Flu Outbreak Closes Virginia Schools Amid High Absences
In late December and January, Winchester Frederick County saw high absenteeism due to flu and measles. Attendance has since risen to near normal, while Fredericksburg and Richmond County closed schools. State epidemiologist notes uncertain flu type and emphasizes vaccination.
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Cnce
Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
Jacob L. Johnson
Melton F. Wright
Fredericksburg
Richmond County
James N. Stover
Smoot Pleads Guilty in Beulah Smedley Case
Winfield Smoot 36 of White Post withdrew prior innocent pleas to abduction and murder of Beulah Mae Smedley 30 of Rt. 1 and pled guilty to both indictments. Defense counsel Joseph W. White requested the motion and Judge Robert K. Woltz granted it in Frederick County Circuit Court.
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Winfield Smoot
White Post Today
Beulah Mae Smedley
Rt. 1
Joseph W. White
Robert K. Woltz
Frederick County
Woltz
Winchester Clinic blast victim dies at Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Martha Thomas Colburn Reardon of 229 West Boscawen Street died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after burns from the Winchester Surgical Clinic explosion. Born April 29, 1889 in Frostburg Maryland, she was a widow, member of the First Presbyterian Church and Winchester Clarke Garden Club. She is survived by a sister, six grandchildren, and other relatives.
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Martha Thomas Colburn Reardon
W. Boscawen St
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Winchester Surgical Clinic
Reardon
James P. Reardon
Frostburg
Harry Blackstone Colburn
First Presbyterian Church
Winchester - Clarke Garden Club
James P. Reardon, Jr
S.C. Richmond
Carl’ Soresi
Arlington
Michael Reardon
Loudoun
Nixon signals massive airpower use in Indochina limits refused
President Nixon declares no limit on U S airpower in Indochina except nuclear weapons. He cites the Laos operation as progressing with three supply routes cut toward South Vietnam and emphasizes no U S ground forces in Laos or Cambodia. He also addresses wage and price controls, zoning, revenue sharing, and Middle East mediation.
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Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Indochina
William P. Rogers
Oval Office
Hanoi
U.S
Congress
Povariare
Gunnar V. Jarring
Middle East
Israel
United Arab Republic
Laos
Sepone
South Vietnam
Dmz
Cambodia
China
Saigon Forces Hit Laos Routes Drive North Vietnam
South Vietnamese troops cut Route 9 and Routes 92 and 921 in southeastern Laos and pressed toward Sepone as 16,000 Saigon troops operate in Laos and 2,500 in central highlands. United States airstrikes hit North Vietnamese buildups while Hanoi forces resist with heavy anti aircraft fire and losses reported for both sides.
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Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Sepone
Highlands
U.S
Nixon Proposes Six Point Health Plan to Congress
President Nixon sends a 17 page message outlining a six point, low cost health package aimed at expanding private insurance through federal backing and reforms to the current system. It calls for employer coverage duties, private backed prepaid medical care, and replacing parts of Medicaid with federally financed private plans while boosting physician supply and extending care to rural and urban areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Winchester appoints former mayor Mifflin Clowe as Purchasing Agent
Mifflin B. Clowe Jr., former Winchester mayor and retired Army colonel, is named Purchasing Agent- Personnel Director for the city. Effective Tuesday, he succeeds Robert F. Rose Jr., who resigned Jan. 16 for Tastee Foods of Virginia. City Manager Wendell L. Seldon cites Clowe’s municipal background and military experience as assets.
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Mifflin B. Clowe, Jr
Winchester
Wendell L. Seldon
Clowe
Robert F. Rose, Jr
Rose
Seldon
Tastee Foods of Virginia, Inc
Minimum Housing Seven Shared Areas Responsibility in Winchester
The article explains the seventh installment of Winchester's proposed Minimum Housing Ordinance focusing on owner and occupant duties. It defines owner and occupant and outlines responsibilities for maintaining clean and sanitary shared areas in multi unit dwellings, with a public hearing set for March 9 and continued coverage on Page 17.
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Winchester
City Council
Weather brings clear cold in Virginia then warmer Friday
A high pressure system centered over West Virginia gave Virginia clear, seasonably cold conditions today. The forecast calls for eastward movement later, bringing cloudy and warmer weather Friday. The rest of the item includes a local ad list with dining specials and contact numbers.
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Richmond
West Virginia
Virginia
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Newport News
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State Department of Health
Prince George County
Peters
Smoot
Audrey Coleman
Frederick County Court
Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc
Martinsburg Pike
George Washington
Margaret L. Hodgson
Montgomery Ward
Ward Plaza
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Spiro T. Agnew
Byrd Airport
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