Area Crashes Claim Three Lives In Rt. 11 and I-81 Incidents
Opal Orndorff, 18, of Middletown died in a Rt. 11 collision with a tractor trailer. Four others were injured, with Richard Tevalt and Mildred Lauck among the hurt. A separate I-81 crash killed a Washington and Lee University professor William Chaffin and student Kevin Baker returning from Dartmouth. One man, Walter Eyles, was treated and released after a Rt. 50 crash. Police note the Rt. 11 accident occurred about 1.5 miles south of Stephens City.
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Rt. 11
Stephens
Opal Virginia Orndorff
Middletown
South
Interstate 81
Dletown
Mildred Catherine Lauck
Stephens City
Ronald Eugene Brown
Rt. 1
Strasburg
Albert L. Orndorff
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Woodstock
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Dartmouth College
William W. Chaffin
Kevin Raymond Baker
Lynchburg
W&l
Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital
J.R. Huffman
Holton Food Tax Rebate Under Fire In Virginia House
Gov Linwood Holton faces sharp criticism from the Democratic dominated House Finance Committee over his 9 rebate plan for food sales tax. Republican Del A R Giesen defends the measure while acknowledging broader tax revenu e measures, including higher tobacco and liquor taxes and railroad stock sales.
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Richmond
Linwood Holton
House Finance Committee
del. A. R. Giesen
Staunton
Giesen
Holton
Finance Committee
del. Clive DuVa
Fairfax
House
Democratic Caucus
Jewelry Store Break-In on Loudoun Street Reported
A daylight break in at the Jewel Box, 151 N Loudoun St, yesterday around 11 30 am, damaged the front door and looted watches rings and razors. Police arrived at 11 40 am and began an inventory as two white men fled south on Loudoun, one tall and heavy, the other with glasses.
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N. Loudoun St
Allen Bailey
Loudoun St
Barley
McCrory’s
Attendance Zone Meeting Noted For Handley Cafeteria Tonight
Patrons of Virginia Avenue and John Kerr Schools received letters about new attendance zones and were reminded of this evening's meeting at Handley Cafeteria at 7 30 with entrance via Jefferson Street.
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Virginia Avenue
John Kerr
Handley
Jefferson St
Eight Die In Va. Fire At Fluvanna County Home
In Colossally tragic blaze in Co hasset Virginia eight people perished in a one story asbestos shingle house near Fork Union. Charles Bates 51 and his five children and two nieces died. Annie Bates 45 and Lillian Bates 11 month granddaughter Rose Ann survived. Annie and her daughter were hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The fire occurred before 4 a.m. and the cause remains undetermined due to heavy damage. Firefighters from Fork Union and Plamyra responded after a neighbor reported the roof on fire.
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Fork Union
Plamyra
Bates
Bus attack on Americans in Holy Land kills woman in Hebron
Arab terrorists attacked a tour bus with 37 Americans and a guide near Hebron. A Michigan woman was killed and three others wounded, including two American women and the local guide. An Israeli helicopter evacuated the injured as troops hunted the attackers.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
Jordan
Michigan
The
Hebron
New York
Draper
Lucille Draper
Ministry of Tourism
West Bank
Beersheba
Bethlehem
Israel
Swiss Probe Seeks Sabotage Link To Swissair Crash
Swiss investigators sift wreckage of the Israel bound Swissair jet that crashed near Wuerenlingen killing 47. Officials consider criminal act and await conclusive evidence amid broader Arab group sabotage claims and European airline disruptions.
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Bern
Switzerland
Associated Press
Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Israel
Swissair
Wuerenlingen
Zurich
Foreign Ministry
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
General Command
Amman
Europe
Frankfurt
Pompidou Heads to U.S. Tour Amid Planned Demonstrations
President Georges Pompidou departed Paris for a nine day U S visit as heavy security and a possible congressional boycott loomed for his Washington joint session. He planned talks with President Nixon aimed at Franco American reconciliation and avoiding sensitive topics.
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Georges Pompidou
Orly
Washington
Jacques Chaban - Delmas
France
United States
Paris
Middle East
Nixon
Pompidou
Claude
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp David
U.S
White House
Atlantic Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Mediterranean
Czechoslovakia
Laos Eyes Muong Suoi After Plain of Jars Reversal
North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces threaten Muong Suoi nine miles west of the Plain of Jars as government troops regroup after losing Xieng Khouang airfield. Vang Pao commands 10 000 Meo tribesmen aided by U S airpower. An American helicopter pilot from Air America was killed by sniper fire.
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Vientiane
Laos
Plain of Jars
Muong Suoi
Phou Kout
Vang Pao
Long Cheng
United States
Pathet Lao
Xieng Khouang
Thongphanh Knoksy
Laotian Defense Ministry
Thongphanh
Thailand
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
J. C. Maerkl
Fort Worth
Tex
CIA
Air America
Maerkl
Weather and sale notes mix in Richmond report
Mild moist air from the south central states is expected to spread into Virginia Tuesday while cooler air moved across the state. Washington's Birthday Sale continues with drastic price reductions as Margaret L Hodgson advertises downtown Winchester.
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Richmond
South Central States
Virginia
Washington
Margaret L. Hodgson
Winchester
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E.W
Mary Helen Massie
Lulu Williams
Orndorff
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Richard Joseph Tevalt
Rt. 1, Mid
Rt. 50
Paris Mountain
Walter Eyles
John H. Enders
Berryville
Holton Program
del. Warren White
Norfolk
Bulletin
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