor Barr
Hawse
By C.L. Sulzberger
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Harold Wilsons
Frank Roosevelts
Coolidges
Gerald Ford
By Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Domino
S. Viet
Chas. J. Walsh
Claymont Band Boosters Assn
Claymont, del
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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