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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1971

Page

3

Jetliner With 96 Aboard Lands Safely After Collision

A Continental Airlines 707 with 96 aboard collided with a light single engine Cessna 150 seven miles east of Los Angeles International Airport. The jetliner landed safely and no one aboard was injured. The Cessna occupants survived in good condition after the crash into a former city dump.

Continental Airlines Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport Hilo Hawaii Federal Aviation Administration Arthur Wright Compton Calif Harbor General Hospital Wright Leo Hopp Granada Hills Hopp

Toss of Coin Makes Wheeler Welfare Board Chair

In Richmond AP reports former State Sen. J. Hubert Wheeler of Lee County was chosen chair of the State Board of Welfare and Institutions after a coin toss tied votes with Victor J. Ashe of Norfolk. Otis L. Brown, director of Welfare, flipped the coin to break the tie.

Richmond J. Hubert Wheeler Lee County State Board of Welfare and Institutions Wheeler Victor J. Ashe Norfolk Otis L. Brown State Department of Welfare and Institutions

Nixon signals end of U S offensive role in Vietnam

President Nixon said remaining American troops are in defensive positions as Vietnamization nears completion. Defense officials expect ground combat duties to shift to South Vietnamese forces this summer with about 50 000 advisors and security personnel by next summer.

Washington Nixon Vietnam U.S Melvin R. Laird White House Quang Tri Province Thailand

Nixon and Family Fly to Northeast for Weekend on Maine Island

President Nixon and Pat Nixon with David and Julie Eisenhower depart for a Northeast trip ending with a private weekend on Minot Island in Penobscot Bay Maine. They will visit Manchester Nashua and Bangor before returning Sunday night.

Manchester N.H Nixon New Hampshire Maine Penobscot Bay White House Pat Nixons David Julie Eisenhower Nashua Dick Chaput Jaycees Bangor Tiny Minot Island Jack J. Dreyfus Jr New York Dreyfus & Co Washington Hollis Henry Jackson

Fruit Growers Meet Aug 12 At Winchester Lab

The August Twilight Fruit Growers meeting is set for next Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory. Prof George R Williams of Virginia Tech will lead a tour of facilities and plots. Dr Clarence H Hill will discuss the insect situation and Dr Kenneth D Hickey the disease situation. Refreshments will be served. Plans announced by John T Wolfe Extension Agent Agriculture.

Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory George’ R. Williams Virginia Polytechnic Institute Clarence H. Hill Kenneth D. Hickey John T. Wolfe Agriculture

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