Reenactment and Dedication Highlight Winchester Weekend
On Saturday a Union force reenters Winchester to reenact the Third Battle of Winchester from 1864. 900 soldiers from 14 states participate. Virginia Civil War Commission dedicates Shenandoah Valley markers at 11 a.m.. a Blue and Gray Ball follows with paid admissions for adults and free entry for under 12 with an adult.
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Winchester
North
South
Egent
Philip H. Serijan
Judas A. Early
Gen. Sheridan
Virginia Civil War Commission
Two Conventions Bring Visitors to Winchester
The Virginia Numismatic Assn plans its annual meet Friday while the Virginia Assn of Rescue Squads adjourns its yearly gathering here next weekend. A Wardensville resident, Dottie Gray, grows potatoes including a Pontiac cultivar weighing 2 pounds 6 ounces and another weighing 1 pound 15 1/2 ounces from a small garden. Rummage Sale and Bake Sale set for September 18 and 19 at 228 St iastern Star.
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Winchester
Virginia Numismatic Assn
Virginia Assn
Wardensville
Dottie Gray
Barry Goldwater Praises Crowds in Carolina Tour
Barry Goldwater urged Southern Democrats to join the GOP and called for ending earmarked federal grants. He spoke to about 25 000 in Montgomery and drew crowds in Raleigh before heading to Greenville. He urged return of income tax shares to states and criticized Johnson for pressuring Congress over projects.
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Raleigh
N.C
Barry Goldwater
Carolinas
Montgomery
Ala
Arizona
Wae House
Johnson
Congress
Goldwater
South
Carolina
GOP
Greenville
U S Jets Ready If Viet Invaded
U S Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Joseph Moore said pilots would engage foreign aircraft that attack South Vietnam if allowed by rules of engagement. He noted fighters are briefed though he would not specify exact triggering conditions. Jets stationed at Da Nang and Saigon would respond to Cambodian Chinese or North Vietnamese incursions.
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U.S
da Nang
North Viet Nam
Red China
Hainan
Moore
Cambodia
Saigon
Camerodian
Ford UAW Talks Reach Crisis as Strike Deadline Looms
Detroit AP reports Ford and the United Auto Workers near a strike with 125,000 UAW members at risk. Walter Reuther says non-economic gaps remain over relief time and production while unions accept most of Ford's economic offer. Chrysler also faces potential walkouts among some locals and 7,000 white collar workers face a Friday deadline.
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Detroit
Ford
United Auto Workers Union
UAW
Walter Reuther
Reuther
Chrysler
Power Line Worker Injured In High Voltage Incident
A power line worker, Joseph Stanley, 28, of Wilmington North Carolina, was injured when he touched a 4 000 volt line on Bufflick Road while working for C W Wright Construction under Northern Virginia Power Co. He suffered burns and facial abrasion and was listed in fair condition at Memorial Hospital. Stanley was in a bucket raised by a boom when the accident occurred shortly after 8 a m. His brother Jack lowered the bucket to the ground and a neighbor helped remove him from the bucket before Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad transported him to the hospital.
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Bufflick Road
Joseph Stanley
Wilmington
N.C
Memorial Hospital
Carlisle Fisher
Northern Virginia Power Co
Stanley
C. W. Wright Construction Co
Richmond
Northern Virginia
Royal Road
Mr. Fisher
Mr. Stanley
Jack Stanley
Winchester Voluunteer
Norstad urges controlled inspection to ease European tensions
Gen Lauris Norstad proposed a bi‑sided system of control and inspection across the Iron Curtain to reduce tensions without weapon cuts. He urged NATO nuclear decision authority for the US Britain and France to resist aggressors, framing disarmament as easing fear while preserving security.
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Rochester, Minn
Lauris Norstad
Europe
United States
Britain
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Norstad
Mayo
Heat Rises Over Constitutional Amendment To Block Reapportionment
Washington AP says a move to amend the U S Constitution to block state legislatures from reapportionment has heated the dispute in Congress. Rep Howard W Smith aims to rush the measure through the House Rules Committee to bypass normal steps and force a vote, challenging Judiciary Committee hearings on reapportionment.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
House
Smith
Senate
Rules Committee
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Federal panel rules Civil Rights Act unconstitutionally applied
A three judge panel in Birmingham ruled that public accommodations provisions of the Civil Rights Act are unconstitutional as applied to Ollie and C C McClung's Birmingham barbecue restaurant. The court issued a temporary restraining order against enforcement and the Justice Department plans an appeal to the Supreme Court seeking a stay.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Washington
Justice Department
Department
Supreme Court
High Court
U.S. District Court
Ollie
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
U.S. Supreme Court
High Tribunal
United States
Cloud Seeding Moratorium Sought in Maryland County
State Sen. George Snyder asks Washington County orchardists for a two year cloud seeding moratorium amid drought. He plans bills to outlaw seeding during the period and seeks action from Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association's Fred Glaize Jr. The move follows dairy farmers' claims that silver iodide seeding may halt rain while meteorologist Wallace Howell’s firm has seeded Maryland and nearby states.
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Hagerstown
George E.snyder
de Washington
Washington County
Snyder
General Assembly
Fred L.glaize Jr
Blue Ridge Weather Modification Association
Winchester
Wallace E. Howell
Bedford
Mass
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Howell
Johnson Hammers At Nuclear Theme In Seattle Speech
President Johnson framed nuclear control as centralized under the president, arguing the United States has taken every step to prevent madman or malfunction from triggering war. He spoke in Seattle at a hotel dinner hosted by local colleges and the Chamber of Commerce before heading to Portland.
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Seattle
Wash
Johnson
White House
United States
Portland
Ore
Detroit
J Highest
Geldwater
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Forest Receipts Shared by Virginia Counties
A. H. Anderson, forest supervisor for George Washington National Forest, said $72 097 in forest receipts have been mailed to the state treasury as Virginia's share. The funds amount to 25 percent of timber sales and will be distributed to 13 counties in proportion to the national forest acreage within each county.
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Harrisonburg
A. H. Anderson
George Washington National Forest
Weather Outlook for Virginia Turn to Warm Weekend
A high pressure ridge from New England to Virginia brings mostly sunny skies and pleasant temperatures. A low from Oklahoma moves east and should reach Virginia by Sunday bringing scattered showers. Temps rise slowly toward a high near 90 by Saturday.
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Richmond
New England
Virginia
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Friends Meeting House Cor Washington and Piccadilly Gathering
Public notice listing events at Friends Meeting House at Washington and Piccadilly. Friday September 18 from 1 PM to 8 PM and Saturday September 199 from 9:30 AM to 1 PM. These hours outline the two-day schedule for community use.
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Friends Meeting House Cor
Washington & Piccadilly
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Lockhart Farm
Baker Lane
Berryville Ave
Acme
Rt. 81
Rt. 7
John Quick
Gen. Early
Itis
John O. Marsh, Jr
Eastern Star
Barry
Duponts
Newberrys
Pingley & Carpers Cleaners
Viet Nam
U.S. Air Force
Jayceettes
Penney’s
Food Fair
Ownstairs
Ask Cloud
Johnson Hammers
Lester Pearson
Efer Yountman
Martin’s Drug Store
Forest
Miller’s Hardware
Joe Spangler
DuPont
John W. Rosenberger &Co
Commerce ,St., Winchester
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