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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1970
Page
1
Saigon reports six additional American aircraft shot down over Laos and near borders with Laos and Cambodia increasing two day total to twelve. Two Americans killed one missing ten wounded across four planes and two helicopters.
The Trinidad government appears to control mutineers and rioters as a dusk to dawn curfew remains in effect. Three people are killed and U S ships are on standby to evacuate Americans if needed while the United States warns residents to stay indoors.
Observing Earth Day, Rubbermaid staff ate lunch outside on the ground and cleaned up all trash. Forecast calls for more rain and possible thunderstorms. Rain totals 0.67 inches in 24 hours, April rainfall 3.69 inches, above the 56 year average of 3.10 inches.
Notice announces Shenandoah office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during Apple Blossom week. Ram Jewelers at 2324 Paper Mill Rd sells discount gasoline and motor oil with brake shoes. firm closes for the season.
City leaders and Preservation of Historic Winchester met to discuss creating Historia Preservation as an organization to safeguard historic and aesthetic values. Mayor Battaile urged council roles for historic groups and advocated a funded restoration approach, while PHW pressed for council liaison and ordinance revision to protect old buildings.
Pentagon sources say Polaris type Soviet submarines patrol the Atlantic within striking range of the United States. One detected in mid Atlantic carries 16 nuclear missiles with 1200 mile range. About 12 Yankee class subs are operational with more under construction. Dozens of surface ships join maneuvers in the Norwegian Sea, North Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Ocean.
The Dow Jones average fell 5.09 points to 757.52 in the first half hour of trading as declines exceeded advances by about 350 issues on the NYSE. Analysts linked drop to worries over profits inflation and Southeast Asia. The White House claimed South Vietnam transferred captured weapons to Cambodia with U S knowledge and approval.
The Plaza Theatre in Frederick replaces I Am Curious Yellow with Goodbye Mr. Chips starting April 29. Theatre manager Nicholas Googin Jr. cited consideration of opinions and the Apple Blossom Festival spirit while a court challenge to block the showing was withdrawn as the petitioners did not file.
About 100 women attended the War Memorial Building for a worry clinic led by Dr. Mary Alice Douty Edwards of Wesley Theological Seminary. She urged worrying only about the right things and linking worry to action, suggesting reading, humor, and constructive activities as coping tools. Afterwards attendees formed six worry shops to discuss solutions and shared experiences.
A Beechcraft Bonanza crashed while attempting to land, plummeting into a corner house in Austin. Six aboard and two in the building died. Among the dead were Dr. Robert G. Farris and Dr. B. E. Becker Jr. plus Mrs. Farris and their daughters Marilyn and Judy. Fred A. Bobbit and his wife Peggy perished in a nearby blaze. a medical student James Dickens died later. The Bobbitt infant was found unharmed. passerby John Griggs rescued Mrs. Bobbitt.
President Nixon announced an end to future deferments for occupations and fatherhood and sought authority to end student deferments. He urged Congress to authorize a nationwide draft lottery and backed moving to an all volunteer Army with higher pay and benefits. Current student deferments remain for those already enrolled. future students would not be eligible. ROTC students could be called to active duty.
Boston attorney Edward B. Hanify asked the state Supreme Court to order release of the Kopechne inquest transcript and judge's report. The petition seeks access under Superior Court rules to maintain order in the public examination. A hearing date was expected to be set later today.
A low pressure system from the Mississippi Valley tracks northeast tonight bringing scattered showers and thundershowers to Virginia through Friday night.
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