Seven Charged In Frederick County Deer Hunt Case
Six men face charges in Frederick County Court for illegal deer hunting or possession of deer parts with a seventh set for Clarke County arraignment March 26. Names include Carl Meyers Donald Maxwell Arthur Bowles Charles Baker Harry Hockman Gerald Payne and others tied to Operation Deer Butcher. Bail set varies with no direct link yet to the Jan 21 killings. FBI tests on shells are awaited.
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Frederick County
Clarke County
Blake S. Denney
Virginia Game Commission
Carl Meyers
Rt. 50 E
Donald Maxwell
Senseng Road
Arthur Bowles
Charles E. Baker
Sulphur Spring Rd
Harry Morris
Steve L. Hockman
Strasburg
Gerald Payne
Bluemont
Payne
Clarke County Court
Rowles
Baker
Winchester
U.S. Army
Denney
Winchester Police Dept
Valley Mill Road
FBI
Dozen Hurt As Fog Shuts I-94 In Wisconsin Calamity
About 150 vehicles jammed a 20 mile stretch of Interstate 94 near Kenosha due to fog and darkness. A truck driver died in one collision and around a dozen people were hospitalized. Traffic backed up for hours as wreckage blocked lanes on the busy rural corridor.
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Kenosha
Wis
Milwaukee
Kenosha County
Chicago
Three Teens Held in San Antonio Area Kidnap Slaying
Authorities charged Patrik Leigh Teague 19 July Teague 17 and Daniel Casey 17 all from Bellaire Houston area with murder after Gaynell Newsom 61 vanished from San Antonio and her body was found in a ravine south of Fr edericksburg Texas. The suspects rode in a car owned by Newsom and her husband R G Newsom.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
San_Antonio
R. G. Newsom
San Antonio
Newsom
Ozowa
Patrik Leigh Teague
July Teague
Daniel Casey
Houston
Bellaire
Spring Crocuses Bloom at Christ Episcopal Church Yard
Four or five yellow crocuses bloom in the yard between Christ Episcopal Church and the parish house signaling early spring.
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Christ Episcopal Church
Top Farmer Named by Virginia Jaycees
Hershel Preston Richardson Jr of Marion was chosen Outstanding Young Farmer of Virginia at a Winchester luncheon as part of the State Jaycees meeting. He and his wife will travel to Madison Wisconsin in March to compete with 49 state winners for national honors.
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Mr. Denney
Fred W. Hottle
William Tuttle
Shenandoah County
Virginia Jaycees
Winchester
Hershel Preston Richardson, Jr
Marion
Lee
Armory
Lee Jackson
Shenandoah College
Don Erickson
Harrisonburg
Richardson
Madison
Wis
Marion Southern States Coop
Sugar Grove Community Council
New River Dairymen Association
Ddairymen
iInc
Cooperators Association
Virginia Young Farmer Association
Quake Survivor Recounts Violent Sylmar Quake Night
Mrs. Rhoda Shifflett recalls the February 9 6 01 a m tremor at the Veterans Administration hospital in Sylmar California. The hospital collapses and a three foot uplift occurred as aftershocks raged trapping and terrifying residents. Rescue crews arrived after 45 dead were removed and Shifflett discusses escaping to safety and plans to work at a VA hospital in Virginia.
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Rhoda Shifflett
Veterans Administration Hospital
Sylmar
Calif
Samernando Valley
California
Paradise
South Vietnam Laos drive halted by heavy North Vietnamese offensives
The Saigon-led Laos push against the Ho Chi Minh trail stalled amid heavy counterattacks as North Vietnamese forces struck both sides. About 600 enemy troops were reported killed, with U.S. losses including helicopters and crewmen. American air support and B 52 strikes continued as rangers faced siege and Hanoi artillery fire.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Associated Press
William Barton
Nguyen van Hiep
Ranger
Dmz
Quang Tri
Weather Outlook for Virginia Shows Scattered Showers
A weak cold front crossing Virginia today brings scattered showers mainly in the west and north. An additional low pressure system from the Middle Mississippi Valley moves eastward, with Sunday night increasing clouds and a chance of rain in the western portion by late afternoon.
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Richmond
Virginia
West
North
Mississippi Valley
West Portion
Peking Advised Laos Invasion Is No Threat
London AP report says Nixon administration signaled China that the U S backed Laos invasion by South Vietnamese forces does not threaten Peking. Red China media warn Washington not to escalate and note anti American demonstrations in Kunming amid fears of Chinese intervention.
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Peking
Laos
London
Nixon
China
United State
Red China
Kunming
Yunnan
U.S
People’s Daily
Minimum Housing-9 Appeals Planned for Winchester Code
Editor notes the proposed Minimum Housing Ordinance before Winchester City Council. It creates a five member Board of Housing Adjustments and Appeals to hear appeals of Health Officer occupancy rulings. Members include a realtor, a physician, an engineer or constructor, and two homeowners. Terms range one to three years initial, then four-year terms. Minutes are public, with the Health Officer as secretary. Appeals must be filed within 15 days of notice.
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Winchester
Council
eBict
Erroneous national alert prompts brief false emergency
Washington AP reports radio stations briefly halted due to a mistaken national emergency alert. The message, sent at 9 32 a m EST and canceled at 9 50 a m, was attributed to a Cheyenne Mountain tape mix up. White House Communications Agency called it an inadvertent release of the wrong tape.
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Washington
Associated Press
United Press International
American Telegraph & Telephone Co
Air Force
Cheyenne Mountain
Colorado
White House
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Town Crier
Jaycees
By David Smith
Star
Rick Merron
Hue
Call Corcern
Amherst
Hossman’s
Winchester Health & Fitness Spa
Pat Robinson
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