Rhodesia voters mobilized for first black majority election
Salisbury election sees over 90 000 troops on alert as blacks and whites vote together for a majority government amid guerrilla threats by Nkomo and Mugabe. Attacks target polling stations and depots while international recognition remains a goal for Smith’s transitional leadership.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Patriotic Front
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Fort Victoria
Ian Smith
Smith
Britain
South Africa
Abel Muzorewa
Ndabaningi Sithole
Jeremiah Chirau
Nkomo
Mugabe
Weather outlook and historical rainfall figures
The forecast shows sunny and warmer conditions with mid 60s in the valley and mid 60s to lower 70s in Virginia through midweek. Extended outlook calls for fair Thursday and Friday with a chance of showers Saturday and average highs in the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Oure
Texas
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Ohio Valley
Clarke County planners seek public input on master plan revisions
Clarke County planning session draws over 50 residents to review the 1974 master plan. Public input will shape goals, with concerns raised on low cost housing, commercial expansion, and open space. May 14 is set for the next work session on implementation strategies.
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Gilpin
Planning Commission
Boyce Senior Women’s Club
John Hogan
Berryville
Clarke County
Hogan
Shenandoah River
Opequon Creek
Handley Library
Clarke Clarke County
Clarke County Planning Commission
Kenneth Gilpin Jr
David Donovan
Charles Racksey
Sam Cross
Gwynne Jones
Flynn Pleads Innocent In Shenandoah Farms Case
John D. Flynn Jr. pleaded innocent to 15 counts of mail fraud in U S District Court Charlottesville with a two day jury trial set for Aug 23 and 24. Indictments allege misrepresentations about HUD Property Reports to buyers of Shenandoah Farms lots. A Winchester man, Melvin Shoemaker, 20, was arrested on drug distribution charges after a five day county schools probe. Several local residents aided the investigation. Shenandoah Farms faces Chapter 11 reorganization and possible Chapter 10 liquidation. the subdivision lies in Warren and Clarke Counties.
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Charlottesville
John D. Flynn Jr
Shenandoah Farms
U.S
Flynn
Roanoke
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Winchester
Frederick County
Dale F
Geraldine H. Bitango
Francis
Wilma H. Turco
William R
Katy Crouch
Franklin H
F. Evelyn Wood
Meridain I. Elderdice
Jack Scott
Susan Benstead Carver
Thomas L
Nancy I. Jenkins
Col. Francis Bernier
Eduardo
Marino Ferrer
David E
Emma E. Bates
James H
Cheryl K. Lanham
Origen K. Bingham Flynn
Clarke County
Shenandoah Farms Corporation
Warren
Clarke Counties
Day of the Dove Over Turmoil at Steelworkers Strike Site
Police clashed with pickets as roughly 80 to 100 officers confronted nearly 200 Steelworkers at Washington Avenue strike HQ. Officers entered a small lobby while roving crowds caused damage and bottle throwing. Officials cleared the street from 7 a.m. to about 9:30 a.m. for order.
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Edwards
Washington Avenue
George Austin
Austin
C. L. Jones
Jones
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West Boscawen St
Herbert Holliday
A.B. Papierniak
Holliday
Optical Center
North Washington St
Sgt. Holliday
Zimbabwe
Burtner
Bike-a-Thon Food Committee
Dorothy Russell
Ada Ruble
Shirley Proctor
Mildred Moss
Mary Lou Koontz
Martha Durst
Larry Sullivan
John Kerr Elementary School
Northern Virginia
Front Royal
Judy Burtner
Claude R. Boaz
Lla.m. Jones
Culpeper National Cemetery
Culpeper, Va
Luther L. Orndorff
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Funeral Home
Flurrie
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Kathleen Devereux
James York
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Jack Hardesty
Bob Hummer
Eustace Jackson
Raleigh Watson
Ing
Wallace C. Lutes
Mary T. Wadsworth
Paul R
Anne C. Jean
Smalts Florists, Inc
Keith E. Braithwaite
Fairview Cemetery
Russell Snapp
Mount Olive Cemetery
Lorenzo F. Price
Scott's
Miller’s Hardware
Loudoun St
Winchesti
Winchester Evening Star
Jimmy
Airport Road
Zenith
Bob Luttrell
Bill McKeever
Curtis Farm
Marshall Interchange
Second Farm
Ada
Interactionel Harvester
Deutz
Milier Mydravik
Menston
Alton W. Mathews, Inc
William Leechmen, Jr
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