Census Bureau faces widespread complaints over undercounts
Washington AP reports an unprecedented wave of complaints from towns claiming undercounts by the Census Bureau. Officials defend accuracy while noting shifts in population, economic changes, missed households, and repercussions for state and federal funding.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Paul A. Squires
Squires
James Kelley
Omaha
Neb
Kelley
Louisiana
Charles Ware
Lake Charles
Nixon Signs Bill Lowering Voting Age to Eighteen
President Nixon signed the measure lowering the voting age to 18 as part of a five year extension to the Voting Rights Act. He ordered the attorney general to press a swift court test of constitutionality and urged Congress to pursue a constitutional amendment to cement the change.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
South
Younges
White House
John Mitchell
Supreme Court
High Court
County Relocation Study Plan Moves Forward
Frederick County Supervisors hear a plan by McNair Simmons and Cline with Mills for relocating all county offices outside the proposed annexation area to a unified government and civic center. The six month study costs 35000 dollars and would assess housing court offices and agencies including Federal offices.
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Doug O'Connell
Frederick County
Winchester
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
McNair, Simmons and Cline
Waynesboro
Richmond
Blacksburg
Robert L. Mills
School Board and Sanitation Authority
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Cambodian Battalion Falls Back as Mekong Clash Escalates
North Vietnamese forces drove a Cambodian battalion from two Mekong villages near Phnom Penh. Maj. Ros Preung said 400 men retreated by river, four killed, about 20 wounded, while claiming 30 enemy dead. Heavy air strikes and new Viet Cong positions raise fears of a major attack on Prey Veng and Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Mekong
Phnom Penh
Ros Preung
Monk Khampoul
Tonle Bet
Kompong Cham
Prey Veng
City water shutoff for road widening work announced
Water service will be cut Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in areas east of Winchester to reconnect mains for the Senseng Road widening. The closures affect Country Club Drive Rolling Fields Fairway Estates Senseny Road School and Winchester Golf Club. Call 667-0145 for concerns.
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Winchester
Country Club
Rolling Fields
Fairway Estates
Senseny Road
Winchester Golf Club
Country Club Drive
Mrs. Cain Receives National Book of Golden Deeds
Winchester Exchange Club honors Mrs. John E. Cain for decades of Red Cross volunteer service. State Senator Robinson lauds the Red Cross as the 53 year community example. Bill Fauver praises Cain’s roughly 35 000 hours and notes early work at War Ration Board and Gray Lady service at Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital.
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Bill Fauver
Exchange Club of Winchester
John E
Margaret) Cain
National Exchange Club
Red Cross
Roy E. Potts III
Exchange Club of
Winchester
Exchange Club
Winchester-Frederick County
American Red Cross
J. Kenneth Robinson
Cain
King
Newton D. Baker Veterans Hospital
Drug Problem Attacked In Winchester Frederick County
City and county officials along with police, judiciary, and community groups plan an A A special citizen committee to gather information and craft a program addressing illegal drug use in the Winchester and Frederick County area. Public safety sessions, a water shutoff notice, and educational talks were noted.
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Winchester
Frederick County
William M. Battaile
Robert S. Barbour
City County
Kiwanis Club
Special Citizen Committee
International Drug and “Safety Educational Program Limited
New York
Colvin Seeks Senate Nomination At Frederick County Meeting
Milton Colvin a Democratic candidate for the U S Senate spoke before the Frederick County Democratic Club at the courthouse. The Washington and Lee University professor urged firm, common sense leadership to heal divisions and address the Vietnam war economy taxes and education before renewing national progress.
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Milton Colvin
U.S. Senate
America
Frederick County
Colvin
Washington and Lee University
Indochina Air War Expands Into Cambodia
The Pentagon says U S planes are striking enemy supply lines and infiltration routes in Cambodia nearly daily for about a week, extending the air war beyond the 21.7 mile limit and likely to continue weather permitting. Officials emphasize interdiction not close air support.
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Washington
United States
Cambodia
Pentagon
U.S
White House
Insi
Nixon
Jerry Friedheim
Large high pressure brings fair weather across eastern U S
Readable lines note fair conditions over the state under a high pressure area. Aix items list raspberries and sweet cherries for sale with price and contact details. Several local businesses announce summer closings for vacations and company events.
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Richmond
U.S
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Ogden
Utah
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Maine
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Winchester - Frederick County
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Howard Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
James Wood
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Rotary
Optimist
Kiwanis Clubs
Jaycees
Northwestern Psychiatric Clinic
Botito
Smarts Garden Center
Carper & Carper Cleaners
Galize & Brothers
Huntsberry’s
Crussuger Taga
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