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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 21, 1970

Page

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Two Women Die in West Berryville Crash on Rt 7

Clarke County reports two deaths from a head on collision west of Berryville, Mrs Barbara Joyce Moore 41 of Berryville and Connie Ann McClaughry 23 of Bluemont. both pronounced dead at Winchester Memorial Hospital after arrival by John H Enders Rescue Squad. Four others injured in another Rt 7 crash precedes the fatalities. Police say Moore was westbound along Rt 7 near the Fairgrounds at 5 05 p.m. State Trooper W J Shevokas investigated.

Clarke County Connie McClaughry Beee OS Rt. 7 Barbara Joyce Moore Liberty St Berryville Connie Ann McClaughry Bluemont Winchester Memorial Hospital John H. Enders W. J. Shevokas Winchester Warren Rudolph Little Bridge Springcrest St Ralph Hite Perry Rt. 50 West Rudolph Miss McClaughry Moore Anthony Eugene Moore Liberty St. Berryville Cynthia Brown Church St Rt. 76 Maude Ailen Purcellville Laura Hamilton Salisbury Shirley Fitzwater Flemington W. Va Violet Fitzwater Morgantown R. E. Snyder

Senate cuts troop allowances in Asia amid Agnew tour

The Senate on the eve of Vice President Agnew's Asia trip voted to cut supplemental pay for South Korean and Thai troops in Vietnam. The move, possible to be overturned in conference, drew warnings from Sen. Thurmond that it could push allies to quit the war and delay U.S. withdrawal. Agnew will visit leaders in South Korea, Thailand, South Vietnam and Taiwan. Fulbright led the amendment with Stennis backing.

Washington Senate Spiro T. Agnew Thailand Vietnam Senate House Strom Thurmond R-S.c U.S South Korea Agnew California South Vietnam Taiwan J. W. Fulbright D-Ark Foreign Relations Committee John Stennis D-Miss Services Committee

Egypt Rejects U S Satellite Surveillance of Cease Fire

Egypt rejected American satellite and U2 reconnaissance of the Middle East cease fire calling it a pretext for espionage. Cairo warned the United States must adopt a neutral stance while Israel pressed for stronger Washington backing amid cease-fire tensions.

Associated Press Egypt Middle East Israel Cairo al Ahram United States U.S Soviet Union State Jerusalem Washington Suez Canal

Enemy Forces Within Sight of Phnom Penh

Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops near Phnom Penh fired mortars at Cambodian defenses across the Mekong. Cambodian forces retreated two miles south after Prek Tameak was overrun, while allied bombers were readied for hammering the area. B52 sorties were cut to about 1,000 a month with bases shifted to Thailand.

Phnom Penh Cambodia Mekong Royal Palace Prek Kraboa Prek Tameak South Vietnam U.S Pentagon U-Tapao Thailand Guam Okinawa Nixon Saigon

Two Presidents End Border Dispute In Rio Grande Accord

Nixon and Diaz Ordaz agree to set the Texas Mexico boundary at the Rio Grande center in hopes of finalizing 122 years of shifts and squabbles. Officials say a communique will disclose the details and a disputed 2,000 acre tract near Presidio remains unresolved.

Puerto Vallarta Mexico Nixon Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Rio Grande Texas White House Ronald L. Ziegler Ziegler Presidio Tex U.S. Senate Senate U.S Colorado California Arizona West Coast del Rio

Heavy Downpour Floods Berryville Area Roads

A second flood several hours of rain yesterday drenched the Hits Clarke area with two inches in Berryville and up to 5.4 inches on Springsbury Road. Cars were abandoned as back roads became rivers and Winchester saw .72 inches as streets flooded in a short span.

Berryville Springsbury William Rhoden Rhoden Doubleday Walter N. Rutherford, Sr Winchester

Storm Dorothy Causes 12 Deaths in Martinique Floods

Flash floods in Martinique's mountains from Tropical Storm Dorothy drown 12 and injure many as 12.32 inches of rain fall in nine hours on Fort de France. Dorothy's winds peak near 70 mph before weakening, with advisories issued for Puerto Rico Haiti the Dominican Republic and Virgin Islands. A Navy report places the storm center southeast of San Juan and east of Miami. meanwhile Virginia faces cooler conditions as high pressure shifts eastward. Kitchen helper and house keeper positions advertised at Wayside Inn Middletown. Peach and prune crop disposal announced by P. S. Hershman.

Miami Martinique Dorothy National Hurricane Center Fort de France Caribbean Sea Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Haiti Dominican Republic Navy San Juan

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Barbara Joyce Moore Roy E. Potts Clarke Lulu Williams Town ‘Crier Mary Carter Paints Atin F.O.P. Park P.m. Augus The Armed Services Committee Fulbright Laos Stennis Charles H. Percy R-Ill Jordan Hussein Gamal Abdel Nasser U.N Gunnar Jarring Jarring New York United Nations Haaretz Ho Chi Minh Trail Middletown Middletown Volunteer Fire Company Middletown Firemen del. F. L. Largent, Jr J. Kenneth Robinson Murat Williams Charlottesville del. George Mc Rawlings, Jr Fredericksburg Middletown Fire Company Diana Shuster Mrs Bruce Shuster Front Royal Rouss Round Hill Strasburg Rescue Squad Froat Middletown Tac Lewis Lamp Russell O. Anderson Boyce Girl Scouts Middletown Brownies Girl Scout Troops V.F.W. Color Guard Stars of Shenandoah Fire Company Country Club Mountain Realty Ward Hits Storm Richmond Mippi Valley Great Lakes Virginia Wayside Inn Fay M. Miller P.S. Hershman
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