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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1971
Page
17
Mrs. Louise Speakman, president of the Winchester-Frederick County Lioness Club, presents Salvation Army Captain Luther Hoffman with a $250 check for the Fresh Air Camp. Capt. Hoffman directs contributions to Salvation Army Headquarters at 303 S. Loudoun St.
The Pentagon plans to test congressional support for enlistment and reenlistment bonuses in the National Guard and Reserve. Assistant Secretary Roger Kelley's secret session with a House subcommittee signals possible January defense budget inclusion. Enlistment bonuses would average over 500 dollars and reenlistment over 1,700 dollars, with top six year re ups over 2,000 dollars.
At a Virginia Press Association banquet, Philip Morris U.S.A. president Moss Randolph Millhiser warned that government pressure on newspapers carrying cigarette ads could erode press freedom. He said courts cannot guarantee it and urged a vigilant press. VPA honored Millhiser as Virginian of the Year for 1971 and announced WPAI leadership changes with Carroll N. Tate elected president and other officers named.
Del. Richard Bagley urged the Hirst Study Commission to back a $9 million emergency appropriation in the 1972 session to ease critical conditions at Central State Hospital in Petersburg. Steps taken include reappropriation of $85,000 for planning new buildings and reallocation of funds to hire 50 to 70 additional resident attendants for Eastview and Westview facilities.
Commander David R Scott and James B Irwin will land near Hadley Rille on Apennine front, stay 67 hours, drive a rover, and study a 20 percent swath of the moon. James Worden in orbit will run a 6 in 1 science package to map lunar crust, rille and craters as part of a broader knowledge drive.
Washington AP Carl Albert presses for firm House leadership by over ruling long standing committee autonomy. He faces Rep Harley Staggers on CBS contempt citation and wins 226 to 181. Albert also secures a Rules Committee move to empower the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, avoiding a McCormack setback. In Pretoria Netherlands and South Africa sign a tax pact to avoid double taxation and curb evasion.
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