13 Feb 1971
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1971
Page
1
About 600 inmates massed on the Raiford State Prison recreation field as guards opened fire with shotguns to stop a fence rush during a hunger strike at the nearby maximum security unit. Twenty prisoners were wounded, 23 injured in the scramble, and 11 hospitalized.
South Vietnamese forces with U S air support swept North Vietnamese bases and depots along the Ho Chi Minh trail in southern Laos. The operation reported hundreds of tons of munitions fuel clothing and food stocks along with 2000 poultry distributed to troops. 142 enemy killed. Vietnamese losses 7 dead 16 wounded. U S helicopter missions numbered 1100. China warned the move threatened Laos and warned of grave menace.
A Democratic congressman urged President Nixon to dismiss a Nixon administration official who named coal mine safety research panel members lacking mining safety expertise. Hechler cited diverse appointees including a former airline stewardess and a veterinarian, many with strong Republican ties, prompting bipartisan concern.
Six people were injured in area highway incidents over 24 hours in Winchester. A three car crash on Loudoun Street caused heavy property damage. one victim was admitted to Winchester Memorial Hospital Pediatrics. William Billy Miller age 7 was struck on Milam Drive. A pedestrian hit at Cameron and Gerrard Streets was treated and released. Another two people were treated after a 6:34 a.m. crash at Loudoun and Boscawen Streets. Further details withheld.
The National Weather Service in Washington issued flash flood warnings today for small streams in the Potomac and Rappahannock drainage basins in Northern Virginia and central Maryland. The runoff potential is very high due to recent rains and frozen ground.
Weather forecast shows fog giving way to rain then snow by night with mountains facing blowing snow and lows near 10 degrees rising to around 30 on the coast. Snow showers expected to linger tomorrow. In Berryville the local actor Abraham Lincoln lookalike watched a TV program last night and quipped about his rare smile.
Anti-American protests erupt in Qui Nhon with 2 000 to 3 000 demonstrators marching on the U S Support Command compounds. Rioters throw stones and fire bombs burning seven vehicles including two American buses and damaging 15 more. No American injuries are reported amid renewed anger over Vietnamese civilian deaths.
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan B. Shepard Jr. and Edgar D. Mitchell captured stark Fra Mauro imagery on the moon. NASA released nine color and six black and white photos plus 16mm film showing black sky, sunlit terrain, the Antares lander, and dusty footprints and vehicle tracks on the surface.
NASA releases another image featuring Apollo 14 astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr with a chest strapped camera as he pauses beside a large lunar boulder. He surveys the surface near the Antares landing craft with moon dust clinging to his boots and suit.
Winchester faces a three part series on the proposed Minimum Housing Ordinance. The third installment outlines required sanitary facilities hot and cold water supplies and approved heating for every dwelling unit to be inhabited or rented.
Additional housing code provisions require that all plumbing be designed and installed so that no method of installation compromises safety or function. The language emphasizes proper design and installation to meet code standards.
Winchester and Frederick County school superintendents will discuss annexation and its impact on education. The 7:30 p.m. meeting at Kline Elementary School is open to the public with speakers Jacob L. Johnson and Dr. Melton F. Wright.
Selective Service studies automatic assignment of conscientious objectors to Peace Corps Teacher Corps or VISTA as civilian service options. Local draft boards may veto requests and COs must qualify for special status. The plan aims to provide alternative service for about 6000 young men while noting noncombatant Army roles remain unavailable to COs.
Martha Mitchell toured the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and jested about a moon rock from Apollo 14 seeing it as a dirty potato. She noted a white spot and suggested it could be ancient worms as technicians unveiled the one pound gray black rock from its bag.
AP report from Richmond notes a low pressure system in western North Carolina strengthening as it moves through Virginia toward eastern Pennsylvania. Rain covers the state with mountains turning to snow inland and possible thunderstorms east.
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