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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1972
Page
1
U.S. bombers and fighter-bombers attacked targets 80 miles south of Hanoi while North Vietnamese troops pressed near An Loc and Dau Tieng. A Phantom jet was shot down near Thanh Hoa. two crewmen were rescued.
The 1972 Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester May 5 and 6 presents a musical spectacle with a largely Handley and James Wood high school cast. The plot centers on a Winchester youth’s journey to Apple Land via fifth dimensional magic, with Apple Land scenes including dancers and arches as eight narrators perform offstage and onstage pantomime dialogue.
Star newspaper advertising staffers win two first place and two second place state awards at the Old Dominion Advertising Conference in Norfolk. Advertising Manager Lewis Ebert and former ad staffer William M. Vanscoy each earned a first place citation, with Gerald Dulaney and Harry B. Ratliff taking second place. More than 750 entries from Virginia papers were judged as 47 from 15 dailies and 35 from 13 weeklies earned honors at the 27th annual meeting of the Virginia Press Association.
John W. Young and Charles M. Duke Jr. resumed lunar activity after avoiding an aborted landing on the moon’s highlands. Mission Control confirmed enough water and power for a 73 hour stay and three EVAs despite a late engine issue on the Casper.
In Tallahassee Florida a small pink cinderblock house at 1516 Levy Street was hauled away by three men and a teen boy leaving rubble behind. Owner Dr. Frank Banghart a Florida State University professor bought the 25 by 40 foot dwelling for 11000 dollars as rental property. Local residents report little to guide investigators beyond a neighbor who witnessed the removal.
Government data show the Consumer Price Index up two tenths of a percent in March, slowed grocery inflation, and no overall cost increase for the month. Average weekly earnings rose to 131.73 dollars, up 6.5 percent from a year ago, with real pay up 0.7 percent.
A Winchester Corporation Court jury acquitted Louise Virginia Haines of murder in the death of 16 month old Tracy Braithwaite, who died Oct 20 after head injuries police say could not result from a fall. Doctors testified the injuries were a crushing blow with skull fractures and brain damage.
An allied commando team recovered two U S airmen behind enemy lines near the DMZ while seven Americans died in the mission. Lt Col Sceal E Hambleton endured 11 days with injuries and deprivation before rescue. The operation involved B 52 decoys and heavy air cover.
Moist air ahead of a low pressure system brings increasing cloudiness and a chance of showers across Virginia. Jewel Box offers 20 percent off silver holloware. W H Emmart and Son announces Saturday closures from April through September.
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