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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1970

Page

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Two House Veto Votes Loom On Education and HUD Bills

Washington AP Nixon and the House prepared to vote on two major vetoes totaling 22.4 billion for education government agencies veterans hospitals and local environmental programs. Democrats hoped for GOP support to override the education and housing and urban development bills despite weak backing for the larger package.

Washington Nixon House Office of Education Department of Housing and Urban Development Herbert G. Klein Warren E. Hearnes Missouri Congress

Cameron Lot To Be Opened Next Thursday

The Winchester Parking Authority will open the Cameron St lot on the old Conrad McCormac property next Thursday. The 203 space site includes zones for monthly, all day, and transient parking with signs and brick entrances sourced from the Conrad property. Authority officials credit John Goodwin and Jack Brandon for their efforts on this prominent new East Coast parking facility.

Winchester Parking Authority Conrad- McCormac Cameron St Boscawen St Kent St N. Kent St Boscawen Star Building Conrad House Parking Authority Richard J. Martin John Goodwin Jack Brandon Goodwin Authority Mr. Brandon

Waffle Shop Ad and Local Notices

Lunch special at Waffle Shop offers meat two vegetables and a drink for $1 with home cooking. Lost item on Battie Drive Berryville a gray poodle named Talley contact 955-1344. Sun High Peaches D K Russell and Sons 662-7825 Weekdays 7 am to 7 pm Now Penneys Gaymode panty hose autumn tones nude heel only $1.29 correction Ballantine beer in cans 88c per six pack Drug Fair.

Battie Drive Berryville Gray Poodie Talley Sun High D.K. Russell and Sons Penney Ballantine

Nerve gas hoisted aboard ship for sinking off Florida coast

Longshoremen load vaults of deadly nerve gas onto the LeBaron Russell Briggs, a mothballed Liberty ship. The Army plans to sink the hulk 283 miles east of Cape Kennedy in 16,000 feet of water next Tuesday, while a court hearing considers a temporary restraining order.

Army Terminal Sunny Point N.C Cape Kennedy Fla Atlantic Ocean Russell Briggs Briggs

Heavy fighting in Vietnam aimed at pacification drive

AP dispatch reports more than 300 North Vietnamese killed as fighting intensifies in the lowlands of Quang Tri Tri Thua Thien provinces. Maj. Nguyen Van Van of Fire Base O'Reilly died in a mortar attack. US air forces and gunships conduct heavy strikes while ground forces mostly block. Civilian casualties not estimated.

Saigon South Vietnam Nguyen van van O’reilly U.S Quang Tri Thua Thien Quang Tri

FBI Reports Dramatic Increase in Shootings Since 1964

The FBI reports a sharp rise in gun use in murders and assaults in 1969 with 14 590 deaths and 306 420 aggravated assaults. Guns were used in 65 percent of murders and 24 percent of assaults, while handgun use accounted for 51 percent of last year’s murders.

FBI Washington Federal Bureau of Investigation United States Newsweek Magazine U.S

Quiet Restored In Hagerstown After Curfew

In Hagerstown Maryland a curfew was imposed at 1 30 a m and lifted at 4 30 a m after seven minor fire bombings and rock throwing. Police arrested at least six for curfew violations. One officer was slightly injured as about 80 officers maintained order and the city regained quiet by 3 a.m.

Hagerstown Grason Doornberger Maryland

Godwin backs Byrd in bid for reelection

Former Gov Mills E Godwin Jr endorses U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr saying Byrd's record reflects shared political philosophy and urging Democrats to support Byrd in his independent re election bids Godwin plans to vote and work for Byrd while urging party loyalty to oppose the current political course in Washington and Virginia

Richmond U.S Harry F. Byrd Jr Mills E. Godwin Jr Godwin Byrd Virginia Democratic Party Richmond Times Dispatch Sen. Byrd

Dayan says missiles deployed near Suez Canal

Defense Minister Moshe Dayan charges Egypt moved Soviet SAM missiles into the Suez area violating the cease-fire and calls for U S action to press withdrawal. Israel cites calm responses while both sides accuse the other of minor violations. An Israeli spokesman disputes reports of any Israeli firing on the canal.

Jerusalem Moshe Dayan Egypt Suez Canal Middle East United States Israel Dayan Knesset Cairo Jerusalem Post U.N Gunnar V. Jarring Skmp SAMS Cairo-Suez Ismailia Road Nile Delta U.S Washington

Final Senate push against ABM expansion faces dire votes

Foes of Nixon’s Safeguard program say victory lies in two Senate defeats while supporters claim enough votes to block any bid to expand to two new sites. Sen. Brooke previews a Wednesday vote on limiting expansion and preserving current sites Montana North Dakota.

Washington Nixon Senate Safeguard Edward Brooke Rmass Brooke John Stennis D-Miss Harold Hughes Missouri Wyoming Montana North Dakota

Escapees Sought From Camp 7 At Double Toll Gate

Police search two escapees from State Road Camp 7 at Double Toll Gate. Trusties Daniel McKenzie and David Wilberger, both white males in their teens to late twenties, fled unguarded from farm duty after short sentences for misdemeanors. McKenzie would have been free in October. Wilberger’s sentence ends in January.

State Road Camp 7 Double Toll Gate W.D. Blankenship Daniel McKenzie David Wilberger McKenzie Falls Church Wilberger Fairfax County

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North Vietnam Cambodia Oueng Tri Vietnam Phnom Penh Klein Land of the Ozarks Cameron Lot Army June L. Green U.S. District Court Florida Claude Kirk Environmental Defense Fund Jack Osick Army Chief of Staff Asst Atty Donald E. Santarelli Mills Godwin Rona John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Philip A. Hart D-Mich John Tower Rtex White House Department of Defense North Carolina Post Gulf of Mexico
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