Winchester Sgt. Ritter Receives Bronze Star Medal
Sgt. Ernest W. Ritter Jr of Headquarters Company 3d Battalion 116th Infantry Virginia Army National Guard was awarded the Bronze Star for actions on Luzon in 1945. He carried radio gear under shellfire during a hill assault, suffered two sprained ankles, refused evacuation, and later returned to duty. He served 1943 to 1946 and now works for Alex Corporation in Winchester with wife Violet Rudy at 309 North Kent Street.
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Ernest W. Ritter, Jr
Winchester
Philippine Islands
S Sgt. Ritter
Headquarters Company
3D Bn
Ritter
43D Infantry
Alex Corporation
Violet Rudy
N. Kent St
U S Rat Population Rise Acknowledged By Officials
Washington officials say national rat numbers may be climbing despite a federal control program showing up to 80 percent declines in some cities. In 17 cities surveyed the infestation rate fell from 16 to 12 percent, yet New York City and Atlanta saw rises. Suburban areas report increased complaints and calls for stricter garbage control to sustain progress.
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Washington
Robert E. Novick
Bureau of Community Environmental Management
Novick
Buffalo
N.Y
Charlotte
N.C
Atlanta
New York
Montgomery County
New York City
Nassau County
Pennsylvania
Front Royal Markets Hog Veal and Cattle Prices Listing
Market prices for hogs veal slaughter cattle stock feeder cattle and related weights and grades at Front Royal market on Thursday September 17 including topweight hogs 190-240 pounds 20.00 to 20.70 per hundredweight and veal ranges from 34.00 to 41.00 per hundredweight with various weights and quality grades for heifers cows bulls and feeder steers and heifers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utility
Protesters clash as McNamara attends IMF meeting in Copenhagen
About 600 police protected the IMF gathering while demonstrators hurled firecrackers and rocks. McNamara was not inside. windows and doors were damaged at his hotel and at offices of American Express and Pan American World Airways. SDRs were debated as a possible world reserve asset amid aid and currency concerns.
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Copenhagen
International Money Fund
McNamara
Tivoli Gardens
American Express
Pan American World Airways
International Monetary Fund
United States
West Germany
Bolivia
Lesotho
Karl Schiller
Evangelist Leaves Harrisonburg After City Tent Dispute
A two week clash between Harrisonburg and evangelist Billy Walker Jr. ends with Walker leaving town. He is acquitted of disturbing the peace but convicted of violating a city tent permit ordinance adopted two years ago. Judge Beverly B. Bowers postponed sentencing to Monday and required removal of the tent by 8 p m or fines of 50 dollars per day. The tent was taken down Monday afternoon.
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Harrisonburg
Billy Walker Jr
Montgomery
Ala
Beverly B. Bowers
Walker
Agnew Defends Campus Role in TV Debate
Vice President Spiro Agnew clashed with four students on the Frost Show in New York criticizing campus permissiveness as a factor in unrest. Student leader Richard Silverman called Agnew a precursor of violence, while Agnew and others debated Kent State killings and ROTC building fires. He leaves for campaign stops in Louisville Memphis and Indianapolis.
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New York
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Richard Silverman
University of Washington
David Frost
Silverman
Kent State University
National
National Guard
Kent State
Ohio Free Admissions Program
Eva Jefferson
Northwestern University
Miss Jefferson
Gregory Craig
Yale Law School
Steve Bright
University of Kentucky
America
Craig
Louisville
Memphis
Tenn
Indianapolis
Dear Abby column raises privacy and etiquette questions
Readers discuss family boundaries and legality of nudity around children, finders of lost property, and wedding plans. Letters from Massachusetts Utah Minnesota and a Minnesota writer raise issues of secrets, laws, and social standards in family settings.
Three Virginians Die in Vietnam War
The Defense Department identified three Virginians who died in Southeast Asia. Army Sgt. Percy E. Bly Jr. of Norfolk and Army Sgt. Fereel E. Mealer of Virginia Beach were killed in action, while Army Capt. Charles V. Lang of Newport News died of nonhostile causes.
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Washington
Defense Department
Southeast Asia
Army
Percy E. Bly Jr
Norfolk
Fereel E. Mealer
Virginia Beach
Charles V. Lang
Newport News
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Philippines
Maj
Boyd Headley
Mary Helen Massie
Sgt. Ritter
116Th Infantry
Virginia Army National Guard
Department of the Army
Luzon
U.S
Front Royal Markets
Frank L. Burkholder
Frederick County
Kuykendall, Hall and Whiting
Cameron Street
Frederick County Court House
Sdrs
Y. B. Chavan
Duck Woo Nam
South Korea
Pierre-Paul Schweitzer
IMF
Schweitzer
Evangelist
Jimmy
Airport Road
Lynn Anderson
Bill McKeever
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Chicago Tribune-N. ¥. News Synd., Inc
Abby
MASS
Utah
Edwin Hymas
Ogden
LT. Hymas
Finders Keepers
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Cal
H._& R Block
H & R Block
S. Loudoun ST
Vietnam
Nature
Scotts
Windsor
National Ave
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