Fire Halts Nuclear Missile Production in U S
The United States halted nuclear missile production for months due to a fire at Rocky Flats Colorado on May 11. An AEC plant handling plutonium disrupted Safeguard testing and delayed warhead production while crews seek cause and repair funding.
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U.S
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Rocky Flats
Colo
AEC
Congress
Air Force
E. B. Giller
Subcommittee
Sen
Allen Ellender
D.la
Giller
Glenn T. Seaborg
Nevada
Hanford
Plane crash in Miami kills ten on ground and crew
A DC4 cargo plane that had been repaired shortly before takeoff crashed into a busy Miami street after 3:40 PM. Ten people died, including the four crew members and six on the ground, with about a dozen injured as the wreckage burned across 36th Street near the airport. Investigators from the NTSB began examining the scene and police estimated about $1 million in property losses.
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Miami
Federal Aviation Administration
Richard Skully
International
National Transportation Safety Board
Miami International Airport
James Reese
Red Cross
Dominicana Air Lines
Watershed Project for Shenandoah Approved
The Big Stoney Creek watershed in Shenandoah County is approved by Congress with a $1.69 million federal plan to build four dams on Stoney Creek. Dams 9 and 10 near Bryce’s Mountain Resort begin first, creating a 45 acre recreation lake, while Dams 1 and 3 may start within five years under district maintenance.
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Big Stoney Creek
Shenandoah County
Congress
Paul L. Swecker
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Shenandoah Valley
Howard Miller
Stoney Creek
Jerome
U.S. Forest Service
Ryles Run
Basye
Bryce’s Mountain Resort, Inc
Bryce’s Ski Resort
Beatle Run
Claude C. Ham
Swecker
Snecker
Lord , Fairfax Soil and Water Conservation District
ABM Foes Hit Laird Testimony
Senate ABM critics say Defense Secretary Laird redefined Soviet first strike in mid debate. He testified with CIA Director Helms before the Foreign Relations Committee raising questions about the threat and the justification for the ABM program.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Administration
Sens
J. W. Fulbright
Albert Gore
Laird
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
Safeguard
Pentagon
Fulbright
Arkansas Democrat
Gore
D.tenn
United States
Soviet Union
Ben Het Camp Surrounded Amid Heavy Fighting
U S and South Vietnamese forces report heavy bombardment around Ben Het Special Forces camp 280 miles northeast of Saigon with a convoy breaking through to deliver ammunition and supplies. Casualties include North Vietnamese dead and mixed American and Vietnamese injuries as the siege persists.
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Saigon
Ben Het
U.S
Dak
Laos
Cambodia
Israel Says Egyptian Mig Downed Over Gulf
Israeli warplanes shot down an Egyptian MIG over the Gulf of Suez. An Israeli spokesman said the plane exploded in the air and crashed in Egyptian territory with no parachute seen. The report also notes Egyptian commandos raiding Israeli positions across the Suez Canal and casualties on both sides.
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Associated Press
Gulf of Suez
Suez Canal
Port Taufiq
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Shatt
Changes Plea to Guilty in Clarke County Abduction Case
Julian Boyer, 21, withdrew innocence and pleaded guilty to abduction and rape of a 15 year old girl last July. The Clarke County Circuit Court jury trial was canceled. Richard Lee Nicholson Jr., 21, had pleaded guilty to similar charges earlier this month.
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Berryville
Julian Forrest Boyer
Clarke County
Richard Lee Nicholson, Jr
Return Of Pledges For Loudoun St Semi Mall
Mrs Thelma Clore special assistant to the Downtown Development Committee urged downtown businesses and landowners to return signed pledges for the Loudoun Street improvement. About 35 000 is being raised by local businesses toward a 125 000 project to convert Loudoun Street between Cork and Piccadilly into a semi mall with the city funding the rest over two years. Construction is planned for next spring or early summer.
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Thelma Clore
Loudoun St
Cork
Piccadilly
New City
Weather stays hot and humid across Virginia into midweek
The Richmond AP reports hot humid conditions persist in Virginia through Wednesday as a southwest flow of moist air covers the Southeast. The heat forecast emphasizes humid air and high temperatures across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
Correction: Mi Ladys Hair Designs Phone Number
Correction notes that the phone number for Mi Ladys Hair Designs is 6672104.
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Mi-Ladys Hair Designs
Kawasaki 120 cc bike for sale in mint condition
motor cycle 120 cc in mint condition 500 miles listed for 325 dollars contact 662 7374. Closing for vacation from June 30 through July 5 Dalton Cleaners Stephens City and Strasburg posted notice
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Dalton Cleaners
Stephens City
Strasburg
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