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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1971
Page
5
Three Shenandoah College coeds depart with the school's concert choir for Vienna and the Vienna Symposium. Gov Holton praised the group as one of seven American choirs chosen for the three week event. Choir member Donna Smith Elaine Hutcheson and Virginia Muzical travel with a 50 member ensemble to promote Virginia Is For Lovers of Music.
Dinwiddie County carpenter Gary Steve Moody, 23, was arrested and charged with the murder of Baptist minister the Rev. Alfred J. Duncan. Duncan, 47, of Dendron Baptist Church, was found dead in a burned car after going missing July 31. Moody faces arson counts as autopsy results are awaited.
In New Delhi the Indian government signed a landmark pact with the Soviet Union seen as a deterrent to Pakistan and Red China. Diplomats say U S aid to Pakistan and Nixon’s China visit helped pressure India, while Gromyko and Swaran Singh reiterated the draft’s long history and limited changes.
Three United Methodist Churches in Dallas will move Sunday worship to a weeknight schedule, while a fourth church has already begun weeknight services in addition to Sunday worship.
In a Richmond hearing, A Gordon Stevenson of Virginia Beach General Hospital argued Blue Cross of Virginia reimbursed only 85 percent of costs, harming other patients. Blue Cross President Alden Flory countered with 1970 data showing 109 percent reimbursement and a 820000 profit for that year, plus funds for expansion. He urged fair pricing and community service factors rather than full cost coverage.
Hampton rally draws about three thousand in Bethel High School venue and outside as William Haskins leads protests against school busing. He announces further actions including a sign painting session, a Norfolk rally, and a bid to picket the federal courthouse to challenge desegregation efforts.
Japanese boy Yasutoshi Hikasa of Nishinomiya explains a framed picture of Kinkakuji Temple in Kyoto to Chuck Wright of Cheney Washington. Chuck bought the picture in Kyoto before the Boy Scouts 13th World Jamboree at Asagiri Heights. Nishinomiya is Spokane’s sister city near Cheney.
The Turbo Train tour starts across half the Amtrak system, covering 12,000 miles through 31 states. Amtrak president Roger Lewis says the public can inspect trains at terminals and ride between route points as Transportation Secretary Volpe calls the tour a test of durability and ride quality.
The method assigns each horse to an age group based on its age as of January 1 each year, regardless of its actual birth date. This simplifies classifications for racing and breeding records.
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