Lions Propose Restoring John Kerr School as Community Center
Winchester City Council sought to establish property ownership of the abandoned John Kerr School at S Cameron and E Cork Sts by asking the commonwealth attorney to appoint new trustees. The Winchester Host Lions Club floated a plan to restore the building at an estimated 600000 dollars to create a self supporting community center, with roof repairs as a priority to halt further decay.
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John Kerr School
S. Cameron and
E. Cork Sts
Winchester
Lions Club
Council
Commonwealth
Winchester Circuit Court
John Kerr
Lions
Apple blossom urged as national flower movement gains support
William L Connelly of Grandview Washington state pushes for the apple blossom to be named the national flower. The Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival backs the effort endorsing the idea and hosting a petition drive at its open house. Washington legislature already memorialized the proposal sending it to the president and Congress for action. The festival association endorses the plan and calls lawmakers to participate.
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William L. Connelly
Grandview
Washington State
Mr. Connelly
Shenandoah
Cameron St
E. Michael Luby
Connelly
Gerald Ford
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Mary Ann Clowser
Apple Blossom Festival Association
England
France
America
Winchester
The Moment Conrad Schumann Reached Freedom at the Berlin Wall
A 19 year old East German border guard named Conrad Schumann deserts the 26 mile barbed wire barrier at Berlin on August 15 1961. West Berlin youths urge escape as Schumann hops the fence and flees in a waiting truck. The defection marks a rare dramatic breach in the early Cold War period.
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Conrad Schumann
Germany
Berlin
Schumann
West Berlin
East Berlin
Tanker regulations face critical test for safety and pollution
The Coast Guard prepares final rules governing oil tankers in U S waters amid debate over double bottoms hulls and ballast requirements. Critics say industry influence shaped the draft while officials warn of high retrofitting costs and lingering pollution risks from supertankers.
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Washington
United States Coast Guard
U. S
U.S
Coast Guard
Sidney A. Wallace
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Great Petroleum Companies
American Petroleum
Stitute
Wallace
Gallup Poll Shows Voters Open to Women for President
Gallup finds seven in ten Americans say a nation governed by more women would be better. A record 73 percent would vote for a qualified woman president, with 88 percent for Congress and 81 percent for governor. The survey covers national views from Aug 15–18 and notes lingering gender biases.
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Princeton
N.J
America
Congress
U.S
Tombe O
Toe Ress
Feiais Ss
San Stalg Bs
Pewee
Renee Awe Etree
National
Letters to the Star Editor and Community Reflections
A Stonewall district club thanks merchants and the public for support of rodeo yard party and horse show aiding a new grandstand. A Winchester reader urges confronting prejudice at Handley High, citing beliefs from Baha u llah and a Time magazine quote on discipline and race in schools.
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the Star
Stonewall District
Raritan Club
Winchester
Handley
Baha’u’llah
Mid- East
Time
Denver Board of Education
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Sallie L. Ebert
Senseny Road
Vicious Circle
Garrison Ellis
P.O. Box
Millwood
Evening Star
Thomes T. Byrd
Generel Maneger
Jowin H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Tows
Douglas
O’connell
Eugene P
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