Marine Is Found Innocent In Son Thang Case
Pfc. Thomas R. Boyd, 19, of Evansville Indiana, was acquitted of unpremeditated murder in the Son Thang killings near Da Nang Vietnam. He testified he fired on neither civilians nor enemy troops and praised a pastor's lesson Thou shalt not kill.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Pfc
Thomas R. Boyd
Evansville
Ind
Howard T. Trackman
Son Thang Village
Here
Boyd
Louis R. Amort
Little Rock
Ark
Samuel G. Green
Green 18
Cleveland
Ohio
Pvt
Michael A. Schwarz
Weirton
W.va
Bankrupt Penn Central Shakes Stock Markets New York
Wall Street prices sag as Penn Central bankruptcy filing for its railroad unit rattles confidence. The Dow fell 18 points to 689.11, Penn Central Transportation Co. rose to 7.60, while 21 railroad bonds and six rail stocks faced trading suspensions.
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New York
Penn Central
Wall Street
Dow Jones
Chrysler
New York Stock Exchange Board of Governors
Penn Central Transportation Co
Penn Central Co
AMA vows legal action over FDA oral contraceptive warning
The American Medical Association pledged broad legal and legislative action against the FDA plan to add a lay language health warning on contraceptive pill packages. FDA Commissioner Charles C. Edwards defended the proposal as patient benefit, noting warnings would cite risks like blood clotting and aim to aid patient understanding.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
AMA
House of Delegates
Local 4-H Winners Named State Achievers in Blacksburg
Two Frederick County youths Ruth Bennett and Greg Hewitt received state achievement honors at the 4-H Congress in Blacksburg. Ruth Bennett, 16, of Star Tannery, tops for food preservation and leads Gravel Springs 4-H Club. Greg Hewitt, 16, of Apple Pie Ridge, earns recognition for his sheep project and serves as president of White Hall and Light Horse and Pony clubs. Their records highlight youth leadership and community involvement.
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Frederick County
Ruth Bennett
Greg Hewitt
Blacksburg
Wayne Bennett
Star Tannery
Gravel Springs
Ruth
Lillian Bennett
Helen Orndorff
William Hewitt
Woodburn Farm
Apple Pie Ridge
Silver Spring
Greg
White Hall
John Good
Jane Davis
Fire damages Chapman Motor Body Shop interior at 1410 Amherst
Smoke poured from Chapman Motor Company's Body Shop at 1410 Amherst Street yesterday as a fire started and nearly destroyed the interior. Winchester and Round Hill firefighters rushed to the 4 35 p.m. alarm to control the blaze with Star Photo by Nancy Pennypacker.
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Chapman Motor Company
Amherst St
Winchester
Round Hill
Nancy Pennypacker
Cambodian Air Support Shifts U S Policy Report
Cambodian military says American jet fighters attacked deep into Cambodia aiding ground troops. Reports say North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces moved east of Phnom Penh as heavy fighting resumes near Kompong Thom, with a siege broken by air strikes.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Saigon
Kompong Speu
Kompong Som
Body Shop Fire Damages Chapman Motors Facility
A 4:35 p.m. blaze at Chapman Motor Company's Body Shop on Rt. 50 near James Wood High School destroyed two cars a 1965 Chevrolet and a 1967 Plymouth and badly damaged the interior. Otto Fuller Jr. worked near painted materials when a spark from a grinding tool possibly ignited the paints. Fire Inspector S R Dyke said Fuller hurried to warn others before flames engulfed the interior. Edgar Kelsoe owns the building.
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Winchester
Round Hill
Chapman Motor Company
Rt. 50
James Wood High School
S.R. Dyke
Edgar Kelsoe
Potts Resigns to Accept Maryland Post as Sports Editor
Russ Potts announced resignations from his roles as sports editor of the Winchester Evening Star and executive director of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival Inc. He will leave Winchester Aug 1 to head UMd Football and Basketball Network for radio and TV, joining his alma mater.
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Potts
Maryland
Russ Potts
The
Winchester Evening Star
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, Inc
University of Maryland
Jack F. Davis
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Star
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Democrats Nominate Goldberg Powell Loser in New York Primary
In a mixed New York primary, Arthur J. Goldberg won the Democratic nomination for governor to face Nelson Rockefeller. Basil Paterson became the first Black statewide candidate for lieutenant governor, while Herman Badillo aimed for Congress. Powell was upset by Charles Rangel, and Bella Abzug defeated Leonard Farbstein as sieved reform candidates gained ground.
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New York
Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Adam Clayton Powell
Leonard Farbstein
Basil Paterson
Harlem
Herman Badillo
Bronx
Goldberg
Howard Samuels
GOP
Richard Ottinger
Westchester County
Charles E. Goodell
Sorensen
John Kennedy
Senate
Labor
U.N
Democrats
Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
Paterson
Mine
Powell
Charles Rangel
Farbstein
Manhattan
Bella Abzug
John Rooney
House Appropriations Committee
Peter G. Eikenberry
Scott urges faster Vietnam troop withdrawal after Cambodia gains
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania urged a quicker pullout from South Vietnam citing Cambodia campaign successes. He said action on a military sales bill could be wrapped up by next Monday or Tuesday, allowing the Senate to shift to a lighter schedule. The chamber is meeting around the clock amid Cambodia debate and other business.
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Washington
Senate
Republican
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
South Vietnam
Nixon
Scott
GOP
Cambodia
Richmond Weather Watch: Cold Front Moves East
A cold front from the Midwest and Great Lakes spreads clouds across Virginia today, with increasing overcast and cooler conditions forecast for the region.
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Richmond
Midwest
Great Lakes
Derny's Commission Auction Tonight At 7
Notice of auction listing items such as furniture appliances and tools with a note to call 667-0145 for loneliness concerns and featuring Sweet cherries at 55c qt from Smalls Garden Center plus an all you can eat fish fry at Howard Johnson's for 1.49. Water cut off in neighborhoods including Country Club Drive Rolling Fields Fairway Estates Senseny Road School and Winchester Golf Club from 9 am to 5 pm Thursday June 25 1970 to reconnect mains for widening project.
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Howard Johnson
Country Club Drive
Rolling Fields
Fairway Estates
Senseny Road School
Winchester Golf Club
Senseny Pad
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Ken Erickson
Clarke County
Paris
National Beer
Cammer
Edwards
Midwest Pharmaceutical Advertising Club
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Body Shop Interior Burns
Prague
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Prague Radio
Ludvik Svoboda
Communist Party
Turkey
Dubcek
Gustav Husak
Kremlin
Slovakia
Mr. Potts
United States
Am Rong
Kompong Thom
Skoun
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
N.Y
Derny
Smalls Garden Center
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