Burger Becomes Chief Justice Suez Crossing Is Repulsed
Dozens of Egyptian troops crossed the Suez Canal Sunday night but Israeli forces repulsed them, killing at least three. Simultaneously Israeli commanders crossed into Jordan near the Sea of Galilee and attacked Jordanian artillery positions. They damaged the East Ghor irrigation canal largely financed by American money. The raid appeared to serve as a further warning.
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Jordanian Army Ceases Aggressive Moves Amid Canal Battles
The Jordanian army pauses operations after a canal clash as Egypt, Israel trade fire over the Ghor Canal. Egypt reports 18 Israeli deaths in raids while Israel says its commandos and forces repelled attackers with casualties on both sides.
Nine Treated In Rash Of Crashes Near Winchester
Nine people were treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital after weekend highway crashes in the area. A collision at Millwood Ave and S Kent St injured Mary E Petty 19 and Myrtle Kline Petty 19 of 1028 S Kent St. The other driver Robert Burton Grawley 19 of Clearwater Fla failed to stop for a red light and caused the crash. Damages were about 950 dollars. A second two car collision on Route 679 west of Winchester sent four people to hospital including Vickie Shifflett 11 with lip laceration and shoulder fracture Ralph Myers 23 Wanda Myers 22 and Ronnie Helmick 22 with various injuries.
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Myrtle Kline Petty
S. Kent St
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Charles C. Hill, Jr
Robert Burton Grawley
Clearwater
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Winchester
S. L. Lee
George Shifflett
Sunnyside
Ralph Myers
Poor House Road
Vickie Shifflett
Wanda Myers
Ronnie Helmick
Route 2
Manassas Man Charged in Warren County Shooting Death
A Manassas man, Faul Jackson Foster, 38, is jailed in Warren County on first degree murder charges in the death of Joseph Deavers of Page County near Bentonville. He faces a $10,000 bond as a preliminary hearing is not yet set. Deavers was shot about 5 p.m. yesterday and pronounced dead at the scene. Autopsy ordered in Richmond. Foster was arrested at the scene by State Trooper Nelson Longerbeam. The investigation is led by Commonwealth's Attorney John F. Ewell and continues with Trooper Longerbeam and Deputy Cecil Williams.
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Warren County
Joseph Deavers
Page County
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Faul Jackson Foster
Gary Keyser
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Edward M. Eastham
Richmond
Foster
Nelson Longerbeam
Commonwealth
John F. Ewell
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Cecil Williams
New Route 7 Section In Use Before Completion
Bicyclists were seen riding the bulldozed path of the new Route 7 lane amid ongoing construction. The informal use occurs despite incomplete safety features and typical rush hour congestion.
Realignment Proposed for Virginia High School Athletics
Sports Editor Russ Potts analyzes the current league situation and proposes four new Valley League teams for next year. The note appears on page 13. A 10 part AP series Head Start on Reading continues today on page 15.
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Russ Potts
Associated Press
Siege at Ben Het Camp Intensifies as NVA Presses With Attacks
North Vietnamese forces attacked the Ben Het Special Forces camp and two outposts in the central highlands, surrounding the base with about 2,000 troops and shelling the position daily. One American was killed and five wounded at the artillery position, as B52 airstrikes followed massed NVA formations.
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Draft Call At 29500 For August
The Pentagon announces 29500 inductees for August while Army strength will drop by 18000 as troop withdrawals from Vietnam continue. About 8000 returning soldiers will not be replaced, with a further 5000 terms not extended, keeping total around 1.5 million. The plan foresees $130 million in savings and shifts in replacement by South Vietnamese forces.
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Fire That Leveled Home In County Investigated
The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office investigates a blaze that leveled a two story eleven room house on Apple Pie Ridge Road Saturday night. A barn on Summit Point Road in Clarke County also burned the same evening.
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David Childs
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Clarke County Motors Opens Late Week Hours
Clarke County Motors in Berryville announces sales department open until 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and closing at 12 noon on Saturday.
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Berryville
Five Die In Single Car Smash Up Near Gretna
A fast moving car with youths rolled around a curve in Pittsylvania County and struck an oncoming vehicle. Five people died and five were injured, including residents from Chatham and Gladys. The Austin car reportedly lost control at Virginia 761, eighteen miles from Gretna, then collided head on with the Mayhew car. Rescuers cut wreckage to reach victims.
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Pittsylvania
iGuy Edward Mayhew
Janie Adkins White
Chatham
James Alonzo Austin
Grace Thornton Dillar
Charlie Thornton Batley Jr
Gladys
E. T. Royster Jr
Austin
Virginia
Nixon Names Earl Burger Chief Justice Amid Warren Farewell
Washington AP Earl Warren retires after 16 years as chief justice and 52 years in public service as Earl Burger is sworn in at 10:42 a.m. to lead the Supreme Court. President Nixon addresses the court noting fairness integrity and dignity as Warren thanks the body and Burger pledges to defend the Constitution.
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Minnesota
Judy Garland dies at 47 in London home
London surgeons say Garland lived on borrowed time due to liver cirrhosis and sudden death ends the life of the star famed as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Police report no foul play. autopsy planned. Judy Garland, born Frances Gumm in 1922, had a career spanning over 35 films and multiple comebacks.
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Newsmen
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Grand Rapids
Minn
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University of Virginia to admit women by 1970
The University of Virginia says its long standing gender separation will end by September 1970 and a federal suit over admission to arts and sciences is unnecessary. Four Charlottesville women, represented by the ACLU, had sued alleging discrimination. The board of visitors adopted a plan to admit women to undergraduate schools by 1970 and to allow certain spouses and children of faculty to transfer.
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Nancy L. Anderson
Nancy Jaffe
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Virginia Warm Air Surges Through State
A frontal system moving northward over Virginia today brought warm air and rising temperatures across the state.
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