Fiery crash kills three in York County Virginia
A loaded gasoline tanker and a pickup collided on a country road near Seaford Virginia. Four explosions followed as flames spread, injuring four York County firemen and a state employee who saved a 2 year old girl. The dead are James R. Jennings Jr. 33 Sandy Carter and her daughter. The critically injured include another daughter Katheryn 2 and Ronnie Belford 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorktown
Here
Va. S. 17
Seaford
York County
State Highway Department
James R. Jennings Jr
Sandy Carter
Katheryn
Ronnie Belford
Newport News
Amoco
Leilani D. Smith
Winchester group reviews its accomplishments
Members of Winchester's Community Organization Workshop met in full session reviewing last year's accomplishments. They formed a nationally affiliated PTA and revised the Handley High School disciplinary code while improving communication among administrators teachers and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wet
Winchester
Handley High School
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Handley
Oil Executive Shot Amid Italy Violence Surge
Giovanni Theodoli, 51, head of the Italian Oil Producers Association and Chevron Oil Italiana, was seriously wounded when shot in his car in Rome. An extreme left group, the Armed Communist Unit, claimed responsibility, highlighting rising political violence amid Italy’s political and monetary turmoil and upcoming elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Rome
Italy
Giovanni Theodoli
Italian Oil Producers Association
Chevron Oil Italiana
Ultimatum in Lebanon Franjieh Given 10 Days to Quit
In Beirut the Moslem Alliance demands Christian President Suleiman Franjieh step down within 10 days or face a revolutionary government by force. They threaten to form a nonsectarian assembly to draft a new constitution amid Lebanon’s civil war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Beirut Radio
Franjieh
Palestine Liberation Army
Bekaa Valley
Bomb Rips Through Boston Courthouse Injuring At Least 16
A bomb exploded on the second floor of Suffolk County Courthouse injuring 16 and severing a wall. An anonymous caller warned 20 minutes before the blast mentioning a murder case. one man lost a leg and others were injured amid evacuations and shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Suffolk County
John Powers
The
State Supreme Court
Anthony Jackson
Cathy Brock
Boston Juvenile Court
Walter Murphy
Powers
Kissinger to Meet Rhodesian Black Leaders on Africa Tour
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger plans a meeting with leaders of Rhodesia's black majority in Zambia to press U S aid and oppose white minority rule. Bishop Muzorewa will not attend the talks, calling Kissinger an opponent of liberation. Kissinger aims to show U S commitment to Africa and curb Soviet Cuban influence while on a two week tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Rhodesia
U.S
Africa
African National Council Anc
Zambia
ANC
Abel Muzorewa
Kissinger
Sahara
Richard M. Nixon
Soviet Union
Cuba
Mozambique
Somalia
Congo
Brazzaville
Guinea
W. Beverly Carter, Jr
Liberia
Ford Administration
Bank Records Seizure Upheld By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that bank customers have no right to challenge government subpoenas of their records, which belong to the bank. The decision also broadened the Freedom of Information Act by allowing wider access to government personnel and medical files unless a clearly unwarranted privacy invasion is shown. Justice Blackmun dissented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Lewis F. Powell
Powell
Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Mitchell Miller
Macon
Harry A. Blackmun
Valley of Virginia Bankshares Expands With Troutville Bank
Shareholders of First National Bank of Troutville voted to affiliate with Valley of Virginia Bankshares Inc. Other VVB affiliates include Western Frederick Gore Farmers Bank of Edinburg Rockingham National Bank Harrisonburg and DataCorp of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley of Virginia Bank
First National Bank of
Troutville
Valley of Virginia Bankshares, Inc
H. Robert Edwards
VVB
Commercial and Savings Bank
Western Frederick of
Gore
Farmers Bank of
Edinburg
Rockingham National Bank of
Harrisonburg
Rockingham National Bank Farm Loan
Edwards
Virginia
F. Vernon Clarkson
Valley
Winchester
Botetourt County
Protest Over Riverton Post Office Closure
About two dozen residents protested the proposed Riverton Post Office closing. The item notes coverage on Area News page and mentions John W. Warner planned to speak at a Ladies Horticultural Luncheon event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverton
Area News
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diane Kimbel
George Craig
Clarence Hunter
Hunter
Azmi Uthman
C&p
Richmond
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Lee Tait
By Alvin Shuster
WAFA
Rashidiya
Tyre
Palestine Libertion Army
High Court
Wenders, Inc
Jay's
Penney
Sherwin Williams
John Paul Stevens
Virginia Bankshares
Abby
Spectator
Patience
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!