Vietnamese 308th Division Rushes South in 1975
Washington Star reports the North Vietnamese Army 308th Division, famed for Dien Bien Phu victory, is being rushed toward Saigon as 130,000 Communist troops encircle the city and 60,000 defenders brace for the final push.
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Washington Star
Washington
Dien Bien Phu
France
Saigon
Hananoi
308Th
U.S
Pentagon
Thieu
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
PRG
Liberation Radio
United States
Graham A. Martin
Ford Administration
South
Hanoi
Ford
Arlington housing bias ruling cites bias at Irving Apartments
Arlington Fair Housing Board finds Gertrude Cohen owner and Prestige Management Corp guilty of bias for refusing to rent to a black applicant at the 19 unit Irving Apartments. Sgt. Edmund A. Moore testified the rent differed and a deposit was demanded after referral to the complex.
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Arlington Va
Arlington Fair Housing Board
Gertrude Cohen
Irving
Presitige Management Corp
Army
Edmund A. Moore
Ft. Myer
Post Housing Office
Moore
Swann Oil to Build 10 Million Fuel Terminal on Elizabeth River
Swann Oil Co of Pennsylvania says it will acquire a Phillips Petroleum terminal in Chesapeake Virginia to create a $10 million industrial fuel oil terminal with 350 000-barrel storage and projected first year sales of $20 million rising to $55 million within two to three years.
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Chesapeake, Va
Swann Oil Co
Pennsylvania
Phillips Petroleum Co
Elizabeth River
Leonard A. Swann Jr
Russell Ends Board Run Citing Health After Eight Years
Russell announces he will not seek another term on the Frederick County board after eight years citing a past heart attack. He reflects on service and thanks Gainesboro District and Frederick County residents. He is a Frederick County orchardist and leader in several local firms and cooperatives. He and his wife Colleen Bageant have three married daughters and two grandchildren.
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Russell
Gainesboro
Frederick County
D.K. Russell
Stephens City
D.K. Russell & Sons
Green Chemical Co
Winchester Equipment Co
Shenandoah Apple Cooperative
Market Street United Methodist Church
Colleen Bageant
Karen Belford
Mary Jane Kerns
Elizabeth Smith
Hansen Jail Sentence Set Aside in Campaign Violation Case
U S District Judge George Hart reduced Rep George Hansen s two month jail term to a $2000 fine after reevaluating the case noting no evil intent Hansen cited political motives behind charges and his attorney argued full accounting of expenditures The judge also referenced a bake sale by the Round Hill 4 H Club near the courthouse during the proceedings.
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Washington
U.S
George Hart
George Hansen
Ridaho
Hart
Hansen
Robert S. Bennett
Bennett
Idaho
Orval Hansen
House
Justice Department
William Hendricks
Department
Hendricks
Loudoun St. Mall
Round Hill 4-H Club
Hospital parking plan prompts debate at city planning meeting
Commission weighs a multilevel garage for the hospital amid parking demands affecting 19 000 residents. Vice Chairman J Lee Miller questions double talk on uses and future income from parking. Shumate notes citizen wishes shaped district changes as Larrick proposes site options and asks for plot plans.
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Commission
J. Lee Miller
Larrick
W. Alan Peery
Cork St
Stonewall Ave
Miller
Cecil St
W. Clifford St
Weather Today and Extended Forecast for Virginia Valley
Northern Valley shows partly cloudy skies cooler tonight with lows in the mid to upper 40s. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny and cooler with highs in the 60s. Virginia: partly cloudy tonight with lows from 40s to mid 50s and tomorrow’s highs in the 60s to near 70. Extended outlook Sunday to Tuesday calls for mostly fair weather with a chance of rain in southwestern Virginia toward period end. Daytime highs mid 60s to low 70s and overnight lows mid 40s to near 50.
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Virginia
Rainfall figures show varied annual totals over 62 years
The report lists rainfall data including 48 hour total to 8:30 am on 09 April 1975 of 1.29 inches and 9.84 inches year to date, average annual rainfall 36.76 inches, five year January–December totals from 1970 to 1974, monthly averages by month, and the highest 53.02 inches in 1972 and lowest 17.15 inches in 1930.
Frederick youths win many awards at Glenwood Park Exposition
Five Frederick County youths earned a total of 15 awards at the 18th annual Glenwood Park 4 H and FFA Livestock Exposition near Middleburg sponsored by the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service. Kellie Cather led with multiple champion titles in Angus and Shorthorn classes.
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Frederick County
Glenwood Park
Middleburg
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Virginia
Kellie Cather
Vepco forecast methods deemed inadequate by consultant
Arthur D. Little Inc. told the Virginia Electric and Power Co. that its load forecasting lags behind peers and should be upgraded. The firm, hired by the State Corporation Commission for a $215,000 study, criticized Vepco after a brief analysis of the report. SCC officials urged trimming lower projections for future power loads.
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Richmond
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Vepco
Arthur D. Little Inc
Cambridge
Mass
State Corporation Commission
SCC
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Norfolk Savings & Loan Corp
Edwin R. MacKethan
Commonwealth
Atty
Joseph H. Campbell
FBI
Fred C. Finley
MacKethan
Andrew P. Miller
Mills Godwin
Department of Correction
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Lewis Moore Sr
James River
Goochland County
School Board
Harner
Tran van Huong
Ment
Rep. Hansen
Bake Sale
A.omal Harvester
Cl. Brumback & Sons
N. Cameron St
Sunnyside
Winchester
Hospital
Shumate
Clifford
Reuss
Handley Library
Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Gulf Coast
Florida
Frederick
Kellie
Donna Fletcher
Robert Fletcher Jr
Kirk Clevenger
Angus
Melany Thompson
Garland R. Cather
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Virginia Loan and Thrift Car
Thrift Corp
West Piccadilly St
Police
Sea Eee
Heevees
Bebederus Deesges
Middletown
Clarke County
Front Royal Fire
State Police
Cee Eee
Front Royal Hospital Teen
FHA
Glaize
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