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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1973
Page
1
An early morning 5.5 magnitude quake south of Mexico City killed two people in Puebla and damaged five homes and two churches. Red Cross reports 16 injuries in Puebla while Mexico City saw no serious damage.
President Nixon disclosed that C. G. Bebe Rebozo and Robert Abplanalp were secret partners in an investment firm that bought most of the San Clemente estate in December 1970. The White House released an independent audit to counter claims that campaign funds financed the purchase.
Shenandoah Gas Co denies the doctors allegations in a $750,000 suit tied to the 1971 Winchester Surgical Clinic explosion. The filing argues pipes under pressure cannot ignite easily and claims the clinic’s gas pipe was not prone to deterioration or rust leaks.
Front Royal Town Council unanimously rejected a county plan to assume the motor vehicle licensing tax in exchange for full joint funding. The move would have shifted $41,800 to the town but cost $45,000 in lost licensing tax revenue and a further $25,000 in reduced revenue sharing, affecting hospitals, the airport commission, the Industrial Development Authority, and the volunteer fire department. The meeting also approved appointments to boards and committees, a water line bid for the Jackson Manufacturing Co. site, and rezoning near Commerce Ave. and 6th St.
On opening day 452 of 7147 county students attended the new public kindergarten program. Superintendent Dr. Melton F. Wright said the day went smoothly with staff visiting each program. Enrollments are expected to rise to about 460 by Labor Day.
Stockholm police intensified the stakeout at Kreditbanken as two convicts hold six inside a 19 by 40 foot vault. Operation Swiss Cheese aims to pressure Jan Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson toward surrender while gunfire injures one officer. Hostages face limited food and water with talks stalled.
Cambodian government troops cleared Khmer Rouge positions on Highway 4 near Thuai Totoeng, reopening the sea corridor to Phnom Penh as armor and infantry patrolled the road. Traffic resumed with ambulances carrying wounded soldiers. Highway 5 near the rice belt remained largely blocked.
Total first day enrollment in Warren County public schools reached 3704, up 113 from last year. Elementary grades one through seven add 52 students and high school grades eight through 12 gain 61. Superintendent Norton expects 75 to 100 more enrollments this week.
Carter Camp, president of the American Indian Movement, was arrested in Valentine Nebraska by Sheriff James Ward and charged with assault with a deadly weapon on an Indian reservation. His brother Craig Camp and Leroy Cassades face the same charge. Clyde Bellecourt remains in critical condition after a Monday morning shooting near Rosebud South Dakota.
Scotland Yard fears the IRA connected bombing campaign in London will intensify with more letter bombs and incendiaries. Police note the pattern of attacks targets, and express concern the wave may spread to other English cities as authorities tighten security in Belfast and at British missions abroad.
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