First annual horse show at Stonewall School to feature two pit contests
Members of the Stonewall Raritan Club examine trophies for 22 events at the first annual ee ae of ece ate nds next to Stonewall School coat bearbrook. Shown left to right are horse show chairman Dr. Raymond Fish Ed Butler Jr G Grover Teets Jr Alvin Johnson Jack Hockman and Roger Koontz. Feature will be two horse pit contests.
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Stonewall Raritan Club
Ece
Stonewall
Bearbrook
Raymond Fish
Ed Butler, Jr
G. Grover Teets, Jr
Alvin Johnson
Jack Hockman
Roger Koontz
City Council Names Officials and Fire Wardens
The council unanimously appointed Stewart Bell Jr. as vice mayor B M Porrero as clerk Wendell L Seldon as city manager and J Randolph Larrick as city solicitor They reappointed John J Hawse as fire chief R Dyke as fire inspector and Richard A Comer Gary McDonald as assistant fire chiefs for another year Fire wardens and assistants were chosen for each volunteer company Reuss Vernon Clark Jr Friendship wardens Sarah Zane Edward Loy Shawnee Kenneth Burcham South End Terry Braithwaite and other posts affirmed Also approved were two year terms for Donald W Stewart on the Board of Plumbing Appeals and a $170 656 25 cremation of water bonds and interest coupons The city will spend 900 to increase volunteer fire insurance and a salt bin at City Yards now holds 400 tons of salt for snow removal Maintenance work on several streets and a new water main along Valley Mill Road were noted with further improvements deferred until school construction finishes
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Stewart Bell Jr
B. M. Porrero
Wendell L. Seldon
J. Randolph Larrick
John J. Hawse
R. Dyke
Richard A. Comer
Gary McDonald
Reuss
Vernon Clark Jr
Jack Owens
Thomas Edwards
Sarah Zane Edward Loy
Scott Wingfield
Kenneth Burcham
Douglas Bowers
Business Council
Donald W. Stewart
Board of Plumbing Appeals
William M. Battaile
Virginia Municipal League
Virginia Beach
Virginia
George Mason College
Fairfax
Finance Committee
Bell
Fire and Civil Defense
Thomas Glass
Council
Seldon
Harper Drive
Tennyson Ave
Smithfield Ave
Indian Alley
Baker, Clark, Braddock and Boscawen Sts
Valley Mill Road
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Middletown Considers One Way Second Street Plan
Middletown officials table a plan to make Second Street from Main Street to Senseng Avenue one way amid objections. The council orders an inquiry into obstructed driver views at Main Street. An amendment on DUI blood analysis costs passes and bids are invited for a Potomac Edison electric franchise with a 40 year term.
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Middletown Tables
Middletown
Second St
Main St
Senseng Ave
Neil Stallings
Potomac Edison Co
Free Identification Cards For The Blind In Virginia
Legally blind Virginians may obtain a free personal identification card with photo and signature, sponsored by the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped. Applicants contact the Richmond commission office to begin, with photos taken at DMV locations in Richmond and regional offices nationwide. A 50 cent replacement fee applies for lost or changed cards.
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Richmond
Virginia Commission For the Visually Handicapped
North Carolina
Commission
Parkwood Ave
Commis
Division of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Fairfax
Norfolk
Danville
Lynchburg
Bristol
Roanoke
Sealskin Demand Sparks Calls for Control Near Pribilof Islands
In the 1880s a surge in sealskin demand for women’s fashion spurred indiscriminate killing near the U S owned Pribilof Islands off Alaska. The World Almanac notes the United States restricted killing to certain seasons to preserve herds.
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Pribilof Islands
Alaska
World Almanac
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson Freed After Eight Months
Geoffrey Jackson, the British ambassador to Uruguay, was released at a church in Montevideo after 245 days in captivity by Tupamaros guerrillas. He appeared healthy, received Communion, and went to the British Embassy to rest as authorities prepared further steps.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Kostel Howell Campaigns In Virginia Gubernatorial Bid
Two of the three lieutenant governor candidates, Kostel of Clifton Forge and Howell Jr. of Norfolk, hit the road to win votes for the November election. Shafran of Arlington had an open date after a rescheduled meeting with Vice President Agnew. Howell spoke in Fairfax while Kostel and party officials planned a major Democratic seminar in the 6th District.
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Associated Press
George J. Kostel
Clifton Forge
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
del. George P. Shafran
Arlington
Spiro T. Agnew
Chesterfield County Fair
Howell
Carpenters State Council of Virginia
Kostel
William Thomas
Alexandria
Shafran
Wall Street Drops on Profit Taking After Mixed Trading
Continued profit taking pushed prices lower in active New York trading. The Dow Jones industrial average stood at 911.43, down 4.46 points at 10:30 a.m. declines outnumbered advances 3 to 2 on the NYSE as oils and airlines slipped. Gasoline and oil stocks like California Standard Indiana Standard Jersey Standard Texaco and Eastern Air Lines Pan American World Airways moved lower.
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New York
California Standard
Indiana Standard
Jersey Standard
Texaco
Eastern Air Lines
Pan American World Airways
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Wayne Clark
Battaile
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Fred Wealthy
Tupamaros
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Digiedat
Cheredbetin
Robert Dole
Kansas
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
RCA
We At
McA
Aoe
B&f
S. Cameron St
Winchester
H.W. Ebert
Auto. Trans
BUICK
Loudoun St
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