21 Dec 1971
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1971
Page
1
Susan Way of Courtfield Avenue turns sixteen on Christmas Day. The eldest of three children, she anticipates double presents as she celebrates her Sweet Sixteen with her family and a birthday cake.
Communist forces regained control of the Plain of Jars in northern Laos on Monday night, despite U S air power that cost four planes. North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao troops seized the last government positions and inflicted heavy casualties on Thai and Laotian defenders over three days of fighting.
Town Crier notes a potential snowless Christmas with no precipitation in the extended forecast through Saturday and a warming trend on Friday and Saturday. After classes tomorrow, Winchester Frederick County and Clarke County public schools will close for the holidays and remain closed until Jan 3.
In a unanimous move the Frederick County Board of Supervisors halted the public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance and postponed immediate enactment. The planning commission backed the move 5-1 with George Shanks dissenting. over 100 residents gathered for the session at the county Courthouse as concerns about the 1967 ordinance and emergency 1967 repeal questions arose. The board plans to rely on the 1967 ordinance while the new board takes office, with continuation noted on Page 22.
Nixon and Heath extended talks in Bermuda focusing on monetary reform and trade while signaling willingness to disagree on some foreign policy elements. They discussed India Pakistan crisis relief and possible UN aid, with a 10 percent import surcharge removal announced and push for generalized trade preferences to developing nations.
In Argenteuil near Paris a 12 story apartment building exploded after a gas leak. Ten people were killed and 106 injured as walls collapsed and the round tower building was gutted. Firefighters arrived to investigate the basement gas leak when the blast occurred.
A 61 foot shrimp trawler Mr. Tucker from Freeport Texas was attacked off the Texas coast. Two men were killed and a woman wounded after the hijack attempt. A helicopter hoisted the injured to shore and crews headed to Corpus Christi Naval Hospital.
Youth talk about drug abuse in a Winchester area feature. The piece collects rap session quotes from youths about life, family, law troubles, and feelings of alienation. Highlights include fear, hope for home life, and reflections on drugs as social catalysts and sources of pain.
Virgil Clarence Campbell of Washington D C pleaded guilty in Roanoke to the $15 000 Farmers and Merchants National Bank Front Royal branch robbery on December 2 196? He was sentenced to 15 years by U S District Judge Ted Dalton and jailed at Lewisburg Pa. An off duty Winchester officer identified Campbell after a car chase and found a bag of loot in the car backseat.
A southwest air flow brings balmy December temps to Virginia with partly cloudy skies. Readable local ads mention Christmas cakes and seasonal wares from Ward's Pastry Shop and Shengas Corp in Virginia Beach area, plus holiday clothing and auto dealer hours around Christmas.
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