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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1968
Page
7
A small Ibo girl named Ula, among thousands of refugees near Owerri, Nigeria, struggles with hunger and may be near death. The AP wirephoto depicts her using a stick for support as she moves through a makeshift camp in the rebelling province.
Ula a six year old homeless refugee in an army camp near battle lines embodies a broader crisis. Doomed by advanced malnutrition she and thousands of Ibo children face possible early death as protein deficiency stunts growth and life expectancy. Doctors warn that ongoing starvation endangers an entire generation amid refugee overcrowding and limited medical care.
GM announced a new small car to be built in America with a price range of 1900 to 2300 dollars. The two door five passenger vehicle, code named XP887, will be about 170 inches long and assembled at Lords Town Ohio with a domestic sales goal of 400000 in year one.
Nearly 2,200 Jaycees will report Virginia election totals from over 2,000 precincts to a regional center, then to a New York computer feeding News Election Service networks. NES is a joint AP UPI ABC CBS NBC effort coordinated by Robert S. Gallimore and Charles E. Mahon with involvement from Virginia media.
Potomac Edison announced options on 575 acres along the Potomac River in Frederick County Maryland near Point of Rocks for a potential nuclear generating station. Plans are pending further study with a decision within two years. The utility’s Allegheny Power System affiliates are building coal plants to 5.8 MW by 1974.
Manuel G. Sempeles of the Shenandoah Valley Gun Collectors Association reviews a Kentucky long rifle type gun. The group displays thousands of pieces at the semi annual gun show at the Winchester Armory. Proceeds from the event fund restoration of a clapboard log cabin to become a clubhouse and museum for antique firearms and accessories.
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