Frederick County Supervisors pick Sandy as chairman and Russell as vice
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors elected Raymond C. Sandy of Opequon District chairman for the coming year and J. Robert Russell of Gainesboro District vice chairman after a 3-2 vote. The board, shifting from 3 Democrats and 2 Republicans to 1 Democrat and 4 Republicans, also adopted a one year term for both posts and authorized a tie breaker to vote with the board when needed.
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Frederick County
Opequon
Donald R. Hodgson
Shawnee
Dennis T. Cole
Stonewall
David G. Dickson
Hank Leland
Sandy
Frederick
J. Robert Russell
Gainesboro
Russell
Richard F. Madigan
Back Creek
Cole
Cole Then Placed Mr. Sandy
Roger Alderman
Madigan
Alderman
Loss of U S Plane and Helicopters In Laos
U S command reports another F4 Phantom lost over northern Laos and four U S helicopters shot down while aiding a patrol 40 miles northeast of Saigon. One soldier killed, 13 wounded. 11th U S aircraft loss since Dec 10 with six rescued.
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Saigon
U.S
Laos
Air Force
North Vietnam
James D’entremont
Ho Chi Minh Trail
D’entrement
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Phan Rang
South Vietnamese Air Force
Arson Suspect May Have Died In Fire At Mine Superintendent Home
Police Chief Chilton Stewart says arson is likely in the Wertz mine superintendent Glen C. Gilliam home fire near Appalachia. The blaze swept the vacant house after midnight while Gilliam was away and his wife and daughter vacationing. A siphoned gas line and gasoline surmise point to arson. the fire destroyed the residence once owned by the late Congressman C Bascome Slemp.
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BIG Sonte Gap
Chilton Stewart
Wise County
Glen C. Gilliam
Wertz
Appalachia
Gilliam
Florida
Stewart
C. Bascome Slemp
McGovern launches New Hampshire bid for Democratic nomination
Senator George S. McGovern formally opens his campaign in Concord vowing to give front-runner Edmund S. Muskie a real fight. He submits petitions with 2,000 names and five new $100 bills to Secretary of State Robert L. Stark to secure a place in the March 7 primary.
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Concord
N.H
George S. McGovern
New Hampshire
Edmund S. Muskie
South Dakota
Robert L. Stark
Sen
Muskie
McGovern
Sam Yorty
Los Angeles
Vance Hartke
Indiana
Manchester
Hartke
Maine
Nixon
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
California
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Chappaquiddick Island
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Illinois
South
First Wage Rollback Is Due Today
Washington AP report on the Pay Board likely ordering a wage rollback from 12 percent to around 8 percent for aerospace workers. Board members dispute 7 percent cap rules and consider automatic cuts for old contracts, with a plan to apply a 7 percent limit to deferred raises. The discussion centers on aerospace contracts with UAW and IAM at six firms and related unions.
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Washington
Virgil Day
General Electric Co
Day
United Auto Workers
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Virginia crime commission reports organized crime moving into state
A 22 member task force found organized crime in Virginia has expanded into drug distribution and gambling. It urged wiretap legalization, empowered attorney general prosecutions of corrupt officials, and funding for undercover drug buys and informers. The report notes murders tied to heroin and gaming networks in Richmond, Peninsula Tidewater, and Northern Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia
Linwood Holton
del. Stanley C. Walker
Norfolk
Virginia Crime Commission
Holton
Walker
Crime Commission
Stanley C. Walker
Harold E. Seyler
Internal Revenue Service
Peninsula
Tidewater
New York
New Jersey
Washington
General Assembly
Peace Talks Resume After Four-Week Suspension
Paris report says the United States and South Vietnam accepted a Communist proposal to reconvene Vietnam peace talks on Thursday ending a four week pause. Washington canceled meetings on December 16 and 23 to pressure North Vietnam and the Viet Cong into serious negotiations.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
North Vietnam
C&S Joins Rockingham Bank in Regional Holding merger
H Robert Edwards announces that Commercial and Savings Bank and Rockingham National Bank form a regional holding company Valley of Virginia Bankshares Inc. If approved, assets exceed 100 million. Both banks keep operations and boards. holding board to include six from Rockingham and five from C&S.
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Jack Davis
H. Robert Edwards
Commercial and Savings Bank
C&s
Rockingham National Bank of
Harrisonburg
Valley of Virginia Bankshares, Inc
Edwards
Rockingham National
C. Robert Creamer, Jr
Loudoun St
William A. Johnston
Hawthorne Drive
Harold D. Patton
Greystone Terrace
James R. Wilkins
Academy Lane
Mr. Edwards
S. Stewart St
Clarke County Board Fails To Limit Chairman Tenure
Clarke County supervisors narrowly defeat a proposal to limit the chairman’s term as a new board member Raleigh H. Watson Jr. proposes one year with one renewal. The board then votes to elect the chair for a year by unanimous choice with Democrat Jack Hardesty named chairman.
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Lulu Williams
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
John D. Hardesty
Raleigh H. Watson, Jr
Eustace B. Jackson
Eight Charged With Marijuana Possession in Winchester Hotel Raid
Police arrested eight people at 12:15 a.m. in a second floor room at the George Washington Hotel on marijuana possession charges. The raid involved Lt. Allen Bailey and Officer Herbert Holliday with six officers and a warrant. Two arrestees were juveniles, released to parents. Bonds ranged from 500 dollars for others, with Mrs. Scotty Bennett Cadmus free on bond. The others remained in jail pending a January 24 court appearance.
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Winchester
George Washington Hotel
Allen Bailey
Herbert Holliday
Holliday
Warren Rudolph
Scotty Bennett Cadmus
Merrimans Lane
Jo Ann Nicholson
Highland Ave
Robert Daniel Butler, Jr
E. Clifford St
Wayne Randolph Hedrick
William Charles Zydellis
W. Pall Mall St
Mark L. LeMarr
Dogwood Dr
Winchester Municipal Court
Virginia
Muskie Enters Presidential Race With TV Announcement
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine formally enters the Democratic race. He taped a Monday announcement at his Kennebunk Beach home and aired on CBS at 8 20 p.m. EST costing about 30 000.
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Muskie
Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Kennebunk Beach
Weather Outlook and Local Sales Announced in Virginia
Low pressure from Mississippi brings rain and possible snow to Virginia today and tonight. Local shops announce sales and closures: Modern age Shoppe Huntsberrys Shoe Store closed for sale prep. Powhatan Shop Berryville sale starts Thursday Jan 6 10 am to 4 pm with lamps and shades 10 percent off and groups up to 50 percent off. Colonial Art Craft Shop 25 W Piccadilly offers 25 percent off top coats cashmeres as per last night's Star notice. Gray & Eddy Downtown Winchester.
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Colonial Art & Craft Shop
W. Piccadilly
Gray & Eddy
Winchester
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Sen. McGovern
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United Aircraft Corp
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IN Clarke
P.T. McIntire
Edward B. Lee
Greenway
Mr. Hardesty
Eustace
Jackson
Jack Hardesty
Hubert H. Humphrey
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CBS
George McGovern
Henry M. Jackson
Humphrey
John V. Lindsay
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