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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1969
Page
5
A political rally in Richmond features speakers Battle and Miller challenging conditions including the lack of mass transportation from Fairfax to Washington. The event continues from Page 1 with emphasis on transportation gaps and regional access.
Public hearing set by the Frederick County Planning Commission for November 12 1969 at 3 30 p m in the Winchester office building board room Virginia. Petitions include rezoning land for a motor vehicle garage and farm tool sales and a second for a fruit processing plant and cold storage with a 400 foot strip along Route 11 preserved. Copies available in county offices and clerk offices.
Gainesboro Ruritan Club flood relief committee seeks clothing for Nelson County children plus bedding irons ironing boards pots pans and dishes. Deliveries planned to Johnstone’s Jewelry Store S Loudoun Street or Joshua Place Cross Junction early next month.
Douglas Allen Howe and Clarence Victor Sherman, both of Winchester, were sentenced in Winchester Corporation Court after pleading guilty to grand jury indictments for break‑ins at Winchester Feed & Seed Company and Swimley’s Furniture Company in August. Sherman received a year in the state penitentiary on each charge, plus three years probation and restitution. Howe drew a two‑year sentence to run concurrently on both breaks. The article notes the Red Sea and Persian Gulf as the hottest seas, at times 86 degrees.
Aid flowed into Banja Luka and nearby villages as thousands left homeless by weekend quakes sought shelter. About 35,000 housed under canvas, 1,500 sheltered in a government provided train car, with 65,000 residents along the Vrbas River. Twenty killed, 660 injured, food and water scarce, winter looms.
William Carr, 45, of Boyce, injured in a two vehicle crash at Route 11 and Middle Road. He is in satisfactory condition with fractured ribs and facial lacerations at Winchester Memorial Hospital. His son Michael Darr, 16, was treated and released. Albert Parker drove the southbound pickup. damage estimates were $600 and $700 respectively.
Godwin directs enforcement actions and asks for copies of absentee ballot applications from Dickenson Lee and Wise counties before the November 4 election. A spokesman cites talks with Attorney General Button and the State Board of Elections on the allegations.
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