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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1965
Page
3
A Bhori coal mine blast in eastern India kills an estimated 250 to 400 workers. Officials seal air intakes to combat flames as rescuers enter 12 hours later. prospects for survivors are bleak and the disaster may become India's worst mine tragedy.
Invitations to bid on a resin tar surface coat for the Sher adoah River Bridge on U S 50 have been sent to road contractors. Bids for nearly 20 million dollars of highway work statewide will be opened in Richmond on July 7. Three bands The Princes tones The Outcasts and The Smackers will perform at Clarke County Cane Teen canteen 8 to 11 p m to raise funds for Clarke County High School canteen.
Moscow and Peking traded sharp accusations over Viet Nam signaling a deep rift in the Communist bloc. Pravda urged averting a world war while China accused Russia of plotting a U S backed peace and coercing Viet Nam policy.
Mrs. Alice Loope of Clarke County High School is named among six Virginia teachers honored by the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge for exemplary instruction in citizenship and patriotism. Her son Walter wins the Star Leadership Award in Clarke County. Loope, a 15 year veteran and English teacher, says she is surprised by the recognition.
Christiansburg Rescue Squad recovered the body of 15 year old Stephen McPeak from Little River near the Montgomery Floyd line. The Floyd County teenager from Indiana Valley slipped from a rope swing and fell into the water Friday.
The United States has provided more than 10 million dollars in aid to the Dominican Republic since civil war began. Funds support government payrolls and essential services, with 6 million routed through the OAS to pay workers and keep the government functioning.
President Johnson, at the LBJ Ranch near Johnson City Texas, faced persistent bad weather. Heavy showers hindered travel from Baylor University in Waco and delayed the teleprompter speech, with further rain at Lyndon B. Johnson Lake. He planned a White House news conference next Tuesday.
Lt. Gov Mills Godwin Jr says a revised Virginia highway study shows the state will need about 300 million dollars for nine years of road improvements. The 1962 plan prompted higher taxes and an arterial system and the revisions will shape the 1966 General Assembly agenda.
A historical note states most U.S. forest fires stem from incendiarists first, then debris burners, with careless smokers third. This reflects a priority in origin categories for wildfire ignition.
A Virginia advertisement invites people to visit the George Washington Hotel in Winchester on Monday May 31 from 1 PM to 8 PM to consult J. J. Stalter about the Harlow home treatment system for dandruff thinning hair and scalp conditions. It notes guaranteed results for eligible applicants and excludes those with hopeless baldness or male pattern baldness.
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