Winchester City Approves 4 Million School Bond Issue
Winchester City Council unanimously approves a 4 million bond issue to finance new elementary and middle schools. Bonds will be issued as 800 serial $5,000 items, with structured annual maturities through 1988 and interest secured by city taxes. Sale set for December 15 in Richmond, with bids opened and council action to follow at a special meeting.
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Winchester
City of Winchester
Stewart Bell, Jr
Commonwealth of Virginia
Richmond
W.A. Stevens and Company, Inc
MR. Bell
William M. Battaile
Rouss City Hall
City of
Capitol Square
New York
N.Y
Bell
Jefferson St
Frederick County
Jefferson
Cork St
Water Pact Vote Delayed as City Plans Wea Villa Dye Utilities
Utilities Committee chair Roy W. Bayliss Jr. reports delays in approving the city county water agreement while noting progress on supplying water and sewer to the Wea Villa Dye area. An informal Oct 25 meeting produced changes, two opposed by the Authority, delaying formal action until both bodies review them.
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Winchester
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
Wea
Bayliss
Nixon Hails Agnew at Campaign Fundraisers
President Nixon pays tribute to Vice President Spiro Agnew at New York and Chicago dinners, praising his loyalty and leadership. He defends Amchitka nuclear tests as crucial to national security and does not commit to Agnew on the 1972 ticket amid ongoing speculation. Goldwater says Agnew remains Nixon's running mate.
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Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
New York
Amchitka
United States
America
Atlanta
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Christmas Stamp Sale Announced by Winchester Postmaster
Two eight cent Christmas stamps will go on sale tomorrow as announced by Winchester Postmaster Joseph C. Haines. The stamps feature "A Partridge in a Pear Tree" and the "Nativity" and are expected to sell quickly while supplies last.
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Winchester
Joseph C.haines
Viet Cong Attacks Phnom Penh Airport and Radio Station
In Cambodia, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces hit Phnom Penh airport and a transmitting station near the capital, killing at least 25 and wounding about 30. In Saigon, Prof. Nguyen Van Bong, a political figure linked to the Loyal opposition, was assassinated by a car bombing, and a U.S. helicopter crash near Hue caused two soldier deaths.
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Saigon
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
U.S
Hue
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Am Rong
Nguyen van Bong
Bong
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Peking Likely to Boost Jakobson's Candidacy
UNITED NATIONS AP diplomats say Red China's UN arrival could aid Finland's Max Jakobson in succeeding U Thant. Beijing is said to favor a secretary general candidate approved by all five Security Council permanent members, including China.
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United Nations
N.Y
Red
China
Max Jakobson
Finland
U Thant
Peking
Security Council
Virginia Road Deaths Top 1000 For Eighth Straight Year
In Virginia the highway toll crossed 1000 for the eighth straight year with 1011 deaths over the past weekend bringing the year’s total to 1011 including 169 pedestrians. State Highway Safety Division director John T Hanna called transport a daily mobility factor with a high death toll while noting 1964 marked the first year above 1000 and 1969 a record 1304.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Highway Safety Division
John T. Hanna
Hanna
Pay Board loophole eyed as 12 percent raise possible
Washington AP The Pay Board left a “reality clause” loophole allowing higher raises than the 5.5 percent guide in new and existing contracts. The extent and use remain unclear but officials say it could enable raises like the rail deals, about 7 to 8 percent discussed, with no fixed rollback figure.
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Washington
House Debates Temporary Foreign Aid Amid Senate Talks
Washington report says foreign aid heads to a House vote as Senate refines a smaller aid package. Leadership urges backing a continuing resolution to fund the program past November 15, while some fear House will not concur.
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Washington
House
Senate
Union Leader Attacks Rehnquist in Senate Hearings
Union President Leonard Woodcock assails Supreme Court nominee William Rehnquist as too far right and lacking vision and humanity. He cites Rehnquist's opposition to Carswell and warns of risks to civil rights and liberties amid Senate testimony. A separate Richmond report notes a cold front, light rain in eastern Virginia, and clearing conditions statewide.
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Leonard Woodcock
United Auto Workers Union
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Senate Judiciary Committee
Woodcock
Rehnquist
G. Harrold Carswell
High Court
Warren Court
William H. Dodds
UAW Citizenship Department
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Nixon
Joseph L. Rauh Jr
Leadership Conference On Civil Rights
Richmond
Atlantic
Virginia
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