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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1973
Page
8
The 24th Rappahannock Races on March 3 will add the Durant Hill Hurdle and a Owner-Rider race with 175 pound minimum. Two brush races plus a plate for place and show boost the nine-event card. The first race at 11 30 a m features the Pairs Race for Hunts members. location is Thornton Hill Farm near Sperryville on Rt 522.
Hardy County FFA members from three high schools engage in agriculture and community projects. They built town amenities, coached intramural basketball, and plan a March 16 public auction of 65 country smoked hams and 65 bacons raised and cured by members under supervision with government inspection. The Moorefield Jaycees assist.
The Law Enforcement and Courts Committee of Frederick County Board of Supervisors will study jail needs to guide renovation or new construction. They seek county city cooperation on planning, consider keeping an overnight lockup, and may hire four deputies for 24 7 supervision.
President Nixon and Secretary Rogers report progress after talks with Egyptian national security adviser Hafez Ismail. They stress a step by step path toward peace in the Middle East and aim to reopen the Suez Canal with limited Israeli troop withdrawals as first tangible moves.
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev left Prague for Moscow after two days of ceremonies with Gustav Husak, exchanging kisses and honoring each other with top political awards. The visit marked celebrations of the 1948 Communist takeover and showcased Soviet–Czechoslovak friendship.
Brezhnev’s Prague visit centers on 1968 pervasion and Husak’s stance while pushing Czechoslovakia toward normalcy. Brezhnev lauds Husak as restoring Soviet ideals and normal relations with West Germany. Husak’s overtures to Washington and Bonn signal Kremlin trust and advancing westward policy.
Ancient seaweed poultices aided healing for nearly five millennia and remain in use today. It features in cough syrups and medicines and even provides dissolving surgical thread that does not require removal.
A checker tournament for third to sixth graders will take place tomorrow at the Armel Community Center on Rt. 522 S. The Frederick County Parks and Recreation Department sponsors and oversees the event. Each grade streams one hour starting 1 p.m. for third graders, 2 p.m. for fourth, 3 p.m. for fifth, and 4 p.m. for sixth. Two winners per grade, a boy and a girl, will be selected.
Belfast AP Northern Ireland police advertise in Britain for more detectives to combat sectarian violence that has claimed 731 lives since 1969. The Royal Ulster Constabulary with 4 000 officers handles about 150 armed robberies monthly and hunts some 150 assassins. A bomb injured 17 at a Belfast tavern after a barman kicked it toward the door.
In a Wednesday session the Frederick County Planning Commission recommended four rezonings for approval by the county board of supervisors. One was withdrawn and another, H. Ray Van Dyke, was recommended for disapproval as spot zoning. Pending actions include petitions by Carper, Fred M. and Esther Strawson, Bottlers International Inc., and S Herbert Shackleford, with Heltzel’s M-1 plan withdrawn. All but Heltzel proceed to final board consideration.
HOGS topweights 38 to 38.30 light butcher 37.25 to 38. VEAL various grades 60 to 73.50 parity by weight. SLAUGHTER CATTLE and DAIRY FEEDER ranges listed for steers heifers cows bulls and calves. Stock cows calves dry stock cows and feeder cattle price bands provided across weight classes and qualities.
Storms around the world generate lightning at a rate of about 100 strikes per second hitting the planet. Scientists note the immense energy released and the global scale of transient electrical activity during severe weather events.
The Rural Electrification Administration continues issuing loans under a new policy that funds from private investors back loans with at least 5 percent interest. The agency has already made three such loans and is processing several more while facing congressional pushback over the shift from direct government funding.
Winchester police and fire crews searched the Abex Corporation after a late night telephone bomb threat. The plant was evacuated with Lt. F A Bailey and patrolmen at the scene. no device was found and workers returned to the plant around 11 p.m.
Police investigate a break-in at the offices of Dr. W. Reynolds Legge Jr. at 212 West Boscawen Street. The building was entered on Thursday night and an air conditioner and a rifle were reported stolen.
Warren County High School drama club Maroon Mask stages three one act plays in the school auditorium on March 23 with two to be considered for district and state play festivals. Casts include Two Fools Who Gained a Measure and The Bald Soprano with student directors Patty Wood and Robert Powell.
Gainesboro Ruritan Club votes to donate 75 dollars to sponsor a local child for Camp Virginia Jaycees program and to raise funds during Apple Butter Week March 4 11 led by Winchester Jaycees. The club also approves 100 dollars for Raritan District Apple Blossom Festival expenses and selects contestants and committee members for local events.
Front Royal group PIONEER will hold a public meeting in Room 50 at Warren County High School on March 7 at 7 p.m. A filmstrip titled Recycling will explain the program and how residents can help with the solid waste problem. An informal discussion will follow. the event is open to the public.
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