Nobel Prize awarded to Delbrueck Hershey and Luria
The 1969 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded jointly to Max Delbrueck Alfred Hershey and Salvador Luria for discoveries on the replication and genetic structure of viruses. The prize carries 75000 dollars. The three researchers are from Caltech Carnegie Institution and MIT, reflecting a fourth straight year of US recognition.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Max Delbrueck
California Institute of Technology
Alfred D. Hershey
Carnegie Institution of Washington
D. C
Salvador E. Luria
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Caroline Institute
Alfred Nobel
Oslo
United States
Delbrueck
Berlin
Goettingen
Pasadena
Rockefeller
Salvador Luria
Turin
Italy
Columbia University
New York
MIT Sing
Lansing
Mich
Carnegie Institution
Cold Springs Harbor
Handley graduate reports Hannas painted Maroon House
James Wood basketball coach Jerry Hannas reportedly painted his house on E Pall Mall Street in Handley in maroon and white Handley colors. Junior Kelly of Gainesboro hunted Saturday and shot a wild turkey on Diamond Ridge in Hampshire County West Virginia. United Fund officials report $16198.60 raised, 15.1 percent of a $107298.89 goal, with chair Harry Doyle urging full participation to fund nine supported agencies.
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Handley
Crier
James Wood
Jerry Hannas
E. Pall Mall St
Junior Kelly
Gainesboro
Diamond Ridge
Hampshire County
W. Va
United Fund
Harry Doyle
English Pheasant Found In Yard On Fairview Avenue
JoAnna Day and her sister Judy found a pheasant in the yard at 419 Fairview Ave Friday afternoon. They identified it using Birds of America and are feeding it while hoping the owner is found.
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JoAnna Day
Fairview Ave
Judy
Mary Helen Massie
Soviet Soyuz 6 Returns After In-Space Welding Test
Soviet space mission Soyuz 6 returned to Earth after testing experimental welding in space. The crew, led by Georgy Shonin, performed welding in a depressurized compartment to study assembling permanent space stations. Two cosmonauts reported feeling fine while three ships remain in orbit.
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Moscow
Soyuz 6
Earth
Radio Moscow
Karaganda
Tass
Valery Kubasov
Georgy Shonin
Policy Unchanged By Viet Protest
The largest antiwar protest in U.S. history drew hundreds of thousands across all states with parades rallies and church services. Supporters of Vietnam policy demonstrated publicly as well citing Nixon officials stating broad public backing while organizers warned of a possible second moratorium if policy did not change.
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Associated Press
America
Vietnam
Sam Brown
Washington
Boston
Washington Monument
New York City
Consolidation Answers City and County Law Questions
The city and county keep their current laws until changed by the Combined Council after consolidation. This applies to rules such as hunting within city limits.
Moratorium Day Demonstrations Sweep Across Nation
Washington reports describe the largest antiwar protest in U.S. history with hundreds of thousands marching, while Nixon aides and supporters push parallel political actions. Saigon notes show battlefield deaths near three-year lows, with rising South Vietnamese casualties as policy debates continue in Washington. Pope Paul VI meets Apollo 11 astronauts in Rome as a California kidnapping case unfolds with a 300 mile coast ride.
Battlefield Deaths Remain at Low Levels in Vietnam
AP reports weekly American battlefield deaths in Vietnam near a three year low with 82 Americans killed and 573 wounded. Saigon government troops tally 384 killed and 1,000 wounded while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses reach 1,687 killed and 1,000 wounded. South Vietnamese casualties rise sharply. The cumulative American deaths reach 38,969 since Jan 1961 with 254,847 wounded.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Consolidation Plans Shape City Council Structure and Services
The article outlines merger terms for Frederick County and Winchester with a 12 district council, election timelines, and ongoing powers. It covers police, fire, water and sewer duties, state police continuation for 10 years, annexation implications, and staffing needs under the merger versus potential expansion.
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Department of Public Utilities
State Highway Department
Planners Will Not Give Up Moratorium Amid White House Calm
Washington reports that the Vietnam Moratorium drew hundreds of thousands in candlelight protests around the White House while Nixon aides emphasized support for policy. Observers noted no major violence and debated the impact on future actions and public pressure.
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Nixon
Washington
Richard Nixon
White House
Cool, dry weather to linger in Virginia tonight
Richmond forecast notes cool dry conditions as a high pressure area drifts into the Atlantic and a cold air mass approaches the state Friday. The system will bring a drop in temperatures with little precipitation expected across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
Atlantic
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