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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1970
Page
11
New officers for Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 were installed. Left to right appear Thomas Cooper as one year trustee Kenneth Ridley chaplain George S Taylor quartermaster Elmer Kline present post commander and other officers.
Culpeper High School Principal Glenn Piper barred student Robert E. Johnston from wearing a peace symbol on his gown during the first graduation at the new Culpeper High. After declaring he would not hand a diploma to the student, Piper faced a standing ovation from parents and students before Johnston received his diploma after removing the symbol. The ceremony proceeded with murmurs and a peace gesture from another graduate, whose brother Michael Johnston was the first Culpeper Marine to die in Vietnam.
Frederick County Sanitation Authority announces a fourth general meeting to present facts on the proposed $8 million county water and sewer system. The meeting is set for Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Frederick County Junior High School and will be open to all area residents.
Thousands of Mexican nationals are smuggled into California in a lucrative deadly trade. Border Patrol reports rising deportable aliens in the San Diego and Chula Vista sectors, with deaths from crashes, exposure, and suffocation. Smugglers face prison terms and fines. patrols use radar, planes, cars, and four wheel drive vehicles.
North American Rockwell Corp won a 1.35 billion development contract for the B1 strategic bomber. The award promises 43,000 California aerospace jobs and up to 200 to 300 planes, with payroll gains rising to 15,000 workers at peak and 28,000 more at subcontractors in the region.
Jackson claimants dispute governor’s finding of snipers in the May 15 disturbance. Biracial committee member Reuben Anderson says no evidence supports sniper fire and disputes the state account of bricks, fire and mortal danger. The segment ends by noting a home planning ad from a wood council unrelated to the incident.
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