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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1971
Page
3
Frances Newcome, chairperson, announces the annual fund-raising Mother's March for birth defect prevention running Monday through Sunday, Jan. 31. She notes a birth defect occurs every 700 seconds, and the campaign funds research, treatment, and education with public support.
Judy Muse a 15 year old in Los Angeles cares for a six week old puppy as her pet monkey Judy who perches in a tree and carries the pup constantly. The monkey fights anyone who tries to take the pup away and the owner has endured this unusual scene for three years.
Samuel Cummings of International Armament Corp based in Alexandria Virginia faces a US Tax Court suit seeking more than 2.4 million dollars for four years ending 1966. The government says he understated income. Cummings contest the IRS claim. He is the sole stockholder and president and the firm handles arms sales worldwide including jet fighters and tanks. Cummings resides in Monaco.
Lloyd Pulsen reported two horses stolen from his Peoria property. A dark Palomino mare and a dark gray Appaloosa mare were taken, with a foal due to be born. A neighbor saw a pickup truck with a horse trailer near Pulsen's Stable.
The Army drops all charges against four enlisted men in the My Lai case, leaving three officers still charged. Lt. William L. Calley Jr. and Capt. Ernest Medina remain charged with murder, with trials ongoing or planned. Fort Meade officers Maj. Gen. Sam Koster Col. Oran Henderson and Capt. Dennis Johnson continue in custody or duty status.
Potomac River oyster harvest falls this season with about 10 000 bushels from Sheepshead Bar versus 40 000 last season. Potomac River Fisheries Commission notes overall take 177 256 bushels to date, about 45 percent below year ago, while some Chesapeake Bay areas report strong production.
The Virginia Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries held a public hearing in Richmond on proposed license year fish and game regulations. The panel plans to meet again March 19 to adopt approved proposals. Small game season ends January 30 with quail rabbit and squirrel included. grouse season west of the Blue Ridge runs to February 27. Turkeys checked in Frederick County totaled 209 in 1970, deer kills dropped to 511.
The Planning Committee of the Winchester community's Ecology Action Group met Tuesday to organize activities for the coming year. Dr. Don Richardson led a mission statement urging grassroots action to curb environmental damage, with committees on Air Pollution Water Pollution Re Cycling Pesticides and Land Use Legislation Population Control Beautification Correspondence Publicity and Library. The next general meeting is February 2 at 7 30 p.m. in the War Memorial Building.
A tall unidentified hijacker aboard a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 forced a Milwaukee to Washington flight to divert to Detroit and then Havana with a bomb threat and a hatchet. The incident ended in Havana with four armed soldiers escorting him off the plane. no sky marshal was reported aboard. The suspect was tentatively identified by the FBI as Gerald Grant.
Brazilian Kraho tribesmen reportedly judge success with women by the size of ear disks they wear. Some men wear plugs as large as teacups, reflecting local beauty and status customs.
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