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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1968
Page
11
On June 10 1968 at 1100 AM a public hearing will be held in the Supervisor s Room for taxpayers to speak on the proposed next fiscal year budget. Real estate tax rate is 2.50 and personal property tax rate 3.30.
About 100 Poor People demonstrators gathered outside Rep. Wilbur Mills's apartment in Washington to protest welfare policy. They sang Happy Birthday to Mills as he left the scene after turning 59, while police kept the building secure. The crowd then returned to their muddy shantytown near the Lincoln Memorial as rain paused.
The National Welfare Rights Organization led by Dr. George Wiley denounces Mills and seeks a $6 billion federal spending cut while promising to pressure Secretary Orville Freeman. Rev. Jesse Jackson vows to follow Freeman everywhere until hunger relief improves. Ralph Abernathy says further action awaits Congress. Bayard Rustin and Abernathy discuss the June Washington demonstration.
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The Frederick County Board of Supervisors schedules a June 24 1968 public hearing at 7 30 p m in Winchester to consider Joseph F Hughes and Ethelyn A Hughes petition to rezone about 202 78 acres near I 81 and US 7 from R 2 and A to Industrial General M 2 The file includes Exhibit 1 and Clerk of Court records The petition and exhibits may be viewed in the Frederick County Circuit Court Clerk’s office
Mr and Mrs Donald Jenkins accept a commemorative plaque from Seventh District Congressman John O Marsh Jr at Berryville Clarke County Jaycees ceremony honoring area Vietnam veterans The award honors their son Lewis F Jenkins killed in Vietnam last July during the ceremony captured by Clarke Star photographer Bill Rhoden.
Representative John O. Marsh Jr was informed that Berryville post office has been selected to receive the Department of Posts Citation of Excellence Award for outstanding maintenance of the building and grounds. A formal presentation to the postmaster will be made at an early date.
A special Corporation Court grand jury has been convened for Monday at 10 a.m. Those summoned include Hilda P. Barr Robert F. Gaines Edward P. Lewis Florence Bundy and Lon G. Carpenter.
The Frederick County Council of Churches will hold its monthly meeting at Stephens City Methodist Church at 7 30 p m Tuesday All member churches are urged to send representatives The note also mentions the early Egyptians likely wore wigs.
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