Basic Decisions Face Frederick County in Wake of Annexation
The 17 part series begins with Frederick County facing loss of 25 percent of tax base and 4,000 residents to Winchester via annexation. Officials debate updates to master plan, zoning, and ordinances while seeking new industry and improved water and sewer services. A new executive secretary coordinates proposals, and planners urge proactive budgeting to guide growth and keep youth local.
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Frederick County
Frederick
Doug O’connell
Winchester
Roger Alderman
Alderman
Board of Supervisors
Fire at Lovett property damages Lovett buildings
A late evening blaze at 165 N. Loudoun Street owned by Harry L. Lovett severely damaged interior spaces including Lovett Brothers Shoe Store and the law office of Mrs. Lee Snyder Lovett. The fire started around 8:55 p.m. Star photo by Roy Potts III.
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N. Loudoun St
Harry L. Lovett
Lovett Brothers Shoe Store
Lee Snyder Lovett
Roy Potts III
Nixon stalls review pace in Calley case
President Nixon has not moved to speed up the military review of Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s life sentence for the My Lai massacre. aides say he wants the process to proceed through normal channels, though he would accept expedited steps like extra stenographers to finish the court martial record.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Pentagon
Ft. Benning
North Vietnamese Attack Thrown Back With Heavy Losses
Central highlands clash reports say North Vietnamese troops were repelled after heavy air and artillery bombardment at Fire Base 6. South Vietnamese sources claim 287 enemy dead, 70 killed and 124 wounded for South Vietnamese, with five Americans killed and one missing.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
Air
U.S. Command
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Camp Radcliff
Fire damages Loudoun Street building housing shops and apartments
A late evening blaze at 165 N Loudoun St in Winchester damaged a brick building housing Lovett Brothers Shoe Store, four apartments, and Mrs. Lee Snyder Lovett law offices. Four residents were hospitalized with injuries, two with fractures, all later treated or released. Fire crews controlled the flames by 9 50 p m and remained on scene until after 1 15 a m.
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Winchester
N. Loudoun St
Lovett Brothers Shoe Store
Lee Snyder Lovett
Winchester Memorial Hospital
S.R. Dyke
More Chinese Troops Said Sent Into Laos
Washington reports 4000 to 6000 Chinese soldiers moved into Northern Laos increasing total to 18000 to 20000. Reinforcements protect engineer troops on a road from Yunnan toward the Mekong, with large anti aircraft guns and new radar for surveillance. Analysts doubt a link to the South Vietnam drive.
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Washington
China
Laos
Pentagon
Peking
U.S
Yunan
Mekong River
Laotian Panhandle
Meir reaffirms borders as Egypt talks on Suez reopen
Prime Minister Golda Meir rejected Egypt’s offer to reopen the Suez Canal in exchange for Israeli withdrawal from canal banks, vowing to keep the Gaza Strip Golan Heights Sharm el Sheikh and Arab Jerusalem. Sadat urged prompt reply risking renewed fighting as Lebanon based guerrillas strike south of the border with no casualties.
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Golda Meir
Egypt
Suez Canal
Gola Heights
Sharm el Sheikh
Gaza Strip
Jerusalem
Labor Party
Moshe Dayan
Sadat
Israel
United States
Washington
U.S
Nixon
Golan Heights
Syria
Sinai Peninsula
Tiran Strait
Arab Jerusalem
Jordan River
West Bank
Jordan
Lebanon
Sissufa
Martinsburg Girl Crowned Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom 1971
Ruth Ann LeMaster of Martinsburg won over seven contestants to become Miss Shenandoah Apple Blossom 1971 at Shenandoah College auditorium. The Shepherd College freshman receives a silver bowl, with runners up Cathy Ann Davis of Harrisonburg and Rebecca Sue Thompson of Lovingston.
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Ruth Ann LeMaster
Martinsburg
Miss LeMaster
Shepherd College
H.M. LeMaster
Church St
Shenandoah College
Cathy Ann Davis
Harrisonburg
Rebecca Sue Thompson
Lovingston, Va
Carolyn Elizabeth Rodgers
Elkton
LeMaster
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
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Old City
Lord Fairfax Community College
Shenandoah College and Conservatory
Suez
Lovett
Ethel Raschella
North Vietnam
Sen. Byrd Tours
Spain
Madrid
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Byrd
Senate Armed Forces Committee
U.S. Air Force
Torrejon
Zaragoza
U.S. Naval Station
A Rota
Cadiz Bay
Morocco
Brussels
London
Radcliff
Vietnam
178Rd Airborne Brigade
Big
da Nang
Hue
Phnom Penh
Kompong Cham
Loudoun St
By Pat Robinson
Star
Larry Raschella
Ethel
Raschella
Friendship Fire Company
Steve Cooper
Cooper
Lawrence Meadows
William Hepner
Stephenson
THE
Associated Press
Miss Davis
Miss Thompson
Ben Hanson
WSIG
Mt. Jackson
Mr. Hanson
Noma Mellor
Luray
Mimxlyn
North Virginia
Marianne Burnette
District of Columbia
Sam Peace
Shenandoah Conservatory
James Krieland
Conservatory
Richmond
Virginia
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