Gen Akin Dies In Purcellville Legacy of Signal Corps Leader
Retired Maj. Gen. Spencer Ball Akin 84 longtime Army signal officer and wartime adviser to Gen. MacArthur died after a brief illness in Purcellville Virginia He served in World War I and II earning the Distinguished Service Cross and other honors He led the Signal Corps postwar period and broadcast the Voice of Freedom during the defense of Corregidor Graveside rites are set for Arlington National Cemetery with survivors including two daughters.
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Purcellville
Spencer Ball Akin
Army
Akin
Douglas MacArthur
Corregidor
Japan
Washington
Greenville
Miss
Virginia Military Institute
Philippines
Voice of Freedom
Corregidor and
Bataan
Eleanor Smith
Tucson
Ariz
Martha Lawrence
Raleigh
N. C
Eleanor
Arlington National Cemetery
Shallow Seas Surround British Isles On Continental Shelf
Seas around the British Isles remain shallow, typically under 300 feet, due to the islands sitting atop a continental shelf. The geographic feature limits depth and shapes coastal and marine conditions.
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British Isles
How To Choose A Hearing Aid By E Allen Thomas
An advertisement from HEARING AID SERVICES INC promotes choosing hearing aids with features like laboratory certified fittings and two year guarantees. It lists benefits, pricing advantages, and service options across Winchester and Martinsburg areas with contact details for free booklet mailings.
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E. Allen Thomas
Winchester
Martinsburg
Shenandoah Valley
Hearing Aid Services, Inc
P.O
W. Boscawen St
Virginia
Winchester Avenue
West Va
Rescue Drama on Niagara Falls Ends with Multiple Saves
A group of three youths and a baby plus six rescuers faced swift currents 700 yards upstream of Niagara Falls. After a boat drifted toward Horseshoe Falls, a helicopter assisting rescue crashed, the patrol boat was lost, and the group clung to wreckage as rescuers used a heavy line to reach shore.
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Niagara Falls
N.Y
Niagara Frontier State Park
Lee Sweitzer
Jerry Land
Joanne Horn
Michael
The
Buffalo
Niagara River
Goat Island
Niagara
Horseshoe Falls
Park
Abex Manager Presents Check for Winchester War Memorial Addition
Charles Mallory plant manager of Abex Corporation Winchester presents a check to Mrs Nancy Levi for the Winchester Parks and Recreation Department. Abex endorsed the funds for the War Memorial Building addition with the refund coming from the Harry F Byrd Civic Center project.
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Charles Mallory
Abex Corporation
Winchester
Nancy Levi
Winchester Parks and Recreation Department
Abex
War Memorial
Harry F. Byrd Civic Center
Civic Center
Reservations About New Episcopal Bishop Lessen
Liberal churchmen show easing reservations about Mississippi Bishop John M. Allin as head of the Episcopal Church. They praise his call to move forward while noting openness may surprise both sides.
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Louisville
Mississippi
John M. Allin
Episcopal Church
Allin
John Burgess
Boston
Bishop Burgess
United States
Charles V. Willie
Syracuse University
New York State
Coburn
Clarke Farm Bureau Dinner set for October sixteenth
Clarke County Farm Bureau will hold its fall dinner meeting on Tuesday October 16 at 7 p.m. at the Boyce fire hall. Speaker Robert Plavnick planning consultant will explain Clarke County proposed comprehensive plan.
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BOYCE
Clarke County Farm Bureau
Robert Plavnick
Clarke County
American Party to Hear From Both gubernatorial Candidates
In Richmond the American party's state central committee will hear Mills Godwin and Henry Howell this Saturday before drafting a position paper. Party chair Bill Triplett reports petitions for unity from Virginia Conservative and American Independent leaders, with about 95 percent signing.
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American Party
Richmond
State Central Committee
Mills Godwin
Henry Howell
Bill Triplett
Virginia Conservative Party
American Independent Party
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Harry R. Kern, Jr
Joann Coole
Karen Shipp
Jeanne Meeker
David B. Grim
Willie
John B. Coburn
New York City
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