Plane Collision Kills 16 Near Moffett Field Golf Course
In Mountain View California a NASA Convair 990 and a Navy P3 Orion crash on a Sunnyvale course during final approach to Moffett Field killing sixteen aboard and injuring one survivor. Debris spread over 100 yards near Interstate 101 as investigators form a board to determine the cause.
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Mountain View
Calif
Ron Kimball
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
David Frame
Sunnyvale Municipal
Moffett Field
Moffett
Bill Brand
Ketchum
Idaho
Brand
Denny Castillo
PO 3. C
Bruce N. Mallibert
Mallibert
Kimball
San Francisco
NASA
Nixon releases 507 million in school impact aid
The Nixon administration will release 507 million dollars in impact aid to about 4,650 school districts near federal installations. The Department of Health, Education and Welfare will outline distribution later, reversing a White House freeze. The package includes 68 million dollars as one-time aid for areas affected by Tropical Storm Agnes.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Agnes
Winchester Area Schools Extend Easter Vacation
Public schools in Winchester Frederick and Clarke County will close Monday April 16 for an extended Easter break and reopen Tuesday April 24. Tomorrow is the last day to buy 1973 automobile licenses. Edwin Snyder, Winchester license agent, reports the office open until 5 p.m. today and tomorrow with 20 700 plates sold so far.
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Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke County
Edwin Snyder
Mike Douglas to be grand marshal of Shenandoah Apple Blossom Parade
TV host Mike Douglas will serve as grand marshal for the 46th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Grand Feature Parade on May 5. Festival President Clyde A Johnson Jr announced the selection, with Douglas also appearing at events including a luncheon and pageant introduction. He is known for The Mike Douglas Show and has earned an Emmy for daytime television.
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Mike Douglas
Clyde A
Chip) Johnson, Jr
Douglas
Edda Maria Sevilla
Somoza Sacasa
Kyw-Tv
Philadelphia
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company
Cleveland
Group W Productions
Douglases
Guerrilla Leader Vows Reprisal in Beirut Raid
Yasir Arafat accused the United States of involvement in the Israeli commando raid on Beirut and promised a terrible reprisal. He cited a U S embassy station wagon at the scene and claimed another armed vehicle passed a Lebanese police roadblock.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
United States
al Fatah
U.S
Arafat
U.S. State Department
Marsh Confirmed for Defense Post by Senate
John O. Marsh Jr. was confirmed as assistant secretary of defense by the U.S. Senate after approval by the Armed Services Committee. Marsh, a Winchester native who practiced law in Strasburg, previously served four terms in Congress and will handle Pentagon legislative matters with gratitude toward President Nixon and Senator Byrd.
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U.S. Senate
John O. Marsh, Jr
Marsh
Senate
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
India
Senate Armed Services Committee
Byrd
Nixon
Pentagon
Congress
Winchester
Strasburg
House of Representatives
the Star
Sen
Armed Services Committee
Scott
More Fruit Buds Hit Amid Freeze Threat in Region
Damage to local fruit crops continued as temperatures dropped to freezing again. A Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory spokesman said the crop remains hopeful despite further bud loss, with lows around 29 at the lab and 21 to 27 elsewhere. The freeze warning persists tonight with mid 20s to near 30 expected, and observers foresee colder nights. Ross Byers cautions that each freeze clips more buds and full assessment comes in May.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Ross Byers
Fruit Rsearch Laboratory
U N Confrontation Over Beirut Raid Sparks Security Council Clash
At the United Nations Security Council the United States and Arab states clash over Palestinian charges of U S involvement in the Israeli raid on Beirut. Delegates expect a tense debate likely to produce a U S veto amid Arab anger over Lebanese killings of Palestinian leaders.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Beirut
Council
Mohamed Hassan el-Zayyat
U. N
U. S
William P. Rogers
Washington
John A. Scali
Security Council
Lebanon
Scali
Israel
Where Butler Drive Plan Aims to Ease City Traffic
The proposed Butler Drive would link Routes 50 11 522 and 7 at the city north end to ease central business congestion. Page 10 of today’s Star shows a map and five alternate routings from the State Highway Dept. Details include data on each option. An indistinct line references a local ad and two phone numbers.
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Rts. 50
Star
State Highway Dept
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Lillian Somoza
David B. Grim
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WKY
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Kay Kyser
Yves B. Donas
Donas
Glass
Edouard Ghorra
Yosef Tekoah
Lod
Munich
Khartoum
Cyprus
Fatah
Tekoah
Herman Miller
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