Kissinger Arrives In Saigon Amid Peace Talk Speculation
U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger landed in Saigon as Le Duc Tho flew to Hanoi amid rumors of a new peace move. Tho dismissed the chatter while Kissinger prepares for talks with President Thieu and a summit planning session in Tokyo and Honolulu. Nixon orders further troop withdrawals after Sept. 1, though 100,000 U S troops remain deployed offshore and abroad.
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Saigon
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Tho
Washington
Paris
Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Tokyo
North Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Miami Beach
Ziegler
Vietnam
Guam
Thailand
Winchester OKs Loudoun St Tax for Semi Mall Project
Winchester City Council unanimously approved a 58 cent per 100 dollar tax on abutting Loudoun St. property owners to help finance a 250000 downtown development including a Loudoun St. Semi Mall. The city will contribute half the cost with the Loudoun St. owners covering the rest.
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Winchester
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Cork Sts
Louis Bachrach
Wendell L. Seldon
Bachrach
Finance Committee
Stewart Bell, Jr
General Assembly
Seldon
Ray Jennings
DDC
Jennings
City of
Winchester Mayor Battaile Taps Gavel For Last Time
The Winchester City Council bids farewell to Mayor and Council President Bill Battaile after 12 years of service. Vice Mayor Stewart Bell Jr will assume the mayoralty Sept 1, with plaques given to retiring council members H W Butler and Wayne A Whitham. Battaile praised colleagues and pledged to support them from the sidelines.
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Winchester
William M. Battaile
Stewart Bell, Jr
Bill Porrero
David B. Grim
Bill Battaile
Battaile
Bell
Robert S. Barbour
H.W
Bill) Butler
Wayne A. Whitham
Heavy U S Planes Strike North Vietnam Deepest This Week
U S aircraft conducted more than 290 strikes across North Vietnam and renewed efforts on the northwest rail line to China. Captains Fred W. Sheffler and Mark A. Massen claimed a MIG 21 kill northwest of Hanoi as weather improved after days of cloud cover. North Vietnam claimed additional jet losses, while U S reports listed two confirmed U S aircraft losses in the DMZ region.
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U.S
North Vietnam
China
Air Force
Phu Tho
Hanoi
Viet Tri
Fred. W. Sheffler
Akron
Ohio
Mark A. Massen
Downey
Calif
U.S. Command
Lt Gov Howell backs McGovern Shriver ticket in Virginia
Virginia Lt. Gov. Henry E. Howell Jr. endorsed George McGovern and Sargent Shriver for president and vice president at a Norfolk news conference. He urged voters to judge candidates by national Democratic reform aims, criticized Nixon supporters in Virginia, and highlighted consumer protection and energy concerns.
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Norfolk
Henry E. Howell, Jr
George S. McGovern
R. Sargent Shriver
Howell
National Democratic Party
Washington
United States
George McGovern
South Dakota
Sargent Shriver
Servant
Maryland
Democratic Party
Virginia
McGovern- Shriver
Andrew P. Miller
U. S
William B. Spong Jr
Roy Smith
House Appropriations Committee
America
McGovern
Richmond
Virginia Federation of Democratic Women’s Clubs
Federation
Holman Willis Jr
Roanoke
Willis
Clark says POW release tied to bombing end
Former Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark told a Senate subcommittee that ongoing U.S. bombing of North Vietnam makes a release of American prisoners unlikely, saying the chances are nil except as symbolic. He described civilian destruction and evacuation, and noted prisoners’ families fear for their loved ones while the men express a strong desire to go home.
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Washington (Ap
Atty
Ramsey Clark
U.S
North Vietnam
Clark
Senate
Indochina
Youth Killed In Bicycle Car Collision Near Front Royal
State Police report a 14 year old Warren County youth Allen Wayne Derflinger of Cedarville died after his bicycle was struck by a car driven by 23 year old Alfred Clarke Folks of Riverton on Rt 522 near the Rockland Road intersection about 4:15 p.m. in Front Royal. Vehicle damage was estimated at $200 and the crash remains under investigation.
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Front Royal
Virginia
Warren County
Warren Memorial Hospital
Allen Wayne Derflinger
Cedarville
K. N. Longerbeam Jr
Rockland Road
Alfred Clarke Folks
Riverton
Derflinger
Robert David Washington
Longerbeam
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