15 Feb 1972
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1972
Page
1
Shiley Jr club president observes as Officer Kalafat is honored for capturing a suspect who later pleaded guilty to a Front Royal bank robbery and for actions taken in the aftermath. The event is captured in a Star photo by Hank Leland.
The Winchester Exchange Club launched Operation Identification to deter burglaries in Winchester and Frederick County by engraving social security numbers on items. The program offers portable engravers from Rouss Fire Hall. officials including Mayor William M. Battaile and Sheriff Lacy Anderson voiced support.
U S air forces announced a 24 hour Tet cease fire ended as B52s from Guam reportedly joined strikes. In 12 hours before the truce began 251 strikes were flown in South Vietnam plus actions in Laos and Cambodia.
At the Friendship Fire Hall a 51 citizen meeting identified excessive speeding as the top local problem while drugs and crime were seen as the major city-wide issue. Volunteers and medical facilities were noted as key city assets as the City Planning Commission prepares a new Comprehensive Plan.
A diplomat said Gen Ion Serb former Bucharest garrison chief was executed last month for passing Romanian defense deployment and rocket operation details to a Soviet military attaché. The report identifies him as one of Romania’s top generals.
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell resigns to lead President Nixon's re election effort. Nixon names deputy Atty. Gen. Richard G Kleindienst to succeed him.
Secretary Laird told Congress Soviet nuclear power is growing faster than expected. He cited UMSM and ICBM counts, a closing gap in submarine missiles, and a potential threat from a new Russia bomber while urging stronger US retaliatory capability and a voluntary force by mid-1973.
In Mount Crawford Virginia the town council approved a 400 percent pay raise for members. Their monthly meeting stipends rise from 1 to 5 dollars per session, reflecting a notable increase amid inflation concerns.
President Nixon broadens U S export rules to China placing China on par with the Soviet bloc for many goods. The plan includes locomotives construction equipment industrial chemicals and rolling mills with general licenses. Nixon meets Andre Malraux in Washington to prep for a week long China visit including banquets and tours.
FBI agents arrested Valery I. Markelov a 32 year old translator at the United Nations on charges of soliciting classified Navy F14A fighter plane documents. He met 11 times with a Grumman engineer in the New York area and used a portable copier and 35mm camera to reproduce material.
City Councilman Wayne A. Whitham announced he will not seek re election in the May municipal elections. A Republican first elected in June 1964 he has chaired the Public Improvements Committee and served on the Planning Commission and Finance Committee. He thanked Mayor Battaile City Manager Seldon and his constituents for their support.
A proposed Virginia measure would curb nuisance telemarketing by letting customers pay to have their names marked with an asterisk in the directory, signaling disinterest. If a salesman ignores the mark, a $50 penalty could be imposed.
A cold front moved across Virginia from the west today causing increased cloudiness and a drop in temperatures. The notice includes market ads for bananas and tomatoes and a local farm market in Richmond.
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