Red China Policy Unchanged Warns RoC Official at Lions Club
Republic of China official Martin Wong told Winchester Lions Club that Beijing still pursues aggressive intervention and warns the United States against recognizing Red China. He argues for a unified Taiwan government in the UN and predicts economic and political shifts under a democratic system for mainland China.
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Red China
David Smith
Republic of China
Winchester Lions Club
China
Martin Wong
Councellor
Republic of
Wong
Confucius
Lao Tzu
Mao
Mainland
Mr. Wong
Washington
United Nations
Taiwan
Organization
Korea
United States
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company In Winchester Border
Shawnee Volunteer Fire Company now operates under the Winchester Fire Department but continues to serve the same Frederick County area until Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company is fully established. President Lee Hollar says residents call complaining of no service, and Shawnee now functions as both city and county fire protection. The county area runs from Rt. 7 to Opequon Bridge to Cedar Creek Grade.
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Winchester Fire Department
Frederick County
Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company
Lee Hollar
Shawnee
Rt. 7
Opequon Bridge
Cedar Creek
Congressmen Told of Alleged Torture Policy
Washington AP reports an unofficial panel of antiwar congressmen heard former Americal Division 11th Brigade members describe torture, starvation, and murder of Vietnamese prisoners amid probes into alleged war crimes. Witnesses recount beatings, electrocution, and a prisoner death on U.S. helicopters with a captive in a cage.
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Washington
William Calley
Americal Division
11Th Brigade
My Lai
Calley
Ronald V. Dellums
D-Calif
U.S
Spec
Martinsen
Los Angeles
Kenneth B. Osborn
Washington, D.C
U.S. Marine
Osborn
Sheriff backs deputy facing charges in cross-border shooting
Frederick County Sheriff Lacy Anderson said Deputy Richard Streit will receive full support while facing felonious shooting charges after a Sunday early morning chase that ended near Jenkins home in Clarke County. Streit posted a $1,000 bond. Jenkins wounded, now free on Frederick traffic bonds. hearing set May 28 in Clarke County Court.
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Frederick County
Lacy Anderson
Richard Streit
Streit
Clarke County
Richard T. Jenkins
Jenkins
West Virginia
Frederick
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clarke
John Slater
Berryville
Anderson
SEATO backs Vietnam peace efforts despite dissenters
SEATO allies urged negotiations toward peace in Vietnam praising the Republic of Vietnam's defenses and troop withdrawals while noting no new peace initiative from the United States. Pakistan and France voiced disagreements or absence from the conference. In a separate note, three jail escapees in Rockingham County face May 24 hearings after recapture in West Virginia.
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London
United States
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
U.S
Vietnam
North Vietnam
SEATO
Indochina
Republic of Vietnam
Pakistan
France
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Philippines
Thailand
Ceylon
William P. Rogers
Tran van Lam
South Vietnam
Rogers
Nixon
Lam
Saigon
David K. E. Bruce
Paris
Costello Seeks Democratic Nomination for State Senate
Winchester attorney Lewis M. Costello announced his bid for the 27th District State Senate as a Democrat. He seeks the nomination at the May 15 convention in Front Royal, while Republican Sen. William A. Truban campaigns for reelection. Costello stresses consensus in nominating the Democratic candidate and outlines his extensive community roles and public service.
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Lewis M. Costello
Winchester
Senate
House of Delegates
Virginia Gentleman
Front Royal
William A. Truban
Costello
Kuykendall, Hall and Whiting
Shenandoah
Boy Scouts of America
United Fund
Active Air Force Reserve
Market Street
U S Warplanes Attack Enemy on Three Fronts
U S warplanes bombed North Vietnamese and Viet Cong targets on three fronts in Cambodia and South Vietnam. B52 strikes hit bases near Highway 7 and the Chup rubber plantation while helicopter missions supported South Vietnamese task forces. An Army UH1 helicopter was shot down near Da Nang with two crewmen wounded. four American soldiers and four Vietnamese were injured by a downtown Saigon grenade.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Highway 7
Chup
U.S. Command
Indochina
Demilitarized Zone
A Shau Valley
Sepone
Laos
da Nang
Virginia park and forest ban extended amid rain relief
Emergency order continues to close all state parks and forests and ban hunting and fishing as rain spreads across Virginia. Forester RJ Bartholomew notes 31 fires in 24 hours but small, with 8 000 to 10 000 acres burned last weekend. Weather forecasters expect limited rain and no more showers through Saturday. National Forests near Washington and Jefferson closed while Blue Ridge Parkway remains open.
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Virginia
Linwood Holton
RJ. Bartholomew
Charlottesville
Bartholomew
National Weather Service
Byrd International Airport
Richmond
Holton
George Washington and
Thomas Jefferson National Forests
Blue Ridge Parkway
Armstrong Named O Sull ivan President At Annual Stockholders Meeting
John J. Armstrong was named president of the O Sullivan Corporation at the annual stockholders meeting. William H. Clement became vice president while Armstrong and Clement joined the board, replacing Paul Terretta as vice chairman. Board chairman J C Herbert Bryant cited growth and profitability as the aim of the new alignment. Armstrong, 46, a Northwestern University business graduate, has spent 17 years in automotive sales with the firm.
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O'Sullivan Corporation
John J. Armstrong
William H. Clement
Mr. Armstrong
Paul Terretta
O’sullivan
Armstrong
Clement
J.C. Herbert Bryant
Northwestern University
O’sullivan Corporation
Showers Spread Across Virginia Today
The Weather Richmond AP reports showers across Virginia today as a warm front moves through the state, with rainfall expected to taper off tonight as the front passes.
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Richmond
Virginia
Penney’s Summer Dress Carnival and Store Openings
Penney's promotes a Summer Dress Carnival with new Jr. Dept at Margaret L. Hodgson Shop 14 S. Loudoun. Also mentions Sherwin-Williams White House Paint at 40 gal for 4.95 and a concern line for mental retardation problems with phone 667-0145.
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White House
Sherwin-Williams
Jr. Dept
Margaret L. Hodgson
S. Loudoun
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Granville Dean
Judea Crawford
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