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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1966
Page
3
The city approves a resolution paving the way for extending Commercial Street to Cameron. State Highway Commission rights of way will be acquired from Loudoun to Cameron Street, with buildings in the area to be removed before construction, possibly by spring.
Gov Rolvaag the Democratic Farmer-Labor nominee in Minnesota will seek a second term after defeating challengers in the primary. Massachusetts races saw Edward McCormack win the Democratic governor nomination, while Joseph Martin lost the Republican bid to Margaret Heckler. In other states Lucey Williams Gregg Mahoney and Briggs won key nominations with notable contenders advancing or defeated.
Mayor William M. Battaile announced the updated city committee lineup effective Sept 1 after council approved the reorganization. Stewart Bell Jr remains Finance Committee chairman with Marvin E. Gore Jr and James H. Fleming as members. Streets and Ordinances stay the same. Utilities adds W Woodhall Baker Jr as chair with Roy W. Bayliss Jr and Gore as members. Gore also chairs Streets Committee with Wayne A. Whitham and Julian K. Armel. Transportation is led by Onties A Dorton Jr with Ben B Jr and Carroll H Henkel as members. Education Committee names George H Garber as chair with Dorton and Bayliss as members. Public Safety Committee altered to include new councilors.
Umbrellas appeared everywhere as townspeople returned to their routines. The mood was upbeat with many faces showing pure happiness despite the usual weather.
Viet Cong demolition squad struck a military motor pool near Saigon before dawn, blew up 52 trucks, killed four militiamen, and captured an American soldier. U.S. damage estimated at $1 million. the raiders escaped. Airstrikes hit a North Vietnamese missile complex for the seventh day.
Senate prepares to vote on a cloture petition to end the filibuster on a civil rights bill. Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen vows to oppose the measure, calling his stance unwavering and labeling possible shifts as unlikely. President Johnson seeks support to overcome Dirksen and pass the House bill’s provisions against housing discrimination and jury selection biases.
The area recorded 2.52 inches of rain in the last 24 hours, the most in a day since November 1963, with showers still falling at noon. Officials note relief from drought but warn it may not end soon. Governor Godwin says an aerial drought survey will occur this week and that rate reductions on railroad shipping of feeds will cut costs by about 1 million dollars annually.
U.S. Dist. Judge Claude Clayton issued a temporary restraining order directing Grenada officials to shield Negro school children amid continuing racial violence tied to school integration. State patrols dispersed white hecklers as a hearing for a permanent order was set, with violence already sparked by protests in Grenada and Chalmette Louisiana.
Lt. Dieter Dengler, the first American to escape from North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao captors, described brutal torture from a Laotian jungle prison. He and Lt. Duane Martin plotted a doomed escape, killing six guards after stealing four guns, while the fate of other Americans remains unknown.
A community auction at Denny's venue features furniture appliances and tools for bidding tonight at 7 30. Neighbors gather to bid on household items and tech gear. Proceeds support local programs and club activities.
Gemini 11 reaches a record 850 miles with Richard Gordon outside the capsule for star photography. He and Charles Conrad Jr. nap in vacuum and continue high altitude passes while monitoring a greasy window and lens changes.
A low pressure system over the Middle Atlantic States will bring rain to Virginia today, with possible moderate to heavy downpours at times.
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