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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1971

Page

3

Ferryboat Fire Off Italy Forces 1000 to Abandon Ship

A Greek ferry The Heleanna carrying tourists and crew from Piraeus to Ancona caught fire off Brindisi in the Adriatic. About 30 bodies recovered, many more feared. 600 to 700 rescued by ships and aircraft. Lebanese freighter Universe Defender saved 400. Soviet Svoboda 60. captain Antipas among survivors. ship destroyed but afloat.

Brindisi Italy Adriatic Universe Defender Svoboda Grumman U.S Col Vincenzo Gasperini Taranto Piraeus Corfu Ancona Dimitrios Antipas Antipas Constantine S. Euthymiades Athens

High View Postmaster Honored For Outstanding Service

Barbara A. Seldon, postmaster at High View West Virginia, receives a Special Achievement Certificate and $200 for outstanding performance. The High View Post Office has a history dating to 1839, moving from Virginia to West Virginia and through the Seldon family since 1923, with a 1959 discontinuation and a 1963 reestablishment.

Barbara A. Seldon High View W.va Frederick County Hampshire County Seldon Lester C. Seldon Lester C. Seldon Was Appointed Postmaster. After His Death Lyndel E. Seldon Barbara Seldon

Youth Escapes Punishment in Pig Farm Quest

In Fairfax Virginia teenager Dennis J Shipman 18 of Lorton was convicted by Judge J Mason Grove for calling a policeman a pig and sentenced to sit on a pigsty fence with $100 fine and $90 suspended. The sheriff failed to locate a local pig farm so Shipman was released.

Fairfax Virginia Fairfax County J. Mason Grove Dennis J. Shipman Lorton Grove Shipman

Local Doctor Talks on Bladder Cancer at WHPL

Dr John Milam a Winchester urologist speaks on bladder cancer tomorrow at 1 15 p m on WHPL He is introduced by Harry L Lovett chair of the Public Information Committee of the Winchester Frederick County Unit American Cancer Society The rest mentions Ruth meaning beauty.

John Milam WHPL Harry L. Lovett Winchester - Frederick County American Cancer Society

First Attack Inside DMZ North Half Since June 30

U S command reports a F4 Phantom strike inside the northern half of the DMZ for the first time in two months. B52s dropped 450 tons south of the DMZ while North Vietnamese rockets hit Fire Base Fuller. One American helicopter was shot down and casualties reported in ground fighting near Da Nang.

Saigon North Vietnam Demiliarized Zone Dmz Fuller Ho Chi Minh Trail Laos U.S Maj Chester Hanson U.S. Americal da Nang

Young Demos Map Plans for Campaign

Clarke Young Democratic Club outlined actions for the 1971 general election campaign. The first objective is a joint voter registration drive with the Winchester Democratic Committee at City Hall Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Martha Grim will oversee registrations. A registration drive is planned at Shenandoah and Lord Fairfax colleges in late September. The club's next meeting is Monday, Sept. 20.

Winchester Frederick Clarke Young Democratic Club Winchester Democratic Committee Martha Grim City Shenandoah and Lord Fairfax Colleges

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