Scientist Harrison Schmitt named to Apollo 17 crew
NASA selects Harvard trained geologist Dr. Harrison H. Schmitt as the first scientist astronaut for an American lunar mission. He will join Cmdr. Eugene Cernan and Lt. Cmdr. Ronald Evans on Apollo 17 with Schmitt landing on the moon and Evans piloting in lunar orbit.
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Schmitt
Moon
Evans
Lunar
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Air Force
Space Agency
NASA
Associated Press
Navy
John W. Young
Charles M. Duke Jr
Thomas K. Mattingly
Red Cross Bloodmobile visits Winchester Tuesday
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad sponsors the Red Cross Bloodmobile at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Special appeals seek 17 pints of B-positive blood for a 14 year old undergoing open heart surgery and five pints of A-negative for a 49 year old man, with collection Tuesday and transport to NIH in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Winchester
Leona Frye
Red Cross
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda
Viet War Deaths Drop to Six-Year Low in July
The Defense Department reports 66 American battle deaths in Vietnam in July, the lowest monthly total in over six years. Pentagon spokesman Jerry W. Friedham notes casualties should decline as troops withdraw, recalls May 1968 peak of 2,169 American deaths.
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Washington
Vietnam
Defense Department
Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedham
Friedham
Violence ebbs in Northern Ireland after 4 days of rioting
After four days of rioting, shootings and firebombings that left 25 dead the violence eased during the night. Hundreds of Catholics fled to the Republic as British troops faced sniper fire in Londonderry and Belfast. A civilian was killed in an ambush on a military patrol in the Bogside. Police found a pistol beside the dead man.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Londonderry
Bogside
Newry
Aughnacloy
County Tyrone
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Dollar Plunge Deepens Across European Markets
The dollar sank to a record low in West Germany as nerves over a potential crisis and a Wall Street Journal poll spurred devaluation fears. Frankfurt opened at 3.3837 marks, fell to 3.3740 and then 3.3715. London quotes held around 2.4197 per pound. Zurich saw dollar rates slide to 4.03 04 francs with Swiss banks absorbing up to 2 billion dollars since last week. Paris and Amsterdam showed subdued activity as dealers noted cautious sentiment and limited buying by central banks.
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London
West Germany
Europe
Wall Street Journal
Frankfurt
Bank of England
Zurich
Switzerland
Paris
Banque de France
Rome
Amsterdam
Netherlands Bank
Wallace orders reopening of all-black school in Alabama
Gov. George C. Wallace directed Limestone County New Hope School to reopen on a nondiscriminatory basis, using freedom of choice amid federal court desegregation orders. He said the move reflects intervention at local level to oppose massive busing and align with Nixon administration views.
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Troy
Ala
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Wallace
Limestone County
New Hope
Alabama
Troy State University
Democrats Seek Unity Amid Howell Challenge in Richmond
Five Democratic hopefuls for lieutenant governor urged party unity at a Richmond meeting. They warned a Howell independent bid could complicate the race. Del. Kostel Carrington Williams Slaughter and Sen. Fitzgerald praised backgrounds while noting Howell’s potential impact. Republican candidate Wickham named finance chair in Richmond.
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Richmond
George J. Kostel
George N. McMath
D. French Slaughter Jr
del. Carrington Williams
Robert C. Fitzgerald
Hampton
Henry E. Howell Jr
Norfolk
Howell
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Henry Howell
Kostel
Williams
Slaughter
McMath
Eastern Shore
Del
George Mason Green
Henry T. Wickham
Frederick County Schools to Open August 30 on Regular Schedule
Frederick County Public Schools will start on August 30 following the prior schedule. James Wood High School and Frederick County Junior High will run on early and late sessions. Pre school enrollment is projected at about 6,800 students, including 475 from the City of Winchester under a tuition agreement.
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Frederick County
James Wood High School
Winchester
Weather improves over Virginia with sunny cooling trend
A high pressure ridge across the mid Atlantic yields mostly sunny and cooler conditions in Virginia today while the southeast sees partly cloudy skies and a chance of showers.
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Richmond
mid-Atlantic States
Virginia
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