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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1971
Page
1
A group of anti-war protesters stood on a traveling bus and waved a peace flag while other demonstrators halted northbound traffic near Swedesboro New Jersey on Sunday evening.
In Washington a large peaceful Capitol rally preceded a two week plan of nonviolent disruption. Protesters, including militant war foes and poverty advocates, planned calls on congressmen and 24 hour senate sessions in a people’s lobby. Police reported 124 Quaker vigil participants removed near the White House after exceeding the permit.
The Virginia Supreme Court upheld a $22.48 million rate increase for Virginia Electric & Power Co awarded by the State Corporation Commission. The ruling found the 8.38 percent return within the 8 to 8.5 percent range and supported expert evidence. Vepco sought $25 million extra annual revenue and proposed prorated billing for periods over 30 days.
Sen. Barry Goldwater of Arizona arrived by helicopter at Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr.’s Tennyson Ave. home for a luncheon with Byrd and fellow senators. Attending were Everett Jordan, Russell Long, John Stennis, Lloyd Bentsen, Robert Taft Jr., and Allen Ellender among others.
President Nixon told the 59th annual U.S. Chamber of Commerce that the nation is entering a solid expansion and inflation is declining. He pledged no wage price controls and said the White House will press business and labor to curb prices while promoting free markets and responsibility.
A two car collision on Route 340 near White Post killed Jerry Wayne Hill 25 of Front Royal and Samuel Joseph Lucas 23 of Markham. Several others were injured and treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital including Richard and Henrietta Whiting. State Trooper J R Huffman cited the crash occurred at 3 48 p m with the Whiting car owned by Richard Whiting. The injured were helped by Berryville John H Enders Rescue Squad and Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad. Continued on Page 2.
Secretary of State William P. Rogers leaves Washington for London on a two week mission to push a Middle East settlement. Egyptian officials warn a productive visit depends on clear proposals. Israeli papers warn against expectations of a breakthrough. Rogers will attend SEATO in London and CENTO talks in Ankara.
About 75 members of the Republican Committee of the newly redrawn Seventh District met in Culpeper and unanimously elected Wayne A. Whitham of Winchester as the new district chairman. Jack Middleton of Fauquier County was chosen as first vice chairman. Whitham succeeds A P Joyner Jr who did not seek re election after joining the State Board of Elections.
U S military and South Vietnamese forces faced intensified Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assaults across Saigon area and coastal lowlands. Casualties included at least 49 South Vietnamese killed and 168 wounded, seven Americans killed with 60 wounded, plus losses of vehicles and a large ammunition dump.
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