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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1966
Page
14
A National Safety Council official warned that after a record Labor Day weekend, highway fatalities may top 50 000 for the year. The AP tally during the holiday weekend reached 636 deaths, adding to 28 650 in the first seven months.
A flatbed truck carrying a large construction vehicle struck and broke power lines in front of 524 N Braddock St at about 7 45 a m. The 14 foot high load truck belonged to Dean Leas ing Co Lexington Ky and was driven by Frank Wilson of Kentucky. No damage estimate was given.
A car stolen from the D and H Oldsmobile lot over the holiday weekend was found two hours later in a Charles Town body shop by West Virginia State Police. The owner, Henry Boyce of Rt 2, was notified after Winchester police issued an all points bulletin.
Margaret Sanger, a New York nurse who campaigned since the early 1900s for a woman's right to birth control, died at 82 in Tucson. She saw her goals accepted by governments and millions worldwide. Her efforts led to planned parenthood clinics expanding globally amid concern for poverty women.
Washington reports a light green cloud with red lining over homes may appear as part of a NASA experiment to measure electric fields and wind motion. Officials say the weather permitting two rockets will launch from Wallops Island Virginia at 8:00 p.m. EDT today and 7:34 p.m. Thursday.
The sheriff reports two thefts in the county. A .22 caliber pistol described as blue steel and stamped U S was taken from Burkholders & Burkholders at 1000 Airport Rd between July 12 and July 22. A 40 lb gas cylinder was stolen from Ross's residence in Kernstown. cylinder is silver with green paint and cornet value unknown. Deputy Ronald Bowers investigates both cases.
A Western transmitted report says hundreds of thousands of Red Guards from provinces must leave Beijing by Saturday as Lin Piao and Chou Enlai shift policy. Tass cited a Beijing girls high school unit demanding provincial guards withdraw, amid the purge crackdown on old customs.
Oil discovered during exploratory drilling in the Karaikal area of Madras state in extreme southern India. L. J. Johnson chairman of the Oil and Natural Gas Commission announced that drilling has been intensified to confirm the field. Crude oil is very rich in middle fraction kerosene and diesel.
The prospective Miss Pennsylvania receives support from Marines who tell her they believe she will become Miss America. Her boyfriend, John Barrow of Philadelphia, trained at Quantico's Marine Officers Candidate School and reportedly bragged to his body about her.
Memorial notice for George D Frye dated Sept 6 1905. Wife Mrs Catherine Frye and sons mourn his loss one year after his death. Poem expresses deep sorrow, miss, and belief in reunion in Heaven.
Special Notice for L and C Barber Shop at 308 S Braddock St offers haircuts for 715 cents and flat tops for 100 cents. Open 9 30 a m to 9 p m Monday through Saturday.
Melda R Edwards and Edward A Hudson trade name Corner Cafe located at 816 S Cameron St Winchester Virginia applies to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a license to sell beer on and off premises. Names and interests of all parties in the business are listed and dated September 7, 1966.
Classified rates show daily word charges for four or more days at four cents, three days at six cents, and one or two days at eight cents per word per day with a five percent discount if paid with the order. Minimum charge one dollar. Display ads cost one dollar seventy five cents per column inch per day. Memoriams and similar lines priced per printed line. Deadlines set at 5 p.m. weekdays and noon on Saturday. Telephone 667-320C.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk remained at Walter Reed Army Medical Center for grippe treatment after being admitted Tuesday.
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