Miss Alsberry Wins Lord Fairfax Title
Miss Kathy Alsberry of Strasburg won the Miss Lord Fairfax crown at Wayside Theatre Middletown with 19 contestants. She is 20 and studies Secretarial Science. sponsor Page News and Courier Luray. First runner-up Kathy McPeak, 19, Front Royal. second runner-up Sandy Stotler, 19 Winchester. third runner-up Bonnie Beightol, 18 Winchester. Judy Neff named Miss Congeniality. Judges were Mrs Nom Mellett, Mrs Mary Ann Clowser, Ronald McGuigan.
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Kathy Alsberry
Strasburg
Kathy McPeak
Franklin McPeak
Front Royal
Rocking “‘R” Hardware
Woodstock
Sandy Stotler
Richard Stotler
Winchester
Farm Bureau of Shenandoah Co-op
Bonnie Beightol
Lynn Beightol
Swirl and Curl Beauty Shop
Luray
Judy Neff
Toms Brook
Roy Neff
Nom Mellett
Mary Ann Clowser
Ronald McGuigan
The
Boleroes
Patti Danley
Mary Danley
Nanette Swartz
Robert Danley
Teresa Mauck
Unlimited Airpower Pledged for Withdrawal in Southeast Asia
Secretary of State William P. Rogers warns of a critical period as the United States withdraws about 50 000 troops by May 1 while pledging unlimited air power to protect withdrawing GIs. He cites enemy buildup in southern Laos and near the Laos Cambodia border with air strikes targeting infiltration routes near Khe Sanh.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Laos
U.S
Indochina
South Vietnam
Laos-Cambodia
Rogers
Cambodia
Vietnam
Saigon
Khe Sanh
Apollo 14 to Moon Flight Launch Planned From Cape Kennedy
Apollo 14 prepared for a Feb lunar launch from Cape Kennedy with astronauts Alan Shepard Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa aboard a Saturn V. The mission aims to land at Fra Mauro while Roosa orbits Kitty Hawk and plans include a nuclear powered science station deployment and geology field work. Splashdown is set for Feb 9 in the Pacific Ocean.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
America
Houston
Louise Shepard
Shepard
Louise Mitchell
Joan Roosa
Roosa
Lunar
Mitchell
Antares
Fra Mauro
Earth
Cone
Kitty Hawk
Pacific Ocean
Cyclone Felice Devastates Portuguese Mozambique
Rescue workers in Mozambique report 500 to 1,000 dead as Cyclone Felice floods the Zambezi region. About 1.5 million people face rising waters up to 20 feet, with communications cut and relief efforts by aircraft, boats, and helicopters underway.
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Lourenco
Malagasy Republic
Mozambique Channel
Zambezi
Quelimane
Licuno
Bitter Cold Affects Andrew Todd Home In White Hall
Severe weather grips White Hall with a window blown out by wind and an above ground oil tank frozen as temperatures drop to four degrees. HESPCA urges residents to care for birds and dogs, advising extra straw, longer tethering, and shelter away from wind.
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Andrew Todd
White Hall
Mr. Todd
Sharp Rise in Living Costs Triggers Alarm In 1970
Washington reports a 5.5 percent December rise and 1970 total inflation of 12 percent over 1969 purchasing power. Labor Department data show wage gains eroded, unemployment at 4.6 million, and no White House reaction yet to the cost of living surge.
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Washington
White House
Labor Department
Joel Popkin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
Byrd Attacks Nixon Budget Deficit Financing
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. from India, Virginia, criticizes President Nixon's proposed budget deficit financing as alarmingly large. He cites a two year deficit near 50 billion dollars, counting Social Security surplus, arguing it exceeds the 1968 Johnson deficit. Sen. William B. Spong Jr. plans to study the proposal over the weekend.
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Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
President Nixon
Nixon
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
School Bus Law Changes Limit Dual Lane Stop Rule
School bus law updates that took effect last June 28 reduce the obligation to stop on dual-lane highways to vehicles behind the bus only. Opposing-traffic drivers are not required to stop unless designated, while all vehicles on non dual-lane roads must stop until children are clear. The Winchester area adapts bus routing to keep children safe on routes across dual lanes and on single-lane sections.
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Star
Frederick County
Thomas Line
Mr. Line
Line
Winchester
Pledges Grow For Operation Deer Butcher Reward
Additional donations arrive for Operation Deer Butcher fund set to reward the capture and convic tion of the person or persons who illegally killed two does and a young buck along Valley Mill Road last week. Contributors include Neil C. Watson of Alexandria pledging 20 dollars and others from Winchester Kiwanis Club and local conservation groups. Donations may be sent to Operation Deer Butcher Winchester Evening Star Box 27 Winchester Va 22601.
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Valley Mill Road
Neil C. Watson
Alexandria
Frederick County
Paul.w. Braithwaite
Winchester Kiwanis Club
Wallace Winer
C. Stanley Clevenger
Winchester
Cold Front to Spread Arctic Air Across Virginia by Sunday
The Weather in Richmond reports a fast moving cold front bringing arctic air that will affect the entire state by Sunday. A potential snow develops in southern Virginia as a secondary low forms in western North Carolina and moves east of the Virginia capes.
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Richmond
Virginia
North Carolina
Virginia Capes
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William McCoy
Lord Fairfax Community College
Alsberry
Page News and Courier of
New York
Washington, D.C
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
At&t
Story
Florida, Mich
Florida
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Byrd
Lulu Williams
Wendell Seldon
John Capehart
Winchester ‘Schools
Hunter. Maddox
State Department
Capehart
Sun
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