50 years ago
Editor: Ace Comstock
Meeds supports stand taken in Vietnam war
“Second District Congressman Lloyd Meeds affirmed the American people’s support for the war effort in Vietnam during a speech in Langley last Friday.
“ ‘I support Congress and its actions and so do the American people,’ said Meeds.
The democratic leader was the honored guest at a buffet lunch hosted by a committee of the South Whidbey Democrat club. In the afternoon, he attended a coffee hour in Clinton sponsored by the Clinton Progressive Club and the South Whidbey Area Development Committee. Meeds supported a hard line policy in the Asian struggle.
“ ‘We are in a better position today thanks to the stand taken at the Bay of Tonkin,’ he said. ‘This is not the same as the Korean War, as some people think. China and Russia are not together as they were then and unless they do join again, China will do no more than rattle its saber.’ ”
25 years ago
Editor: Jim Larsen
Christmas sales boost stores
“Preliminary figures for retailers in the United States are showing sluggish sales in clothing and other goods, forcing retailers to offer more sale items to lure shoppers to stores.
But South Whidbey businesses, which boast they have competitive prices and better customer services, reported that there is no ‘hard-fast rule’ for 1990 holiday shopping season sales figures. While most area merchants report brisk holiday sales, others say Christmas sales are about the same or lower than previous years. Mutiny Bay Company manager Stace Marcin said last year’s Boeing strike hurt sales. But because of Boeing and Nichols Brothers steady employment this year, sales are up in 1990.”
15 years ago
Editor: Jim Larsen
Students swim in garbage
“For anyone who has ever wondered what happens to garbage after it gets thrown into the trash can, a group of fearless Langley Middle school students can give a lecture tour on the subject.
About 20 students in the school’s Adventure Education class got really personal with their own refuse Monday morning when they went dumpster diving in the 20-cubic yard steel container that holds all the school’s garbage. Alongside the staffers from the WSU Waste Warriors, the Island County Recycling program, and South Whidbey AmeriCorps, they were sorting the garbage to find out how the school could better dispose of its waste.”
