City Council reelected in light voter turnout
Six incumbents won reelection to the City Council in light voting. In Ward Two, Thomas C. Glass led with 358 votes, while James E. Butcher narrowly trailed. Ward One reelected George H. Garber, Roy W. Bayliss Jr., and Ben B. Dutton Jr. without opposition. William M. Mote won the two year unexpired term. Total unofficial turnout 699 across four precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
Boscawen St
Stewart Bell, Jr
Charles A. Dorton, Jr
Thomas C. Glass
James E. Butcher
William M. Mote
Carroll H. Henkel
Boscawen
George H. Garber
Roy W. Bayliss, Jr
Ben B. Dutton
Mote
Henkel
Garber
Mr. Bayliss
Dutton
Rouss
Friendship
Lanham Victor Wins Mayor's Race in Berryville Boyce Clerk Seats Decided
Lanham Victor elected mayor of Boyce defeating Francis Hudson as 180 of 197 registered voters cast ballots. Council winners include Carl Pope Garland Brown Robert McDonald and D W Naff Jr. In Berryville Garland Canter reelected unopposed with incumbents returned. Kenneth Levi defeated J Curtis Clarke. Voter turnout exceeded 90 percent amid a lively campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynwood Lanham
Boyce
Francis Hudson
Carl H. Pope
Garland C. Brown
Robert H. McDonald
D.W. Naff, Jr
Berryville
Garland M. Canter
Kenneth C. Levi
J. Curtis Clarke
Lanham
Hudson
Betty Kephart Updike
Lawrence Kephart
Tonight Howard Johnson's Fish Fry and Bag Sale
A local ad announces a two day event at Powhatan Shop in Berryville with an all you can eat fish fry for 1.49 and a fill a bag sale for 1.00. Dates are Thursday June 11 and Saturday June 13 from 10 am to 4 pm. Fresh cantaloupes three for 1.00 and green beans 29 cents per pound along with local strawberries at 9 cents per quart. Ole McDonald's Farm Market on Rt 11 at Middle Road advertises these specials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Johnson
Powhatan Shop
Berryville
McDonald's Farm Market
Rt. 11
Middle Road
Stephens City and Middletown name councils in staggered elections
In Middletown and Stephens City elections, incumbents and newcomers split council seats. Stephens City elected four-year terms to Ralph B. Guard, William D. White, and Gilda O. Lemley and two-year terms to Charles Poffenberger, George Monk, and Monte D. Conner, with newcomers James W. Galladay Jr. and William B. McCormick defeated. Middletown incumbents Reelected were Alma Groff, W. E. Edmonson, and Fred C. Wealthy. initial terms went to Neil Stallings, Julian F. Carper, and Romeo C. Stickley. write-in mayoral votes went to Gene Dicks, Josiah Andrews, and Hollis Coffelt. Mayor Lynn Comer of Stephens City and Mayor Archie Manuel of Middletown secured reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Stephens City
Ralph B. Guard
William D. White
Gilda O. Lemley
Charles Poffenberger
George Monk
Monte D. Conner
Mr. Conner
James W. Galladay, Jr
William B. McCormick
Howard G. Wilbur
Alma Groff
W.E. Edmonson
Fred C. Wealthy
Neil Stallings
Julian F. Carper
Romeo C. Stickley
Gene Dicks
Josiah Andrews
Hollis Coffelt
Lynn Comer
Archie Manuel
Winchester approves record 1970 71 budget with no tax rise
Winchester City Council unanimously approves a 4 605 193 budget for fiscal 1970 71 keeping real estate tax at 2 20 per 100 and personal property at 2 50. The plan includes 310 486 for capital improvements and a 2 047 758 school fund 44 48 percent to education while payroll and city schools see large increases.
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Pat Robinson
Winchester
Council
Com
James H. Fleming
Wayne A. Whitham
Local Youth Killed in Rt. 11 Crash Near Winchester
Walter Lynn Rodgers 19 of Rt. 1 Bufflick Road died after a motorcycle collision with a pickup on Rt. 11 1.6 miles south of Winchester. He had just finished his first day at Shenandoah Memorial Park and died at Winchester Hospital. Survived by parents Randolph E. and Virginia P. Rodgers and two brothers. Funeral Friday at 11 from Jones Funeral Home with burial at Shenandoah Memorial Park.
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Walter Lynn Rodgers
Rt. 1
Bufflick Road
James Wood High School
Hampton
Rodgers
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Winchester
F.G. Greene
Herman Milton Clark
Monmouth St
Rt. 11
Copper Lamp
MR. Rodgers
Randolph E
Virginia P. Rodgers
Congregational United Church of Christ
Randolph E. Rodgers, Jr
Keith Dale Rodgers
Jones Funeral Home
Guerrillas Hold 32 Hostages in Amman Scene
Guerrillas hold 32 hostages in Amman as Cambodian and Viet Cong units clash near Tonlet in Cambodia. South Vietnamese troops patrol along the Mekong east bank after entering Tonle Bet to combat reported enemy forces. AP Wirephoto shows a wrecked building and a South Vietnamese Army soldier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonlet
Cambodia
Tonle Bet
Mekong
Cambodian Troops Push Enemy Back Around Siem Reap
Cambodian forces pushed back North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units around Siem Reap and reopened the airport to replenish food and ammunition. The restart of air access is seen as a major government achievement amid continued harassment of Kompong Thom and a heavy Viet Cong attack near Kompong Som. Thailand considered transferring some troops to the Siem Reap area with Thai air support joining South Vietnamese units.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Pathet Lao
Kompong Thom
Angkor
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Thailand
Dawee Chullasapya
Bangkok
Saigon
South Vietnam
Dawee
Kriengsak Chamand
Return From Southeast Asia Return From Southeast Asia
A 13 member VIP delegation including senators governors and White House aides arrives back from Southeast Asia after a visit to Vietnam and Cambodia. Governor Shafer says the group views Nixon’s Cambodian maneuver as a success and hopes for long term benefits for the American people. Denny's Commission Auction begins tonight at 7 p.m. featuring furniture appliances and tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Nixon
Vietnam
Cambodia
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Denny’s
Hussein Arafat reach cease fire in Amman amid hostage crisis
King Hussein and Yasir Arafat announce a 10 point cease fire as guerrillas hold 14 Americans and 18 foreigners in the Intercontinental Hotel in Amman. Hostages kept under guard while Amman endures power cuts and street fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Amman
Hussein
Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Jordan Intercontinental
Camille Chamoun
Lebanon
Dennis Neeld
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Arafat
Neeld
Popular Front
Palestine
Israel
Beirut
Ministry of the Interior
Amman Radio
al Fatah
Weather pattern brings increasing clouds over Virginia
A flat high pressure area over the eastern states and a northward moving low from North Carolina create rising cloudiness across Virginia. The note includes personal messages from Lynwood Lanham and Stewart Bell Jr thanking voters in Boyce and the Second Ward for recent elections.
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Richmond
North Carolina
Virginia
Stewart Bell, Jr
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Doug O'Connell
Bayliss
Charles S. Robb
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Catherine Lewis
Lucinda
Robb
Lynda Bird Johnson
Lanham Victor
Audrey Coleman
Fairmont Ave
Handley Library
Southeast Asia
National Beer
Lynwood
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