Winchester Council Assails County Over Annexation Police Plan
Winchester city leaders disputed Frederick County Supervisors claim that State Police service would end in the annexed 5.9 square mile area by June 30. Mayor Battaile and City Manager Seldon said State Police and Highway Department will continue operations through June 30, 1971 per city request. The Supervisors passed a resolution denying the city's Jan 1 readiness claim and urged road maintenance revocation.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
William M. Battaile
Wendell L. Seldon
Virginia State Police
Virginia Highway Department
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
State Highway Department
Annexation
Seldon
The
Highway Department
Virginia Department of Highways
City of
Indictment Announced in Harrisburg Plot Case
A federal grand jury in Harrisburg indicted six defendants in a conspiracy to kidnap a presidential adviser and destroy heating systems in federal buildings. Named in the indictment are four men and two others, including Rev. Philip Berrigan and Rev. Neil R. McLaughlin.
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Harrisburg
Joseph Reese Wenderroth
Neil R. McLaughlin
Philip Berrigan
Eqbal Ahmad
Berrigan Named Planner in Kissinger Kidnap Plot
A federal grand jury in Harrisburg indicts Rev. Philip Berrigan and five others over a scheme to blow heating ducts in Washington federal buildings and kidnap Henry Kissinger. The plan aimed to force U S bombing restraint and prisoner releases amid a backdrop of the brothers' prior antiwar activities.
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Washington
Phillip Berrigan
Henry Kissinger
Harrisburg
Berrigan
Kissinger
Nixon
Grand Jury
Senate
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Daniel
Hoover
U.S
Southeast Asia
Daniel Berrigan
Berrigans
Philip Berrigan
Federal Correctional
Gunter Clarifies Police Protection in Annexed Frederick County Area
Frederick County commonwealth's attorney E. Eugene Gunter explains that the city of Winchester will police the annexed area until July 1, 1971 while state police assist by policy but no formal agreement exists. The attorney general found Sec. 52-11.2 vague and nonbinding on state police entry. Col Burgess sought guidance on compliance and final state police stance remains unsettled.
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E. Eugene Gunter
Frederick County
Commonwealth
Col. Burgess
Virginia State Police
Attorney General
Winchester
Largent Proposes Local Special Assessment Taxation Bills
Richmond Delaware legislator F L Largent Jr has filed measures to let counties cities and towns enact ordinances for special assessment and taxation of agricultural forest horticultural and open space lands. The goal is to preserve real estate amid population growth and land loss.
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Richmond
Del
F.L. Largent, Jr
Sargent
General Assembly
Rules Committee
City Sees Cloudy Cold Day With Snow Flakes
The day remained mostly overcast and cold with a few snow flurries and a noon temperature of 24 degrees. a warmer forecast shows lower 50s tomorrow. City Manager Wendell L. Seldon announced postal mailing of Annexation Information brochures to residents and businesses, plus state tax income forms and business license details.
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CIPY
Wendell L. Seldon
Star
Harriman says Russians want Indochina war halted in Moscow
W Averell Harriman after a Kremlin meeting says he remains convinced Russia seeks an end to the Indochinese war and cites Moscow’s role in arranging the 1968 pact to stop U S air attacks on North Vietnam. He notes his Paris peace talks role and his current private visit, speaking with Foreign Minister Gromyko.
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Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
Kremlin
U.S
North Vietnam
Harriman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paris
Andrei A. Gromyko
Troops and Vehicles Launch Drive to Open Cambodian Highway
AP reports 140 armored cars and more than 13,000 South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops move to clear Highway 4 from Phnom Penh to Kompong Som. The operation targets North Vietnamese positions at Pich Nil and Stung Chhay with mixed cooperation noted at the northern roadblock.
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Cambodian
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompeng Som
Elephant Mountains
Pich Nil
Stung Chhay
Kompong Som
Ghislain Bellorget
Bellerget
Hearing on Senate redistricting proposes 27th District shift
A public hearing is set Monday on new senatorial lines. The 21st District would become the 27th, expanding to include Winchester and six counties, while dropping Loudoun. The proposed 27th would cover Winchester, Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah, Warren, Rappahannock and Fauquier, with a total population of 121,365.
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Senate
Privileges and Elections Committee
Winchester
Frederick, Clarke, Shenandoah Warren
Rappahannock
Fauquier Counties
Loudoun County
Warren
Fauquier
Frederick, Clarke and
Shenandoah
House of Delegates
Frederick
Clarke
Clarke Counties
Winchester Mayor Extends Welcome to 4000 New Citizens
Mayor William M. Battaile presented the annual report detailing Winchester’s 1970 highlights and the annexation of 5.9 square miles from Frederick County effective Jan. 1 1971. He noted court delays, a $231 475 supplemental budget for the annexed area, and pledged full cooperation to new residents amid ongoing growth.
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Winchester
William M. Battaile
Frederick County
Supreme Court of
Wirich
Battaile
Elliott Marshall
Blue Ridge Mountains
Nixon vows action as steel prices loom
President Nixon warns domestic steelmakers about foreign competition if price increases grow, following Bethlehem Steel's 11 to 13 percent boost by March 1. Lukens Steel then raises carbon steel plate prices by 17 dollars per ton effective March 1.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Bethlehem Steel
Ronald L. Ziegler
Weather outlook and event notices in Richmond AP report
A cold front from a midwest low moves east bringing clouds and rain to Virginia tonight and Thursday. Also noting a Dance Tonight event with the American Legion and music by Together from 10 to 1, plus aggressive sale chatter for Margaret L Hodgson Shop and Buzella's lingerie sale.
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Richmond
Middle West
Virginia
American Legion
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Annual Report
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Snag
Margaret L. Hodgson
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