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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1970
Page
12
Frederick County Board of Supervisors unanimously approves an ordinance requiring a special entertainment permit for events over eight hours, bans under 18 unaccompanied, and allows presmises inspections with permit revocation for noncompliance. Attorney General notes fairs like Apple Blossom unaffected.
The Winchester Frederick County sanitary landfill on Sulphur Springs Road will be patrolled by police until the arsonists are caught. The Board of Supervisors authorized continued police presence and asked the county attorney to check with the sheriff about borrowing deputies. If unavailable, off duty deputies or Winchester police may be hired. The landfill operator, H C Christiansen, cited ongoing fires and suspicious visitors, noting a fire on Friday Aug 28 required 24 hour firefighting and delayed trash covering.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved Forest Lake Estates, a 123 acre development between Stephens City and Double Toll Gate, featuring 173 trailer spaces, a 12 acre lake and a 10 acre park. The board also referred three rezoning petitions to the Planning Commission and heard a Highway Week notice plus a 1970 71 highway budget at $893 559 for 515 miles of county roads.
Against GM, 743 local members struck the firm for seniority benefits and work shift preference. Other locals followed asyle from the plant at 12 01 a m today.
J Kenneth Robinson, Winchester apple grower and state senator running for the 7th Congressional seat, will speak to the Shawnee Lions Club tomorrow evening. He notes the oddity of speaking in Winchester while away on campaign duties and likens himself to the old circuit rider missing ham and chicken suppers.
Scoutmaster Don Tinsman will lead Boy Scout Troop 63 at Senseny Road Elementary School at 7 30 PM. The Shenandoah Area Boy Scout Council endorses the meeting and invites interested neighbors to attend.
Frederick Winchester Health Department Director Dr. L A Dickerson urges using bird feeders instead of scattered crumbs to keep birds and rats separate. He says storing garbage in covered containers can reduce rat food sources and may wipe out rats within six months with public cooperation.
Hal Holbrook stars as a thoughtful senator facing a college threat over a speech on dissent. The episode blends action with commentary on student unrest and crime law provisions while showing White House and press interactions. If toned down, the segment could become a strong network addition.
Assistant City Manager Wayne G. Ted Reed will address the International Christian Leadership group at a 7 a.m. breakfast at The Elms Restaurant. The event is open to the public and coincides with a gathering of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes with the ICL group.
In early Virginia it has been estimated that about 60 per cent of the landowners worked their land without slaves or indentured servants.
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