Winchester and Frederick Approve Consolidation Plan
State Sen J Kenneth Robinson chaired the merger committee as Winchester and Frederick County moved toward a single government. The county board backed the report unanimously while the city council voted 11 1 with one dissenter. The plan proposes 12 boroughs and a nine member school board to guide the transition keeping representatives near residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
George Garber
William M. Battaile
Frederick
Rosenberger
Sen. Robinson
Winchester Origins: James Wood Planned 1744 Town
The article traces 18th century Winchester formation by James Wood who laid out 26 half acre lots in 1744 on his 1300 acre grant. It notes Fairfax and Wood conflicts, 60 houses by 1753, and George Washington serving as Fairfax’s surveyor from 1748 to 1758.
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James
Wood
George Washington
Stonewall Jackson
Winchester
India
James Wood
Kercheval
Thomas Lord Fairfax
Neck
Virginia
Fairfax
Stephensburg
Stephens City
Virginia House of Burgesses
Town
England
Fredericktown
Winchester marker recalls early settlement on Rt 11
A historical marker near the northern edge of Inchester along Route 11 notes the beginnings of Winchester and the start of Frederick County settlement, with a status referenced in the brief caption.
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Rt. 11
City
Winchester
Frederick County
Dayan warns Egypt of heavier raids after Suez attack
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said Israel would strike harder after a dawn amphibious raid near El Hasayer, 28 miles south of the Suez Canal, with 2,000 to 3,000 Egyptian troops in the area. Israel reported 100 to 150 Egyptian deaths and one Israeli plane down. Cairo Radio claimed heavier losses for Israel.
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Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Gulf of Suez
Israel
el Hasayer
Suez Canal
Gulf
Sinai
Cairo Radio
Golda Meir
Frederick County Virginia history and origins outlined
The article traces Frederick County Virginia's formation in 1738 from Orange County, naming origins after Frederick Prince of Wales. It describes its large area from the Alleghenies to Cedar Creek, early settlers, and the initial bounds including parts now in West Virginia. It notes 231 years of history and the first court clerk James Wood.
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Frederick
Virginia County
Alleghanies
Opequon Creek
West Virginia Line
Cedar Creek
Orange County
Virginia House of Burgesses
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Spotsylvania
Augusta
Orange
Prince of Wales
King George III
Shenandoah Valley
Augusta Line
Harrisonburg
Potomac
West Virginia
Clarke, Warren, Page and
Shenandoah
Berkeley, Jefferson, Morgan
Hampshire, Hardy
Mineral
Neck
Thomas
Lord Fairfax
Frederick County
James Wood
Winchester
Air Collision Kills 83 Children and Crew in Crash Near Indianapolis
An air collision at Weir Cook Airport killed 83 people when a small Piper Cherokee struck the tail of an Allegheny Airlines DC9. The jetliner carrying 78 passengers and four crew had begun in Boston and was to stop in Indianapolis en route to St Louis. Pilot Robert Carey of Indianapolis also died. Radar officials said the small plane may have been invisible due to transponder absence and weather.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Allegheny Airlines
Weir Cook Municipal
Jack H. Frets
Col
Robert W. Carey
Carey
Boston
Baltimore
Cincinnati
St. Louis
John Shaffer
Federal Aviation Administration
Merger Step Clears Way for Winchester City-County Union
Winchester and Frederick County approved a plan to erase the city county line and form a consolidated government called Winchester. The plan foresees a 12 borough council elected in 1971 with a 60 day interim government next July, and a merger vote by year end followed by state approval.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick County
General Assembly
Richmond
Burr P. Harrison
del. F. L. Largent, Jr
Fred L. Glaize
J. Kenneth Robinson
W. Erle Edwards
Robert E. Ayler
Council Denies Conrad Hill Feasibility Study Request
Winchester City Council refused to consider Preservation of Historic Winchester Inc.’s request for a feasibility study on using the Conrad Hill site for a future municipal building. Public Safety Chairman Ben B. Dutton Jr. cited a Jan. 14, 1969 agreement with the Winchester Parking Authority and noted no definite plans for the property.
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Winchester City Council
Historic
Winchester, Inc
Conrad Hill
Public Safety
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Historic Winchester
Winchester Parking Authority
Denny's Furniture and Tools Auction Tonight at 7
Public notice of a Denny's Commu auction event featuring furniture appliances and tools starting at 7 p.m. at the Powhatan shop in Berryville with a grand re opening. The ad also notes the Powhatan shop hours from Sept 11 open Thursdays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a job notice seeking dump truck drivers with chauffeur license for The Perry Engineering Co contact 667 4310.
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Denny's
Powhatan
Berryville
Perry Engineering Co
Weather Outlook for Richmond Virginia
A mass of cool dry air over Virginia will persist for several days bringing clear skies below normal temperatures and little or no rain. The dry air should keep conditions steady with no significant precipitation expected.
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Richmond
Virginia
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Old County
County Supervisors
Tom Rosenberger
Stewart Bell
Larry Sullivan
Mary Helen Massie
Bear Garden Run
Armel
Brucetown
Star Tannery
Spitfire
GW Motors
Penneys
Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun
By Jack Davis
Council
By Pat Robinson
Robert T. Lozier
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
Preservation of Historic
Conrad
Braddock St
Howard Johnson
Amherst
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