04 Dec 1969
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1969
Page
1
A citizen questioned a panel on the proposed Winchester and Frederick County consolidation during a meeting at James Wood High School. Jaycee member holds the microphone as panelists Melton F. Wright Harry L McCann and Thomas respond from the left at the gathering.
Senate backed Gore plan to lift the personal income tax exemption from 600 to 800 dollars, with likely House Senate compromise around 700 dollars. President Nixon threatened a veto if the measure raises deficits, while House Ways and Means Chair Mills questions the approach. White House would review the full bill before commenting.
Rescuers retrieved bodies and wreckage from off La Guaira near Caracas after an Air France jet plunged into Caribbean waters. The Boeing 7 7 7 carried 62 aboard including 21 crew and relief crew, with 11 women and 9 men recovered so far as divers prepared for dawn dives.
Secretary of State William ROGERS told NATO foreign ministers he is pessimistic about U S efforts to negotiate peace with North Vietnam. He warned the South Vietnamese must determine their own political future.
Army investigators questioned Capt. Ernest Medina as part of a probe into a possible coverup of the My Lai killings. The Peers panel seeks to determine if the 11th Infantry Brigade's earlier inquiry was whitewashed and examines testimony from officers who served in Vietnam.
326 voters attended a two panel debate at James Wood High School on consolidating Winchester and Frederick County. Opponents warned of higher taxes and loss of Frederick County identity while proponents urged efficiency and future benefits for children.
The South Vietnamese government declared 24 hour ceasefires for Christmas and New Year. The Christmas pause runs 6 p.m. Dec 24 to 6 p.m. Dec 25 and the New Year truce from 6 p.m. Dec 31 to 6 p.m. Jan 1.
President Nixon announced that Judge Clement F. Haynsworth Jr will stay as chief judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals after a failed Supreme Court nomination. Haynsworth said he was encouraged by letters and support from the Fourth Circuit and the bar, while Nixon stressed resilience against partisan attacks.
A large Canadian high pressure system drives cold air over Virginia causing light snow flurries mainly through the mountains while temperatures stay low. Local business notices include corrections to prices at Calf Style and Hostess Accessory Set, and Christmas sales events at Grand Union, Jays Boys & Girls Shop, Webber & Sons Nursery, Schewel Furniture Co.
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