Four Die In Sierra Snowstorm Near Mount Whitney
Four hikers dead and 17 still missing as heavy Sierra snows from the remnants of Tropical Storm Norman strand climbers around Mount Whitney. Inyo County deputies reported several rescues and many found safe while searches continue at daylight.
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Ridgecrest
Calif
Mount Whitney
Alaska
Inyo County
Sierras
John Dorsey
Jerry Nash
Italy Lake
Dorsey
Mono County
Convict Lake
Mount McGee
Six Improved With Laetrile
Federal researchers report six cancer patients showed improvement after Laetrile treatment but caution the results do not prove effectiveness. The National Cancer Institute reviewed 93 cases from a 70 000 person nationwide use, noting possible diet or bone-derived factors as causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
National Cancer Institute
United States
Puerto Rican Pickers Arriving Amid Labor Camp Strain
Locally 188 Jamaicans have arrived and harvest apples in Frederick and Clarke County orchards with 203 more expected tomorrow. Puerto Rican arrivals are slower but have begun with 54 in the first contingent. Housing fears arise as the 900-space Fairmont Ave camp nears capacity and a Roanoke court order may bring 1,000 more Jamaicans. Solenberger cautions against turning away Puerto Ricans while avoiding crowding.
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Frederick
Clarke County
Solenberger
Frederick County
Roanoke
Labor Dept
Shenandoah College Welcomes New Faculty Members
Elizabeth Glaize Helm named financial aid officer at Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music. Alice Creager Cousins David and Linda Stutzenberger and Donald Black welcomed as new faculty members at the same institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Glaize Helm
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Alice Creager
David and
Linda Stutzenberger
Donald Black
Prisoner exchange nears end as 100 Americans freed
One hundred Americans passed through Freedom Gate in Panmunjom, raising total U. S. soldiers freed to 3,027 as the Korean war prisoner exchange neared completion. Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, 70, WW II hero of Corregidor, died, noted for leading the U. S. Army in its last stand before the Philippines fell to Japan.
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Freedom Gate
Panmunjom
U. S
Jonathan M. Wainwright
Corregidor
Wainwright
Philippines
Amherst Street study advances to county supervisors
County Planning Commission voted to forward the Amherst St and Rt 50 joint study report to the county board of supervisors. The panel backed keeping areas west of Rt 37 low density agricultural and Merriman's Estates east of Rt 37 as low density residential. Other actions included rezoning requests and conditional use permits in Gainesboro and the approval of a two-lot subdivision on Rt 608.
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Susan Hodges Onar
Frederick County Planning Commission
Amherst St
Rt. 50
County Board of Supervisors
Commission
Winchester City
Board of Supervisors
Planning Commission
C. Langdon Gordon
Rt. 37
Merriman’s
Ron Berg
Berg
Rt. 50 West
L.J. Wright & Son, Inc
Winchester
B & O Railroad Co
Baltimore
Rt. 11
City
Joseph Wright
Wright
Southern States
Rt. 671
Gainesboro
Ronald Smith
Smith
Charles Lizer
Ronald
Joan Fox
Rt. 608
Foxes
Cleveland Teachers Strike Chiefs Across Nation
About 10 000 Cleveland school employees joined a strike demanding a 20 percent pay raise as negotiations faltered. District officials reported plans to keep schools open while talks continued, with the debt ridden district lacking funds and a recent $21 million state loan keeping operations afloat.
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Cleveland
Seattle
Chicago
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Washington State
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Ohio
Indiana
Vermont
California
Idaho
New York
New Jersey
Peter Carlin
Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
Winchester Association of Life Underwriters Luncheon
The kick off luncheon for the Winchester Association of Life Underwriters is Friday Sept 8 at 12 15 at the Wayside Inn Middletown. All area life underwriters are urged to attend. Speaker Marvin L Mulligan CLU of Lynchburg will discuss training promotion and technical field assistance in Life Health Variable Annuities and Mutual Funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Association of Life Underwriters
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Area Life
Marvin L. Mulligan
CLU
Lynchburg
Fire crews respond to stove short at James Wood High
Firefighters from Winchester were summoned around 10 am to James Wood High School cafeteria as a stove short produced sparks. No fire occurred and the alarm was a precaution. The stove sustained damage while the area was being rewired by local electric workers. Three fire companies attended the scene with students and staff on site.
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James Wood High School
Winchester Fire Dept
Gene Dailey
Winchester
Dailey
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Department of Labor
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Bernard F. Groves
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Amherst Street
James Galladay Jr
W. French Kirk
Frank Brumback
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Woesee
J. Miles Cary
Kent and
Piccadilly Streets
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Walu
Oregon
Washington
Minnesota
Rockies
Southwest
Texas
National Weather Service
Florida
Great Lakes
Northern Valley
Virginia
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James Wood
Winchester Evening Star
Rusway
Ort
Commerce St
Iran
Pakistan
Holiday Inn-East
Route 50
Interstate 81
Col
Mohsen Mehran-Nejad
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