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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1968
Page
15
A reader suggests replacing a nursery door with an inexpensive screen door to improve air flow hear the baby while keeping the cat out. The screen can be painted or decorated, may have curtains for privacy or light control, and a high hook keeps other children from entering during naps.
Wally Schirra, aged 45, becomes the oldest person to fly in space, achieving this milestone aboard Apollo 7 after a storied career as a Navy pilot, Mercury and Gemini veteran, and member of the original seven astronauts. He emphasizes knowing when to retire from spaceflight.
Market report lists HOGS with weights and price ranges from 19.50 to 21.00 for heavy feeder pigs and sows, VEAL with multiple weight classes up to 38.00, LAMBS and FEEDER LAMBS with 25 to 26 dollars, SLAUGHTER CATTLE including steers and heifers from 13 to 25 dollars, and STOCK FEEDER CATTLE with varied price bands across weight classes. Also notes high yielding cows and bulls price points.
An aphorism lists four losses that cannot be recovered the spoken word the sped arrow time past and the neglected opportunity.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co says it purchased two major apartment complexes in Washington DC and Virginia for 39 million dollars. The McLean Gardens property in northwest Washington and Fairlington near the Pentagon were acquired from the estate of Texas investor Leland Fikes.
The 11 day Apollo 7 mission will launch from Cape Kennedy with Walter M Schirra Jr Donn F Eisle and Walter Cunningham. They will execute docking drills rendezvous tests star navigation earth reconnaissance and orbit adjustments across ten days culminating in a final engine burn and ocean landing 230 miles south southwest of Bermuda after 163 orbits.
Edward K. Miller, chairman of the Frederick County Democratic committee, will remain in the post while he stays a county resident. He recently joined Potomac Edison in Hagerstown and will divide time between duties. Miller served 15 years as senior technical representative with the company. Robert Fulton’s Clermont completed a 150 mile Hudson trip from New York to Albany in 32 hours on its maiden voyage in 1807.
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad Ladies Auxiliary sponsors a Womanless Beauty Contest and entertainment program at Shenandoah College on October 19, 1968. Registration 8:00 PM. Tickets $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children, available at the door.
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