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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1970
Page
1
Britain prepares for its first national dock strike in 44 years as 47,000 longshoremen walk off at 40 major ports after rejected pay offers. Goods worth $600 million weekly could stall, with food and energy supplies, meat, butter, and grains cited as at risk while some ports and rail facilities remain operational.
A Whitacre man, James W. Miller, 21, died after a high speed Route 522 crash at Nain. Three others were hurt, two critically, as a car racing at over 100 mph skidded and hit a parked vehicle and an electric pole. Police closed the road. rescue squads and fire units responded.
Cambodian battalions moved into position south of the Kim Rom plateau to drive on the resort 50 miles west of Phnom Penh. Officials noted enemy losses and speculated Viet Cong and North Vietnamese withdrawal into jungle while signaling a near end to the battle.
Huyett-G-Light of Clearbrook resigns after 14 years on the Frederick County School Board in response to Virginia Attorney General rulings on spouses teaching in the same system. Wife Mary Jane Light, a Stonewall Elementary teacher, will move to history teaching at Frederick County Junior High School in the fall.
The House Ways and Means Committee completed basic decisions on a protectionist bill to limit imports by maintaining quotas on foreign oil. The measure marks a break with freer trade policies since the 1930s New Deal era. A State Department expert warned of potential business war with major trading partners.
The Virginia State Travel Service opened a new Highway Information Station on I 81 north of Win d. Costing 117 450 dollars from state and federal funds, it is the seventh of ten planned stations. Staff include Travel Director Mrs. Helen Marie Hoover and counselors Miss Susan Claibourne Mathews Miss Holly Diane Brown and Margaret D Keesling. The site lies four miles from the West Virginia line and operates seven days a week.
Prince Charles and Princess Anne arrive in the United States for a casual encounter with American culture. They will tour landmarks, attend a White House reception, dine at a late night buffet, and attend a baseball game at RFK Stadium with Nixon officials and Eisenhowers.
With 13 of 2 033 precincts in, George C. Rawlings Jr. leads Del. Clive L. DuVal by 879 votes for the Democratic U S senatorial nomination. A runoff decision looms as 10 voting machines faced garbled tapes prompting machine uncapping in Norfolk.
A viewer poll on WRC TV shows voter apathy in the Democratic primary. On a Washington street, passersby were asked who won the primary and who won the All-Star game. Most answered the second question, while nearly all failed the first.
A cold front will cross Virginia with showers and thundershowers followed by cooler, drier air. Live entertainment nightly through Saturday at Peanut Gellar. Cammer's Cleaners closes for vacation in July 2025. Snags Sport Shop promotes Spot-Bilt and Adidas football and cross country shoes and gym wear from Handley and WIS. 662-2483. Oak Grove Orchard and Lodi apples offered.
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