Governor Godwin welcomes Spong hunger tour input
Gov Mills E Godwin Jr says he will consider any advice from Sen William B Spong Jr on Virginia welfare after Spong's hunger tour. He notes no strong support for the tour yet expects to propose teacher tenure and other reforms once the constitutional revision session ends.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
William B. Spong Jr
Virginia
Spong
Godwin
General Assembly
James Bond Car On Hot Rubber
In Birmingham Michigan a battered 1957 Plymouth drew police suspicion for stolen tires but investigators found it housed mock rocket launchers an oil sprayer to curtain a highway a smoke screen gizmo a psychedelic light show device and a secret steering wheel hub compartment. Owner Ronald L Crona faced larceny charges as he planned a 007 style film.
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Birmingham
Mich
Ronald L. Crona
Crona
Virginia lawmakers brace for final push on constitutional revision
weary legislators return to the State Capitol Monday to finish the special session begun Feb 26 with the aim of completing the constitutional package in about 30 days. final actions by both houses on remaining articles could occur Tuesday or Wednesday with a select committee to finalize language. the senate approved an amended taxation and finance article and the house adopted senate changes to the franchise and officers article.
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Richmond
Virginia
Senate
House
Virginia Democrats field heavy attorney general race
Virginia Democrats may have five contenders for attorney general on the July 15 primary ballot. C. F. Hicks of Gloucester joins Andrew P. Miller of Abingdon Bernard Levin of Norfolk and Guy O. Farley Jr. of Fairfax as hopefuls. Del. Frederick T. Gray is floated by 41 delegates but is unlikely to run. Governor hopefuls Pollard Battle Howell Jr. are also named.
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Associated Press
Virginia
C. F
Hicks
Gloucester
House of Delegates
del. Frederick T. Gray
Chesterfield County
Gray
Fred G. Pollard
Andrew P. Miller
Abingdon
Del
Bernard Levin
Norfolk
Guy O. Farley Jr
Fairfax
Pollard
William C. Battle
Charlottesville
Sen
Henry E. Howell Jr
City helps cleanup for Apple Blossom Festival
City manager Wendell L. Seldon announced cleanup aid for the Apple Blossom Festival on May 1 to 3. Citizens should place debris at the curb during Clean-Up Week for two collections and keep boxes to prevent wind scatter. Street sweeper will operate. residents should park off streets for efficiency.
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Wendell L. Seldon
Nursing Home Fire Kills 3 in Virginia
Fire at Carroll's Boarding House in Fishersville killed three elderly residents who suffocated from smoke. Four others escaped including the home's owners and a patient, as investigators pursued the blaze origin from a bedroom.
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Fishersville
Carroll
Blue Ridge
G. R. Carroll
Flood Damage Mounts From Spring Runoffs
Flooding across five states, led by Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Iowa and Wisconsin, drives evacuations. Souris Red and James rivers breach dikes as rivers carry unprecedented flows up to 24 times typical levels. Minot Wahpeton Enderlin Fargo Jamestown Sioux Falls Sioux City and Estherville see evacuations and damage in the tens of millions.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Midwest
Canadian
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Souris
Minot
Red River
Canada
Enderlin
N. D
Wahpeton
N.D
Big Sioux
Sioux Falls
S.D
Sioux City
Des Moines
Estherville
Minnesota River
Frederick County Youth Killed in Senseney Road Crash
One Frederick County youth died and others were injured after a three-accident spree last night. Steven O Rees 16 of Senseney Road died on arrival at Winchester Memorial Hospital in a two car crash on Senseney Road. Donald Horton 16 was in intensive care with chest injuries and lacerations. Edna Snapp 36 was treated for head and knee injuries. Lambert Brown 15 was hospitalized with severe facial lacerations.
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Frederick County
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Steven O. Rees
Senseney Road
Winchester
S. L. Lee
Donald Horton
Holliday Drive
Lee
Edna M. Snapp
Greenwood Heights
Lambert J. Brown
Rt. 1
Berryville
Steven O. Kees
Senserty Road
Senseng Road
Frederick Heights
Airlines lose routes amid Nixon review of Johnson favors
Two airlines Continental Air Lines and Braniff International Airways tied to Johnson aides saw proposed Pacific routes rejected after President Nixon ordered a fresh CAB review. Continental had eyed Hawaii and other Pacific destinations from multiple U S regions. Braniff’s Hawaii route via Mexico was also blocked. Nixon urged origin of new services in the East and Midwest to compete with Pan American, reopening cases Johnson approved.
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Washington
Johnson
Pacific
Nixon
Continental Air Lines
Braniff International Airways
Lyndon B. Johnson
Civil Ippersties Board
Continental
Hawaii
Trust Territories
Samoa
New Zealand
Australia
Midwest
Southwest
Rocky Mountain
California
Robert L. Park
Eastern Air Lines
South Pacific
Pan American
East
Eastern
Braniff
Mexico
CAB
Airlines
Viet Cong shells devastate Mekong Delta towns and Tay Ninh
Viet Cong rocket and mortar fire struck 30 allied bases and towns in a second night of attacks. In Vinh Long City shells hit the fire station area, killing three and wounding three, while over 100 mortars caused casualties. In Tay Ninh, one American soldier was killed and six wounded as shells hit near an American base camp. Dozens were reported missing with rising death tolls as workers sifted through rubble.
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Saigon
Vinh Long
Mekong Delta
Tay Ninh
Friy
Anmerican
Associated Press
George MacArthur
Viet Cong Names Three Peace Principles
In Tokyo the Viet Cong announced three basic peace principles: first the United States must end its aggression in Vietnam, second the U S must withdraw its troops unconditionally and completely, and third the South Vietnamese government must end its role of betraying the nation. The broadcast dismissed Thieu's proposal as worn-out and repeatedly rejected at Paris.
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Tokyo
Viet Cong
Vietnam
United States
Radio Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Paris
Weather Outlook for Virginia Through Sunday
The high pressure cell over the Great Lakes will drift, maintaining fair weather across Virginia through the weekend. Clear skies and mild temperatures are expected with light winds.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Virginia
For Sale: $10 Trade-In Allowance Chair Offer
Grove Furniture Co Inc advertises a ten dollar trade in allowance for an old chair. Located at 125 S Loudoun St.
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Grove. Furniture Coo.,, Inc
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
Grove Furniture. Co.,inc
Grove Furniture Co., Inc
Loudoun St
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