Northeast Storm Numbs New York and Maine With Widespread Snow
The arctic blast froze a wide swath from the Dakotas to New England while a blizzard loomed east of Lake Ontario. New York and Maine faced drifting snow, 11 counties closed roads, and up to 2 feet in places. Fail-safe travel warnings remained in effect with dozens of deaths and many injuries reported nationwide.
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Associated Press
New York
Maine
New York State
Lake Ontario
New York State Thruway
Buffalo
Syracuse
National Weather Service
Midwest
New England
Plains
Atlantic Ocean
Dakotas
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Conneautville
Insylvania
Michigan
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio
Vermont
New Hampshire
Great Lakes
North Carolina
California
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Washington
Chehalis
Aberdeen
Wind Knocks Out Power for City After High Winds
About 70 homes were without power for roughly 1 hour 45 minutes as high winds in the northeast city disrupted lines. Gusts reached 58 mph locally with stronger gusts reported at Martinsburg. The outage affected Gray Kern Virginia and Butler avenues while other areas remained online.
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Leon Rector
Winchester Municipal
Gray Ave
Kern Ave
Virginia Ave
Butler Ave
John Boettner
Potomac Edison
Revenue Sharing Split Up For Congress in Seven Bills
The White House plans to send seven separate revenue sharing bills to Congress to bypass the House Ways and Means Committee while pushing a $16 billion program. Press secretary Ziegler and domestic policy chief Ehrlichman defend the split as intentional. Mills and critics worry it weakens debate and could derail the plan. The package proposes $5 billion with few strings and $10 billion from grants reallocated with fewer guidelines and no matching funds requirement.
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Washington
White House
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means
Associated Press
Congress
Mills
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
Mills Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Ehrlichman
Ziegler
Congressional
Congressional Veterans
Winchester annexation costs total 275000
City and Frederick County faced combined expenses for annexation efforts totaling about 275000. City Manager Wendell Seldon broke the city’s share at 150000 and the county’s at 125000, noting much of the cost was legal engineering and accounting work over five years and that much work was done by city staff.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Wendell L. Seldon
Dual-Laning Rt 50 East Contract Awarded
Virginia Department of Highways awards a 1 273 157 contract to Echols Brothers Inc Staunton to dual lane Rt 50 East from I 81 intersection, near Holiday Inn East, about 2.7 miles east, parallel two 24 foot roadways as a major route from the Washington area to the upper Shenandoah Valley. Eleven contracts totaling 6 821 793 were announced.
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Virginia Department of Highways
Rt. 50
I-81
Echols Brothers, Inc
Staunton
Holiday Inn East
Virginia
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Ee Cane
Rts. 7
West Conshohocken Gas Blast Destroys Homes Killing One
A gas leak explosion in West Conshohocken caused a 50 foot flame wall and fires that destroyed nearly two dozen homes. One volunteer firefighter died and 49 people were injured, with 15 seriously, as 250 volunteers fought the blaze and power was cut for over an hour.
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Philadelphia
West Conshohocken
Schuylkill River
John Collins
Robert Ganley
Bridgeport Fire Department
Filibuster Compromise Premature in Senate Debate
Washington AP report says Sen. Frank Church opposes early compromise on filibuster reform arguing it would muddy the issue while Southern senators weigh a three-fifths rule for appropriations and conference reports. Ellender signals possible compromise but details remain unsettled as nose-counting continues.
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Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
Church
Ellender
Senate House
End of ’72 Withdrawal Target For AF Combat Units in S. Viet
U S air force combat units to be withdrawn from South Vietnam by end of 1972 leaving advisers and technicians if Vietnamization proceeds. Heaviest bombing of Laos and Cambodia continues to pressure North Vietnam while up to 500 U S war planes conduct raids on trails, depots and troops. Withdrawal depends on Ho Chi Minh trail impact, North Vietnamese concessions, and South Vietnamese air force progress. U S air force has 30 squadrons and 700+ aircraft in South Vietnam with 42,200 personnel.
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S. Viet
U.S
Vietnam
United States
Indochina
Thailand
7Th Fleet
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Laos
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh Trail
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Weather signals cold spell for Virginia coast
A low pressure area moved across Virginia and was expected to jet off the coast by tonight. For the next few days fair but very cold weather is forecast across the state.
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Richmond
Virginia
Kent State Grand Jury Report Thrown Out by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Cleveland ordered the Portage County grand jury report expunged while leaving 25 indictments intact from last May on Kent State University campus violence. The ruling suppresses critical findings about the university administration and guardsmen, with indictments mostly against Kent State students for rioting.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Kent State University
U.S. District Court
William K. Thomas
Portage County
Grand Jury
James A. Rhodes
Kent State
Thomas
Pledges Gather for Deer Butchering Reward Fund
A fund to reward the capture and conviction of the person or people who killed two does and a young buck and dumped the meat on Valley Mill Road last week is collecting pledges. The Winchester Evening Star invites pledges at Box 27 Winchester VA 22601. Donors include Winchester Chapter Izaak Walton League and listed residents and clubs.
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Operation Deer Butcher
Valley Mill Road
Winchester Evening Star
Box
Winchester
Izaak Walton League
Ethel M. Carver
Charles W. Phares
Pat Robinson
Joseph W. White
R.C. Adams
Rebel Hunt Club
Douglas Bowers
Thomas Bennett
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Rector
Martinsburg
Ronald L. Ziegler
Mills House
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Dixie Bloc
Worth
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