Viet Cong Mines Kill 24 Civilians in South Vietnam
Viet Cong mines hit two South Vietnamese busloads killing 24 and wounding five in the central coastal plain and the Mekong Delta. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien reports no contact with the enemy after eight days of reconnaissance. U.S. troops from the 101st Airborne are reported in the A Shau valley seeking caches of weapons.
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Saigon
Lice
Ikaocineda
Central Coastal Plain
Mekong Delta
Fen. Pham van Phu
A Shau
le Trung Hien
Hoang Xuan Lam
Associated Press
J.T. Volkerstorfer
Hue
A Shan
101St Airborne Division
Wolkerstorfer
Front Royal Youths Die in Auto Crash
A one car crash on Virginia 55 near Front Royal Haymarket Virginia claimed the lives of two youths. State trooper W J Wallace Jr identified the victims as Gregg Stuart Hite 18 and Michael Wayne Hockman 17. It was not determined which youth was driving.
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Haymarket
Virginia
Here
Front Royal
Grooper
W. J. Wallace Jr
Vctims
Gregg Stuart Hite
Michael Wayne Hockman
Wallace
Frederick County sells 10000th license decal and announces sale
Town Crier reports Frederick County reached the 10 000 mark in license decals sales with Tag 10 000 issued to Roscoe Bowers banker and school board member. Decals go on sale through May 1. Also notes Spring Sale Ladies Apparel and a temporary close of Wonder's Inc. B K Office Supply on Wednesday April 21 at 12 noon for a show.
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Frederick County
Roscoe Bowers
The
Commercial and Savings Bank
Frederick County School Board
Veterans Vow Not to Leave Mall Campsite
Vietnam veterans protesting the war refuse to evacuate their Mall campsite despite Chief Justice Burger's order halting camping there. Ramsey Clark conveyed the ruling to about 1,000 campers as police prepare enforcement, while organizers plan further antiwar actions in Washington.
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Washington
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Atty
Ramsey Clark
Clark
Justice Department
Mall
U.S. Park
Interior Department
Department
Hannas Resigns Coaching Post at JW
James Wood head basketball coach Jerry Hannas resigns to take over as head coach at R. E. Lee High School Springfield. In nine years at JW he posted a 109-55 record with standout seasons 20-3 in 1965 and 15-5 in 1969.
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Hannas
Roy E. Potts
Ill Star
James Wood
Jerry Hannas
R.E. Lee High School
Springfield
Colonels
Escape at Rockingham jail frees three inmates
Luther Durham 28 of King George County and two others overpowered jailer Alvin Webster at Rockingham County Jail in Harrisonburg last night. Police pursue the trio after they fled about 6 30 pm in a stolen 1964 blue Oldsmobile with license A827879.
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Luther Durham, Jr
Frederick County
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg
Durham
King George County
Annie M. Snow
U.S. District Court
Granville Stuart Dean
Judea Sommerville Crawford
Crawford
Dean
Timberville
Reise
Pada
Dede Bendest
Ietacnen
Crown Cork Workers Vote to Retain Machinists Union
Crown Cork and Seal plant employees voted yesterday to keep Lodge 2335 of the International Association of Machinists as their representative. NLRB examiner August A. Denhard Jr reported 202 in favor, 110 against, with 3 void ballots among about 450 eligible voters and 404 valid counts. District 50, linked to a potential merger with the United Steelworkers, previously represented the plant.
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Crown, Cork and Seal
Machinists
NLRB
August A. Denhard, Jr
Lodge
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Afl-Cio
District 50
Allied and Technical Workers
United States
Canada
Denhard
United Steelworkers of America
Nixon proposes 3.3 billion foreign aid overhaul plan
President Nixon asks Congress for a sweeping reform of U S foreign aid and a 3.3 billion dollar package for the next fiscal year. The plan splits aid into international security and economic development and humanitarian programs with 1 993 million for security including arms and military sales and 778 million for supporting assistance.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
Onc- Aid
United States
Johnson to run as independent for Frederick County sheriff
John Alvin Johnson Jr of Clear Brook filed to run as an independent for sheriff, pitting him against incumbent Democrat Lacy Anderson who announced reelection. Other local offices teased include Eston Rudolph Jr seeking a second term as Commissioner of Revenue, while Harry McCann will not seek reelection as county treasurer. Johnson, a former Winchester Police member, hails from a family long involved in law enforcement including grandfather C W Hollis who served as Winchester police chief.
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John Alvin Johnson, Jr
Clearbrook
Frederick County
Lacy Anderson
Eston O. Rudolph, Jr
Harry L. McCann
MR. Johnson
Winchester Police Department
C.W. Hollis
Winchester
Winchester Police
Johnson
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police
Chinese table tennis team invited to visit the United States
Graham Steenhoven, president of the U S Table Tennis Association, said Communist Chinese players accepted an invitation to visit the United States in the near future. He will discuss the invitation with President Nixon after the group’s return from a tour of Communist China, the first American group to visit since 1949.
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Detroit
U.S. Table Tennis Association
United States
Nixon
Graham Steenhoven
U.S
China
Annexation Outlook and rural growth pressures in Virginia
The piece explores how annexation by cities into surrounding counties may continue as rural areas urbanize. It examines defense through infrastructure, planning options, and the legal basis for future annexation, focusing on Frederick County and the feasibility questions a court would assess.
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Doug O'Connell
Virginia
Americans Urged to Obey Supreme Court School Desegregation Ruling
The White House urged the public to follow the Supreme Court ruling that mass busing is a legal tool to desegregate public schools. Press secretary Ronald L. Ziegler said the decision is the law of the land and up to the people to obey after consulting with administration lawyers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Administration
Weather Outlook and Local Notices From Virginia Region
Virginia expects increasing cloudiness with a chance of showers and thundershowers tonight into Thursday as low centers move eastward. Winchester Fred. Co. Conservation Club hosts a meeting on April 21 with board and regular sessions listed. Bedding plants exceed 20 000 in stock at Kresge's 47 cents each, largest Frederick County selection noted.
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Virginia
Winchester - Fred. Co
Conservation Club
Kresges
Frederick Co
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C.R. Hottinger
Alvin F. Webster
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