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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1971

Page

5

Welfare reform bill in doubt over delayed effective date

Senate action on Nixon welfare reform is clouded by the President’s request to delay the effective date to 1973. The House approved the measure in June and included Social Security increases in an omnibus bill. Senate Finance Committee leaders insist Social Security provisions pass first, with hearings resuming in September.

Washington Senate Nixon House Senate Finance Committee Congress Russell B. Long D-La White House Long Beyind

Convicted Murderer to Be Released From Prison

Dr. Bernard Finch, central figure in the 1959 West Covina murder case, will be released from California Institute for Men at Chino on December 6 after 12 years served. Parole board officials had reservations but approved the release. Finch plans to work in Missouri, Nebraska, Maryland, and California. Carole Tregoff, his former companion, was paroled earlier.

Sacramento Calif Bernard Finch Parole Board Finch California Institute For Men At Chino Missouri Nebraska Maryland California Henry Las Vegas Miss Tregoff Barbara Finch Los Angeles West Covina Intercommunity Hospital Covina Fred Winchello Parole Authority Kerr

Stratton Named to Winchester Chamber Board

Hubert T. Stratton local architect appointed to the Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Board replacing Thomas C. Glass who left Winchester firm to join an Arlington based engineering firm. Stratton native of Front Royal attended Massanutten Military Academy and UVA earned BS Navy veteran member of Shenandoah Valley Association of Architects Zoning Appeals Salvation Army Kiwanis Golf and tennis enthusiast married to Thelma Warren with three daughters Karen Kathye and Kaye residing at 427 Mosby Street.

Hubert T. Stratton Winchester - Frederick County

British deserters rise in 1971 numbers reported

An Associated Press dispatch from London notes that in early 1971 more soldiers desert than other services. Long-absent personnel include 6,000 from the Army, 4,700 from the Royal Air Force, and 100 from the Navy who have been missing for over five years.

British Deserters London Military Service Britain Army Royal Air Force Navy

Youth Share In At Reliance Methodist Church

Reliance United Methodist Church Youth Fellowship sponsors a Youth Share In on Sunday at 7 30 p m featuring folk songs of today and yesterday Teresa Jenkins will render several selections The program is open to the public.

Youth Fellowship of The Reliance United Methodist Church Teresa Jenkins

State CB Convention Set Here

Citizens Radio Service operators from across Virginia gather August 28 and 29 for the 12th annual Virginia State Citizens Band Radio Association convention at the Lee-Jackson Restaurant. FCC reps address the event with awards and officer elections planned. Virginia Gov Linwood praises the effort and declares Virginia State Radio Week August 23 to 30.

Citizens Radio Service Virginia State Citizens Band Radio Association, Inc Lee-Jackson Federal Communications Commission Cb’ers Vscbra Park Ave Herndon Linwood

B52 Strikes Heaviest in a Year Along DMZ

AP dispatch from Saigon reports half the B52 bombers in Southeast Asia delivering the heaviest strikes in a year on the DMZ as Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces report continued fighting. About 25 B52s dropped 750 tons of bombs into the southern DMZ, with heavy activity around Mt. Ba Ho and Fire Base Fuller and Sarge. Cambodian troops claim roughly 100 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in southeastern Cambodia, while government forces report heavy bombardments and new clashes along the DMZ with expected increases in rocket and mortar attacks. Cambodian authorities say North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops were entrenched in bunkers near Phum Beng, as 52B regiments move to threaten Fire Base Sarge. Civilian displacements and alleged looting by South Vietnamese forces are noted by Cambodian officials.

Saigon Southeast Asia Demilitarized Zone Contier Dmz Cambodia Thailand Ba Ho Fuller and Sarge Huynh Dinh Tung Phum Beng Phnom Penh Am Rong Phnom Penh-Saigon

Sacco and Vanzetti film release planned for October

Release of Sacco and Vanzetti is set for October in the United States and Canada under AMC Pictures. The award winning film covers the famous 1920s trial of Bartolomeo Vanzetti and Nicola Sacco, who were executed in 1927 for a factory robbery murder.

Trial ON Screen New York Sacco

Troops Guns Down Man in Londonderry Barricade Fight

British troops killed a gunman in a dawn shootout as barricades came down in Londonderry. Snipers believed to be from the IRA fired on soldiers amid rising protests over army actions. The man died as violence in the province reached a tenth day, with calls for marches against brutality.

Londonderry Northern Ireland Irish Republican Army Catholic Bogside IRA London Belfast

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