Teen honors Red Cross hero for saving camper on Capon Mountain
A teenager is recommended for the Red Cross's highest honor after saving a camper struck by lightning at Camp Rimrock in West Virginia. Thunderstorms at about 7 30 p m cut power in Winchester and scattered areas from Waterloo to Wardensville. The victim, 13 year old Kimberly Morrison, was struck while campers faced danger.
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Red Cross
Capon Mountain
Winchester
Waterloo
Wardensville
Kimberly Morrison
Camp Rimrock
W. Va
Dock Strike Ends After 2 Weeks of Turmoil in Britain
Britain’s nationwide dock strike, the first in 44 years, ends as 46 000 longshoremen accept a peace plan by Lord Pearson. Delegates vote 51-31 to resume work Monday, with basic pay rising from 28 40 to 48 00 weekly and a larger wage bill through overtime. Port cargoes, including bananas, faced delays as troops were used to move perishables. Meanwhile a rescue story from Camp Rimrock describes 19 year old Miss Wilson earning merit for life saving aid after lightning struck a camper on Capon Mountain.
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London
Britain
Lord Pearson
Transport and General Workers Union
James L. Matheson
Kathryn Wilson
Major Communist Victory at Kimi Rom Plateau
Cambodian forces lose control of the Kimi Rom plateau after an 18 day battle with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese units. Several hundred government troops were killed or wounded, with five battalions overrun or driven down slopes. Vietnamese and American observers condemned the operation as a strategic trap.
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Phhom Penh
Indochina
U.S
Ripcord
South Vietnam
Kim Rom
Cambodia
Meany Urges $2 Minimum Wage and Expanded FLSA
AFL-CIO President George Meany urged Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to at least $2 an hour. He argued current wages leave workers near poverty and called for double-time overtime, a shorter work year, and broader coverage to include some 17 million farm workers now outside the act.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Congress
Meany
House Education and Labor Committee
Miliés
Gas Station Break-In Stuns Winchester Early Morning
Police report a burglary at Triangle Texaco between 3:30 and 3:42 a.m. A glass pane was smashed and cigarettes were stolen after two checks found the lot quiet. Maj. Warren Rudolph and Officers Miller Pitcock Lake identified the break-in.
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Winchester
Warren Rudolph
Texaco
Berryville
National Aves
R.D. Miller
Charles Pitcock
Maj. Rudolph
Maurice Lake
Israeli Cabinet stalls on Rogers peace plan as rightists threaten quit
Israel's divided cabinet adjourned after a two hour split over the Rogers Middle East peace plan. Gahal leaders oppose any withdrawal from lands seized in 1967 arguing to hold all occupied territory. Dayan says he would accept the plan reluctantly. Egypt and Jordan accept. Palestinian groups reject.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
U.S. Middle East
Menahem Begin
U.S
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Gahal
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
Sinai
Red Sea
Soviet Union
Syria
Egypt
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Jordan
Cairo
Smog Blankets Baltimore Amid Air Quality Watch
Baltimore and suburban areas entered the second phase of a four step air pollution plan as health officials issued a high air pollution watch. Dr. Neil Solomon warned the smog could irritate eyes and throats and worsen respiratory and heart conditions, though area hospitals showed no surge in cases.
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Baltimore
Neil Solomon
State Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene
Washington
Solomon
Seaboard
New York
Atlanta
New England
Gulf of Mexico
Baltimore Gas and Electric Co
Local Students Named to Lord Fairfax College Government
Deborah Tomney of Valley Ave and Sharon Rogers of Fox Drive were named to the temporary Student Government Assn. at Lord Fairfax College Middletown. Tomney elected secretary and Rogers one of eight representatives to the College Senate. Other officers include Brent Cavedo president Lois Markee vice president Bruce Roemmelt treasurer and Richard Tupper reporter.
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Deborah Tomney
Valley Ave
Sharon Rogers
Fox Drive
Lord Fairfax College
United Methodist Church
Middletown
Miss Tomney
Miss Rogers
Brent Cavedo
Luray
Lois Markee
Front Royal
Bruce Roemmelt
Richard Tupper
Washington
Senate
John A. Bryant
Marshall
Judy Neff
Strasburg
John Younts
Connie Ritenour
Peggy Snecker
Woodstock
Dann Hitt
Amissville
Local Retail Deals and Office Moves Noted
Schlitz beer six one way bottles priced at 1.19 at Peoples Drug Ward Plaza with merchandise clearance. Elsie-Kay Shoppe closes for vacation August 3 through 13 and reopens August 14. Dr Herman J Pifer relocates from 126 N Braddock to Route 11 North with new contact 662-7306.
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Ward Plaza
Herman J. Pifer
N. Braddock
Byrd Criticizes Court Ruling and Busing Policy
Virginia Beach Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. denounces the Supreme Court for a double standard in desegregation cases and argues busing to balance races is wrong. He urges DOJ to side with parents before courts and endorses direct Israel Egypt talks for Middle East peace.
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Virginia Beach
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Byrd
U.S. Justice Department
Jaycees
Israel
Egypt
Mideast
Middle East
Virginia Heat Persists Under Strong Ridge Across State
Richmond area weather stays hot and humid as a high pressure ridge from New York to the Southeast dominates the pattern. The note mentions anxious sentiment and a local ad blurb about a sale and a grocery station, with a quirky front-page early bird shoe offer hinted.
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Richmond
Virginia
New York State
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Miss Wilson
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Phnom Penh
Kimi Rom
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Crisman Cleaners
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