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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1970
Page
14
The Winchester Frederick County Chamber of Commerce Public Relations Committee prepared radio shorts about the city county area. James L. Hockman, chairman, said the broadcasts aim to acquaint citizens with positive features of the community. Shorts will air on WINC WRFL and WHPL throughout the day and night.
Frederick County officially becomes active member of State Planning District 7, named the Lord Fairfax Planning District, joining Clarke Frederick Page Shenandoah Warren counties plus Winchester Front Royal and Luray. The board approved the charter and outlined per capita costs with state matching funds, while stressing district staff can monitor state funds for joint projects but cannot raise money or taxes.
Arthur G. Barkley, a Phoenix truck driver, was indicted by a federal grand jury on aircraft piracy and interfering with a flight crew after a cockpit battle on a hijacked TWA jet at Dulles Airport. Pilot Dale C. Hupe was wounded. Barkley faces possible death or life terms. President Nixon praised Hupe as a national hero.
Shawnee firemen were called when a rear tire on a pulled mobile home blew out near the Silver Diner on Rt. 50 east of Winchester. The driver extinguished the fire before officials arrived, then left. the fire restarted and alarms were finally reported to the county dispatcher.
Justice Harry A. Blackmun took the oath to join the U.S. Supreme Court after a swift seven minute ceremony led by Chief Justice Burger. Blackmun, a Nixon nominee, will join the court after previously serving on the 8th Circuit in St Louis. The ceremony featured prominent attendees and unusual press seating, with Blackmun’s confirmation finishing 94 to 0 in the Senate.
Robert H. Finch will head a $10 million special aid program for earthquake relief in Peru. A steering group from AID HEW Peace Corps State and Defense will guide funds from foreign aid. Peace Corps Director Joseph Blatchford is already in Lima awaiting broader operations.
In regional juvenile and domestic relations court today the charge of unlawful assault and battery on a female juvenile against Alvin Louis Luttrell was nolle pressed on motion by Acting Commonwealth's Attorney Lawrence Ambrogi after the juvenile complainant failed to appear. Judge Carle F. Germelman Jr. sustained the motion. Luttrell, 36, of Rt 2, was to stand trial at 10 a.m.
About 3,000 of the town 7,000 inhabitants were evacuated in mid May including civil servants and police families. Cambodian forces reported light fighting in Kompong Thom and that Siem Reap flights would resume, as U S and South Vietnamese troops uncovered large caches of enemy weapons along the eastern border totaling near 1 500 tons recovered.
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