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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1971
Page
3
A Tarentum Pennsylvania halfway house owned by the state department of transportation remains half intact after more than a year’s demolition of half the structure. Six months ago the Robert Fleming family moved into the standing half and report a quiet setting despite the odd condition.
Organized labor charges Nixon era policies caused a national downturn and inflation. AFL CIO leaders claim construction unemployment rising and mortgage costs up, blaming White House for mismanaging the economy and wages while calling for new economic policies.
Washington reports say the United States remains skeptical of Hanoi and Viet Cong push for a seven point peace plan. North Vietnam reportedly accepts an independent neutral Saigon government and seeks talks in Paris with Kissinger as U S policy stresses a people led choice and negotiations behind closed doors.
In Morocco King Hassan II ordered a broad crackdown on suspected coup sympathizers after a weekend uprising. Officers were arrested, general ringleaders executed, and Casablanca port and airports were controlled as security operations expanded nationwide. Patrols searched Rabat and Casablanca streets while civilians rallied in some areas. Gen. Mohamed Medbouh, the uprising leader, was killed by his troops.
Fifteen thousand American lawyers and families descend on London for the American Bar Association’s 94th annual meeting. Delegates occupy 600 Grosvenor House beds amid chartered flights and a projected $2.5 million spend. U.S. Attorney General John N. Mitchell and wife Martha arrive with others from across America.
Richmond AP reports Virginia Farm Bureau policy committee heard State Highway Department estimates show a 1.1 billion gap in completing the nine year highway plan begun in 1966. Gordon Blundon urged careful tax evaluation and noted a one cent gasoline tax would raise 22.5 million. Nine agencies asked for budget boosts as Rowe pushed expansion plans for Agriculture and Commerce. Paessler cited erosion as a major pollution factor. Meyers indicated farmers would face stricter open burning rules and must avoid fires near homes and dense smoke sources.
Troop 106 sponsored by the Winchester Frederick County Association for Retarded Children held a Saturday picnic at Senseny Park. Afterward the Scouts washed Scoutmaster Roger Miller and Assistant Scoutmaster Danny Hickersons cars, bowled, and enjoyed a birthday party at a refreshment stand. Participants included Rixey Good Mike Osterman Matt Osterman Greg Clark Charles Shillingburg David Morris Douglas Duane with helpers Shelva Miller and Brenda Hickerson. The next regular meeting is Wednesday with a member family picnic planned for July 21.
Actor and announcer Allen Swift has voiced fifty thousand commercials but refuses on camera spots. He remains active in radio and voice work while steering clear of appearing in front of cameras.
Linda Moyer was crowned Miss Virginia on Saturday night and completed her first task on Monday with a drawing at the First National Bank of Virginia in Roanoke. Bank executive Warner Dalhouse watched the event as senior vice president.
Rehearsals underway at Fairfax County High School for Youth on Stage to be presented Thursday at 8 p.m. The free show, sponsored by local citizens and the Virginia Commission of the Arts and Humanities, features high school students from Norfolk Roanoke Lynchburg and Northern Virginia with performances seen in Alexandria Lynchburg Roanoke Danville Hot Springs Fredericksburg and more. The event aims to stimulate summer activity and foster careers in the performing arts with Barbara Thuesen as choreographer Fred Wygal Jr as choral arranger Art Monroe as musical arranger and Dr. Harold Hunter as accompanist. Performers were chosen from scouts in Norfolk Roanoke and Fairfax.
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