Northern Virginia May Be Declared Disaster Area
Tropical storm Agnes swept through Virginia causing extreme floods and at least 11 deaths. Northern Virginia suffered severe rainfall and evacuations as water mains broke and roads and bridges failed. Interstate 95 and 66 faced widespread disruption while a long Occonocoquan River barge wrecked a major bridge. State officials prepared to declare a disaster area as power and water restored slowly.
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Agnes
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Richmond
Civil Defense
Amtrak
National Railroad
Washington, D.C
National Weather Service
Fairfax County
State Highway Department
Prince William County
Washington
Front Royal Neighbors Await Crest as Flood Evacuations Continue
Warren County Sheriff Gary Keyser outlined nonstop efforts to evacuate residents along the Shenandoah River as floodwaters rose 25 feet. Three Boy Scout troops remain missing and communications are down in Shenandoah Farms, with crews using cars and boats to reach riverfront areas. The crest is expected to hit Front Royal around 8 p.m., keeping deputies occupied through the day.
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Front Royal
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Shenandoah River
Gary Keyser
Shenandoah Farms
Keyser
Waynesboro
Department
Winchester meeting outlines plan for city growth
Exactly 17 people including three city officials gathered in the Virginia Avenue School library to review a 113 page city needs study. City officials Mayor-elect Stewart Bell Wendell Seldon and James Swiger discussed proposals for crime abatement bus service street lights historic preservation and downtown loitering as they prepare a Comprehensive Development Plan.
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Dean Havron
Virginia Avenue School
City Planning Commission
Division of State Planning and Community Affairs
Shawnee
Shawnee Fire Hall
Winchester
Stewart Bell
Wendell Seldon
James Swiger
Planning Commission
Jim McHenry
Reds Break Through S. Viet Defense Line
North Vietnamese armor and infantry broke the northern defense line above Hue at dawn, with U.S. jets aiding the defense. Reports say 16 NVA armored vehicles were knocked out, including at least nine tanks, as fighting centered near My Chanh and a nearby church serving as a South Vietnamese command post.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
My Chanh
U.S
Rainfall Totals Fall Short of 1942 Flood Levels
Rain total since Tuesday measures 6.57 inches, far below the 13.41 inches fell in October 1942. The Shenandoah River continues rising about one foot per hour with levels at Riverton 20.35 feet and Front Royal 25 feet, while Harpers Ferry reports 14.50 feet and flood stage at 18.5 feet.
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Star
Winchester Rsearch Laboratory
Shenandoah River
Mark McIntosh
Riverton
Sheriff Keyser
Front Royal
Harpers Ferry
National Park Service
Ruling Grants Broad Judicial Power Over School Boundaries
The Supreme Court held the drawing of school districts cannot perpetuate racial segregation by splintering districts into smaller units. The 5 to 4 Virginia case expands federal judges powers to supervise district lines. The court also ruled convictions invalid when juries excluded Negroes and deemed a jailhouse confession harmless error.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Potter Stewart
Red Cross Ready to Lend Aid in Flood Cleanup
The Winchester Frederick Red Cross office said it is alert to needs from flooding and urges people to call 662 5412 for aid. Disaster Reserve Worker Mrs. John Cain left Winchester for Roanoke to assist flood disaster areas and Mrs Nan K McGrail, executive secretary, commented on readiness.
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Winchester - Frederick County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Nan K. McGrail
John Cain
Winchester
Roanoke
McGrail
Local Streams Submerge Fields as Agnes Floods Shenandoah Valley
Hurricane Agnes drenched the Shenandoah Valley with five inches of rain in 24 hours and up to 6.55 inches in two days. The Shenandoah River topped flood stage at Front Royal while Frederick County streams crested. crews evacuated residents along the river as roads and basements flooded. In Harpers Ferry, the Weather Bureau warned of a crest near 25 feet the next day, while farms along Back Creek and Hogue Creek faced extensive damage and livestock losses. Roads across Clarke County and Winchester areas were closed or flooded. businesses including Leggett’s, Diskay, and the Sports Center reported rising water and smoke in flooded basements.
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Shenandoah
Keyser
Cedarville
Shenandoah Farms
Shenandoah Shores
Star
Shenandoah Valley
Front Royal
Frederick County
E. W. Adams, Jr
Back Creek
Frederick
M. M. Adams
Hogue Creek
Indian Hollow Road
Clarke County
Shenandoah River
Boyce
Millwood
Winchester
Leggett’s and Diskay
W. Boscawen St
IRA Announces Conditional Truce With British Forces
The Provisional Wing of the IRA said it would suspend bomb and bullet attacks in Northern Ireland starting midnight Monday if the British army reciprocates. No terms were given and past IRA cease-fire offers often lacked acceptance. It was unclear whether the truce is indefinite or limited in time.
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Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
IRA
Provisional Ira
Basements Flooded as Fire Crews Battle Heavy Rain
Winchester residents faced up to five inches of rain with Abrams Creek overflowing. Fire departments pumped water from basements on Springcrest Road and surrounding areas as cars crawled along blocked Valley Avenue. O Sull ivan s Warehouse No 1 nearly surrounded by floodwaters though its main building escaped damage.
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P.E. Morris
Dr. Star
Garris Polling
O’sullivan
Winchester
Polling
Hillman Ave
Springcrest Road
Tom Maphis
Shawnee Fire Department
Ronald Lockhart
Shooting Rampage Baffles Police In New Jersey
Edwin C Grace a 33 year old off duty guard shot and killed six men and wounded six others in Heritage House in Cherry Hill New Jersey. He fired about 100 rounds from two sawed off rifles and was wounded in the neck and head while attempting to escape. Witnesses said Grace ordered people to stay still as he reloaded and shouted dont move. Police surrounded the building and used tear gas but did not fire on him. He remained hospitalized as investigators sought motive and details of the incident.
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Camp Evans
My Chanh
Quang Tri Province
U.S
North Vietnam
Air Force
Hanoi
Haiphong
Cherry Hill
N.J
Edwin C. Grace
Heritage House
James Ashen
Blackwood
Grace
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Berryville
Walter Rutherford
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