Does merger work? City county lessons from Virginia Beach
The 1962 merger of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne County shown as a model for Winchester and Frederick County. It argues annexation pressures drive mergers to preserve tax base, services, and equitable costs for urban and rural residents amid growth and industrial expansion.
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Star
Virginia Beach
Princess Anne County
Norfolk
Atlantic
Chesapeake Bay
North Carolina Line
Winchester
Frederick County
Fox Drive
Brakeshoe
Revival Services This Week at First Assembly of God
Revival services are announced for this week at First Assembly of God Church located at 17 Springcrest Street. The schedule invites all congregants and local residents to attend evening gatherings and morning prayer sessions.
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First Assembly of God Church
Springcrest Street
Ten Duty doubles postmen on welfare check routes
In the Bronx and Brooklyn welfare checks are delivered on twice monthly routes to deter thieves. The two postmen walk together in high crime areas at a cost of about 360000 dollars yearly. Volunteers are sought among heavier postmen. They are unarmed and watchful while the partner mails out checks.
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New York
Bronx
Brooklyn
U.S
Linwood Horton Campaign Schedule Named
Republican candidate Linwood Horton plans a campaign stop schedule with events at Stephen City Post Office at 8 a.m. Middletown Post Office at 8 45 a.m. and Downtown Berryville from 3 to 4 p.m. The sequence highlights his gubernatorial bid and outreach across local offices.
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Linwood Horton
Stephen City
Middletown
P. O
Berryville
Mulvey's Dismantling Fixtures Sale This Week
Wanted Counter Mari Fri Sat and Sun evenings Northside Lanes apply in person Just arrived Holland Bulbs Winchester Feed and Seed 402 N Cameron St Last shipment Ladies Fall and Transitional Dresses Fine selection at Mulvey's dismantling sale listings and new arrivals.
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Mari Fri
Sat. & Son
Holland Bulbs
Winchester Feed & Seed
N. Cameron St
Mulvey
US Cruiser and B52s Hit North Vietnam Bases Near DMZ
The Boston cruiser and B52 bombers shelled North Vietnamese mortar sites south of the DMZ and six miles northeast of the Rockpile, with U.S. Command reporting 8 437 indications of enemy presence in the buffer zone since bombing ended. No South Vietnamese casualties were reported.
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U.S
Rockpile
GOP Leader Hugh Scott elected Senate Republican leader
Sen. Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania won the closed door conference vote 24 to 19 over Sen. Howard Baker to become the Senate Republican leader. The 68 year old Pennsylvanian succeeds the late Everett Dirksen and opens the GOP leadership vacancy for whip. Scott had been No. 2 since January and his promotion spurs a bid for whip.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Senate
Scott
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Everett M. Dirksen
Kidnaper Sought Near Cumberland
Mr and Mrs Richard M Rutter Jr of Pa pose with six day old Tina the first girl in the Rutter line in 90 years Mothers claim child stolen claim follows report of a kidnapping probe near Cumberland Tina sleeps through the photo as brothers Mark aged 1 and Richard aged 5 stand with their new sister The last girl in the family was born in 1879 to the great grandfather side according to AP wirephoto notes.
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Richard M. Rutter Jr
Tina
Rutter
Mark
Richard
Windowpanes Shot Out at Robinson Elementary School
Five classroom windows at Robinson Elementary School were shot out last night with a B B gun. Damage is about 35 dollars. Principal Robert Rexrode reported the incident to the Frederick County Sheriff's office and Chief Deputy Osborne Renner is investigating.
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Robinson Elementary School
Robert Rexrode
Frederick County
Sheriff's Office
Osborne Renner
Nixon Outlines General Farm Program Proposals
The Nixon administration released a broad farm plan aiming to reduce subsidy reliance and help the poorest farmers exit agriculture. About 409,000 low income families could get federal payments around 1000 dollars yearly, while successful producers would compete with fewer benefits. Secretary Hardin presented the package to the House Agriculture Committee, noting no total cost estimate and that the plan is one of several alternatives.
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Washington
Nixon
Secretary of Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
House Agriculture Committee
Administration
Hardin
Holton to Tour Area Tomorrow in 16 Hour Swing
Linwood Holton the GOP gubernatorial candidate arrives in the Winchester area for a 16 hour tour. He starts at 6 30 a m meeting Abex Corp employees, then a handshaking tour of Middletown and Stephens City, a 9 30 a m press conference at the George Washington Hotel, and a noon luncheon with the Winchester Rotary Club where he will be a featured speaker.
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Linwood Holton
GOP
Winchester
Abex Corp
Middletown
Stephens City
Holton
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Rotary Club
Clarke
Fall Arrives as Dayton Children Gather Pumpkins
Fall arrives at 1207 yesterday morning as Dayton area children Russell 5 Mark Kenny 6 and Tammy Miller 6 haul pumpkins under a fall sky. The AP Wirephoto shows the trio among cornstalks as they begin autumn harvest.
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Dayton, Va
Russell
Mark Kenny
Tammy Miller
Dayton
Missing Maryland mother and daughter alarm police hunt
A missing mother Linda Mae Peugeot 21 and her two-year-old daughter Lori Mae prompted a cross state search involving Maryland Pennsylvania and West Virginia state police and the FBI. The suspect Stanley Hoss Jr. 26 is wanted for killing Patrolman Joseph Zanella and abducting a woman after escaping a Pennsylvania jail term.
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FBI
Pennsylvania
Linda Mae Peugeot
Maryland
Hoss
Joseph P. Zanella
Verona
West Virginia
Peugeot
Informative Meeting on Merger in Winchester Sunday
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce hosts an informative meeting on the consolidation agreement. City and county study committees and representatives will present details at the George Washington Hotel at 3 p.m. The session aims to inform chamber members and the public before December voting.
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Winchester - Frederick County
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