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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1971
Page
11
AP reports 1 180 sheep died after grazing halogeton in a remote Utah corner. Officials confirmed oxalate from the plant caused poisoning, with deaths tied to rapid snowmelt and water shortage. The incident echoes past outbreaks near Garrison and links to regional military tests and nuclear activity in nearby sites.
Penn State administrators drop recognition of a fraternity after two members become female. Tau Epsilon Phi members defend coed living as nonsexual and equal, with two women moving into the refurbished house amid parental concerns and university objection.
David Foy, 30, believed a pet scorpion fish sting on his thumb would kill him. He rushed in a car ten miles to a hospital, ran out of gas near a service station, and was stopped by police for speeding. Doctors said the sting was not dangerous, just painful. He called himself a fool.
A reader offers a budget friendly solution by converting a crib into a full bed frame sized to fit the crib mattress, using triangular blocks and four four inch legs. The design keeps height low to reduce injury risk and can include a headboard with the same crib sheets.
David R. Shetler of 308 Russellcroft Road is named director of the Departments of Public Safety and Service for the 44th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival to be held May 7 and 8. This is his second year in the post. He is a U.S. government employee born May 19, 1934 in Berwick Pennsylvania, married with four children, and a former SAC sergeant who has traveled widely. He is a Kiwanis member, 1969 Outstanding Kiwanian, and has chaired Boys and Girls, fundraising, and the James Wood Key Club committees.
Harris Intertype Corp reports six month sales of 169.5 million versus 173 million last year. Earnings total 8.09 million or 1.28 a share, down from 9.76 million or 1.54. A 20 week Westerly plant strike trimmed per share by 0.15. Unfilled orders stand at 165 million as half its business lies in printing and electronics.
Investigators examine a Sikorsky S-58-T helicopter crash at a residential street intersection near Byrd Airport in Sandston Virginia. Five aboard were injured, none seriously, when a fuel shortage forced an emergency landing five crew members were identified and treated.
Florida citrus officials ordered a seven day embargo on sale and shipment of oranges following a freeze. Federal inspectors found 45 percent frozen to the core in western and central Florida with 15 percent damaged less severely and 40 percent meeting fresh fruit standards. The embargo aims to assess damage and prevent spoiled fruit from markets.
The statement notes that the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower for president and Richard Nixon for vice president uniquely secured two election wins. It emphasizes their combined presidency and re-election success as a historic pairing.
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