Filed suit names 12 in area over $10 million damages
Washington man Robert J. Landman Sr. files civil suits seeking 10 million dollars in damages from about two dozen defendants in Winchester Frederick County and beyond. Landman, formerly convicted in 1960 of two armed robberies, had recently won a federal order about inhumane treatment of Virginia prisoners.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Washington, D.C
Robert J. Landman, Sr
Washington
Richmond
Virginia
U.S. District Court
Washington Parole and Police
Arlington
Commonwealth
Mr. Landman
Western Union
E. Piccadilly St
Modernaire
Landman
J. Thomas Boyd
Marion C. Cooper
Winchester - Frederick County
Robert DeHaven
O.J. Dorsey
Winchester Municipal Court
Marie Hodgson Funk Fisher
Winchester Police
Francis M. Funk
Lillian Hurt
Dorothy W. Jones
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Frederick ‘Unly Commonwealth
Mary Frances Rankin
Winchester Western Union
Warren Rudolph
Mr. Simpson
Winchester Commonwealth
Dabney W. Watts
Rankin
Supreme Court blocks Richmond council election
The US Supreme Court halted Richmond Virginia at large council elections pending a federal court review of a 1970 annexation that added 47 000 residents. Justice Burger said the delay follows Justice Department objections and leaves two annexed area council seats to be chosen later.
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Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Richmond
Chesterfield County
Curtis Holt Sr
Holt
U. S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Merhige
Appeals Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Byron White
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
High Court
U. S
Grenade attack in town square kills 17 in Ilocos Sur
Exploding grenades in a crowded town square kill 17 and injure nearly 100 in the Ilocos Sur area. Gov. Luis Chavit Singson among the injured as rival private armies clash. fighting also reported with Maoist forces in Zambales. Nearby Clarke County GOP backs Warren French for state chairman and endorses Scott and Robinson.
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Manila
Philippine
Ilocos Sur
Red Cross
Luis Chavit Singson
Singson
Sup
Berryville
Clarke County
Warren French
Bases abandoned as GVN falls back in central highlands
South Vietnamese forces pulled back from Fire Bases 5 and 6 in the central highlands while U S bombers damaged a highway bridge and slowed the North Vietnamese drive toward Kontum City. Ten Americans, including six advisers, were killed when a U S helicopter was shot down during evacuations from Tan Canh and Dak To.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Kontum City
Tan Canh
Dak To
Kontum
Dien Binh
Vo Dinh
Dak Psi River
Ray Dobbins
Hanoi
Highlands
Apollo 16 Astronauts Reach Earth After Lunar Mission
Astronauts Charles Duke and John Young report mixed findings on volcanic rocks after five days on the moon while Michael Mattingly prepares a spacewalk to retrieve film canisters. The crew moves into Earth's gravity on a path to a Pacific splashdown as they discuss rock samples with Mission Control.
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Pacific Ocean
Deep Space
Thomas K. Mattingly II
Casper
Moon
Earth
Lunar Orbit
John W. Young
Crescent
Mission Control
Duke
Young
Freeze Warnings Hit Shenandoah Valley For Fruit Growers
Freeze warnings issued for the Shenandoah Valley tonight warn temperatures may dip into the upper 20s to low 30s. Center blossoms are visible on early apples while peach and cherry trees are near full bloom. Tomorrow looks sunny with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Thursday remains cool with clouds and rising temps. Friday and Saturday bring slower warmth and a chance of rain on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah Valley
Unseasonably Cool Weather Grips Virginia
High pressure lowers temperatures across Virginia with frost and freeze warnings issued for areas west of the Blue Ridge tonight. Local shoppers report Easter clearance ads from Jewel Box and Modernage Shoppe noting 20 to 33 percent reductions.
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Richmond
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Cliff Arquette Hospitalized After Heart Attack
Actor Cliff Arquette known as Charley Weaver on TV was hospitalized in West Covina Califa after a heart attack. He was stricken on the San Bernardino Freeway while towing a car and found by an officer. He rests in coronary care awaiting tests. Arquette appears on Hollywood Squares.
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West Covina
Calif
Cliff Arquette
Charley Weaver
Arquette
San Bernardino
California Highway Patrol
Freezing Streets Turn Flint Ice Rink After Wash
Downtown Flint, Michigan, street washing turned slick when a 29 degree day froze the water. City officials rushed salt crews to thaw the ice as observers described the scene like an ice skating rink.
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Flint, Mich
Flint
Water Department
Winchester Police warn unclaimed items go to charity
Police Chief Warren Rudolph says articles found at the station including bicycles sleds and other items must be claimed or they will be donated to a non denominational charity. Also notes sale of a 16 inch color TV and mayoral candidate TV appearance on Channel 6 at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Winchester
Warren Rudolph
Rudolph
Dual Presidential Primaries in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
In a doubleheader, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts vote today for the Democratic presidential nomination. Humphrey Muskie and McGovern campaign across both states as polls open at 7 am and close at 8 pm. Massachusetts delegates favor McGovern or Muskie, with binding first ballot results in state law.
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Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Maine
White House
Pittsburgh
Humphrey
McGovern
Minnesota
Muskie, McGovern
South Dakota
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Gov
George C. Wallace
Alabama
McGovern and
Boston
Kevin H. White
Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
California
McCloskey
North
Vietnam
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D.C. Man
Winchester Corporation
David G. Simpson
Vincent Crisologe
New People’s Army
Zambales
Clarke
Republican Party
French
Robert Askurait
William Cook
William Scott
U.S. Senate
J. Kenneth Robinson
S. Viets
Nguyen van Thieu
Ngo Dzu
Dak
Thieu
An Loc No. 2
An Loc
Wendey's Inc
Crief
Walter R. Mears
Milton J. Shapp
Wisconsin
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