McGovern Captures Big Victory in New York Delegates
Senator George McGovern won New York by a large margin, securing a dominant share of the 278 delegates at stake in the 1972 Democratic primary. He claimed the victory in a New York hotel ballroom amid enthusiastic backers, signaling a path toward a possible first ballot victory at the Democratic National Convention.
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New York
George McGovern
McGovern
Miami Beach
Brooklyn
Elizabeth Holtzman
Emanuel Celler
House
Judiciary Committee
Bella Abzug
William F. Ryan
Jonathan Bingham
James Scheuer
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Humphrey
Muskie
State Democratic Committee
Shirley Chisholm
Bronx
Herman Badillo
Winchester Post Office to See Longtime Staff Retire
Winchester Postmaster Joseph C. Haines and three other longtime staffers will retire effective June 30. Haines, 32 years with the office, will be joined by Taylor F. Simpson Carl L. Campbell and Joseph Rea Miller after 37 39 and 26 years respectively. No new postmaster named yet and some positions may be eliminated under a Postal Service efficiency program.
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Winchester
Joseph C. Haines
Winchester Post Office
Haines
Taylor F. Simpson
Carl L. Campbell
Joseph Rea Miller
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Heavy Rains Continue to Drench State
Torrential rains from Agnes sweep Virginia causing widespread flooding. Flash flood warnings blanket counties in the west central and mountainous regions. Evacuations rise to dozens as rivers and streams top banks and major routes suffer washouts. Continuous rainfall drenches Floyd, Bath, Alleghany, and surrounding areas with rising rivers and emergency responses underway.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Highland
Bath
Alleghany
Craig
Botetourt
Rockbridge
Augusta
Dickenson
Buchanan
Grayson
Wythe
Carroll
Pulaski
Giles
Floyd
Bland
Wise
Montgomery
Albemarle
Nelson
Amherst
Amherst County
Chilhowie
Smyth County
Danville
Chatham
Pittsylvania County
Fall Creek
Agnes
Carolinas
Floyd County
Elliston
Allegheny Springs
Montgomery County
Bath County
New Castle
Kerrs Creek
Glasgow
Roanoke
Covington
Lynchburg
Bluefield
Alleghany County
Jackson
Dunlap Creek
Idlewild
Jackson River
Virginia 18
North Carolina
Area Streams Still Holding The Runoff
Despite a flood watch and 1.5 inches of rain since yesterday morning, area streams remained in their beds. Front Royal reports .78 inches with rain soaking the ground, while Shenandoah forks show mixed readings. Forecasters call for more rain today with cooler nights and a bright weekend ahead.
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State Highway Department
Front Royal
Mark McIntosh
Shenandoah
UN Condemns Air Piracy Across Global Air Travel
The UN Security Council unanimously condemns acts endangering air traffic safety and urges governments to take effective measures. Council President Lazar Mojsov of Yugoslavia announced the declaration after private consultations by the 15-member body. The action follows a partial halt of world air transport by pilots on Monday.
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United Nations, N.Y
U.N. Security Council
Council
Lazar Mojsov
Yugoslavia
Rise in Living Costs Largest in 3 Months
The government reports a 0.3 percent May rise in the Consumer Price Index, lifting typical family spending to 12.47 for every 10 dollars of 5 year base goods. Wages for about 50 million workers rose, boosting weekly earnings while tax cuts lifted purchasing power despite inflation.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Water and sewer plan outlined for Frederick County
Two Frederick County Sanitation Authority spokesmen spoke to the Stonewall Democratic Club about a 2.1 million project to provide water and sewer services to Red Bud and Abrams Creek. The county loan of 450000 was approved to start financing, with surveys underway and topographic work set to begin in five weeks. The plan is for a central system with trunk lines only, serving as a temporary measure until a main treatment plant location is decided.
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Dean Havron
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
Stonewall Democratic Club
Red Bud
Abrams Creek
County Board of Supervisors
Robert Russell
Dennis Cole
Sunnyside Presbyterian Church
James Bowman
Don Krueger
Sunnyside
Krueger
Board of Supervisors
Sanitation Authority
Kernstown
Bowman
August Draft Call Set at 8 900 Men
The 8 900 draft inductees for August will come from lottery numbers through 75. Officials say the August ceiling will not exceed 100 and likely sit around 75. Notices for inductees begin July 3 and pre induction exams run through No 100. The 1972 total drafted should reach 31 000, over half of a 50 000 ceiling. The draftees are mainly men born in 1952.
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Washington
Selective Service
Byron Pepitone
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Winchester Residents Discuss Comprehensive Development Plan
About 30 Sarah Zane residents attended the second neighborhood meeting on Winchester's master plan with more sessions in Virginia Avenue and Sarah Zane. George W. Jones urged finishing Rt 37 to bypass and connecting Rt 7 to ease through traffic while criticizing Commercial Street congestion and Butler Drive as a division in the city.
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Star
Sarah Zane
Winchester
Virginia Avenue
Library of Virginia Avenue
George W. Jones
Fairmont Ave
Jones
North Vietnam ships unload supplies via barges after mine
U S military sources report North Vietnam is unloading supplies from Chinese ships offshore and moving them inland by barge to evade harbor mining. The effort, underway about 10 days, has had limited success due to U S Navy destruction of barges and shore points. Four Chinese registry vessels identified at two coastal sites Haiphong area and 250 miles south near Vinh, no attacks planned on non Vietnamese ships.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U S
Haiphong
Vinh
U.S
Israeli Raid on Lebanon Recaptures Officers in Reprisal
Israeli air and ground forces crossed into Lebanon in a reprisal raid and captured three Syrian colonels, two lieutenant colonels, and a Lebanese captain. Four Israelis were hurt, and witnesses reported raids on three villages with civilian injuries. A Lebanese military spokesman confirmed planes over southern Lebanon and activity on border routes amid ongoing clashes.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front
Weather shifts to cooler air by Thursday in Richmond
A high pressure system from the Great Plains will bring cooler and drier air to the Richmond area by Thursday. The notice also lists a Converse shipment arrival at Snag's Sport Shop and a free lecture on Christian Science at Shenandoah College. B and M Chevrolet will close Thursday noon to five for Tommy Wise's funeral.
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Richmond
Great Plains
Christian Sciences
Shenandoah College
B&m Chevrolet
Tommy Wise
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