Agnew Plans Virginia Visit To Review Flood Aid Efforts
Vice President Spiro Agnew will tour Richmond after a helicopter survey to assess disaster relief in Agnes flood areas. He will meet officials from local to federal levels and press for quicker aid. The visit follows federal funding talks including a $100 million request and Virginia SBA aid of 45 to 50 million.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Virginia
Agnew
Richmond
Agnes
Elmira
N.Y
Ellicott City
White
Trent
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Labor Department
Federal Highway Administration
General Services Administration
Small Business Administration
Washington
Watkins M. Abbitt
D-Va
OEP
SBA
Fairfax County
Michael Dennis Roby
Roby
Georgetown Pike
Senate Debates Ban on Handguns and Concealed Weapons
Washington AP reports the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill banning cheap handguns nicknamed Saturday Night Specials and sent it to Senate debate. Sen. Philip Hart aims to extend to outlaw all handguns, while the committee bill prohibits sales of revolvers under three inches barrel length and pistols under six inches overall length.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Group Urges Building Moratorium Over Drainage Issue
Citizens in the Wood Ave area call for halting new homes and street construction until storm drainage is solved. A 260 signature petition was given to Vice Mayor Stewart Bell and officials, seeking a residents meeting with City Council. City Manager Wendell Seldon noted existing studies cover the old city but not annexed areas and promised a July 11 report plus funds for Whittier Acres ponding basin.
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Wood Ave
Stewart Bell
Bell
Roy Bayliss
Sam Reaves
Sammy Branner
City and Water and Sewer Department
Charles Zuckerman
Wendell Seldon
Larry Goodyear
Sandy Houchins
Jack Gregory
Bill Wolfersberger
Seldon
Old City
Whittier Acres
Seldon Said
McGovern Fights California Credentials Challenge for Nomination
Democratic battle shifts to credentials in Washington as McGovern seeks to block California delegation split. Platform writers align with McGovern on core planks, while Wallace forces push changes. McGovern aides plan Thursday showdown with Humphrey allies amid ongoing South campaign.
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Washington
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
South
Arkansas
Lawrence F. O’brien
National Party
South Carolina
Florida
Hubert H. Humphrey
Burke Marshall
Williams Reelected by 7th District Democrats
In Charlottesville, John W. Williams was unanimously reelected as chairman of the 7th District Democratic Committee. The vote followed a nomination by George W. Rawlings Jr. of Fredericksburg, who hinted at future liberal-conservative tensions within the district.
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Williams
Charlottesville
John W. Williams
George W. Rawlings Jr
Frederickburg
Rawlings
Fredericksburg
Agnes Flood Devastates Shenandoah Region in Warren County
Star reporters David B. Grim and David Smith toured the flood battered area as Agnes ex-hurricane left heavy rains along the Shenandoah River. Their photographs of the destruction appear on pages 17 18 and 19 of today s Star.
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Agnes
Shenandoah River
Warren County
Star
David B. Grim
David Smith
Saigon launches drive to recapture Quang Tri province
More than 10,000 marines and paratroopers cross the My Chanh river along a 10 mile front from the South China Sea to the foothills west of Highway 1. B52 bombers drop 1350 tons to open the way as tanks artillery and U S gunfire support the advance. No casualty figures yet. President Thieu also ousts a coastal province chief and faces political criticism after a secret Senate session endorses decree power for six months.
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Quang Tri
My Chanh
South China Sea
Highway 1
U.S
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Hanoi
Thieu
Senate
Nixon outlines two month troop withdrawal from Vietnam
President Nixon announced plans for a two month withdrawal of 10 000 U S troops from South Vietnam and said only draftees who volunteer would be sent there in the future. He will hold a nationally broadcast news conference from the White House to be his first live session with reporters in more than a year, with time to be announced.
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Thieu
Vietnam Press
Col
Nguyen van Chuc
Binh Dinh
Central Highlands
Hoang Dinh Tho
Washington
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Whitham Named Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety
Wayne A. Whitham, named by Governor Linwood Holton to the executive cabinet, will oversee coordination across the Departments of Highways, ports, airports, DMV, state police, highway safety, Civil Defense and Military Affairs. A Winchester resident since 1936 he plans to move his family to Richmond on temporary leave.
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Wayne A. Whitham
Linwood Holton
Whitham
Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety
Department of Highways
Virginia Port Authority
Virginia Airports Authority
Division of Motor Vehicles
State Police
Larchmont
N.Y
Winchester
Handley High School
University of Virginia
GOP
Elizabeth
Richmond
Armstrong Named to Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Frank Armstrong III, president of National Fruit Products inc., was named by Gov. Linwood Holton to the new Commission on Alcoholic Beverage Controls. He joins Cornelius T. Rogers of Richmond and Herman J. Obermayer of Arlington on the board. Redman Layman was reappointed chairman of the ABC Board for one year. Maynard Jr. was reappointed to the Board of Pharmacy. L Ray Shields was appointed to the Virginia Board of Dentistry. Armstrong, a Winchester native, was educated at Handley High and UNC. He served two years in the U S Army Missile Command and is married to Sandra Lineburg with two children.
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Anne Robinson
Winchester
Wayne, Jr
University of Virginia
Stewart
Randolph-Macon College
Frank Armstrong III
National Fruit Products, Inc
Linwood Holton
Commission On Alcoholic Beverage Controls
Armstrong
Cornelius T. Rogers
Richmond
Herman J. Obermayer
Arlington
Holton
T. Redman
Handley High School
University of North Carolina
United States Army
The
Missile Command
Sandra Lineburg
Briarmont Drive
UF Announces 120 500 Campaign Goal for 1972
The Budget Review Committee of the United Fund set a 1972 campaign goal of 120 500 the largest in the Fund s history. Led by Lewis M Costello and chaired by Albert W Loring the panel adjusted agency requests bringing the total to about 133 000 but finalized at 120 500. Campaign Chairman Carl Napps praised the rise and urged payroll deductions and active employer support as keys to continued growth in donations from Winchester Frederick County.
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United Fund
Lewis M. Costello
Albert W. Loring
United Fund Office
Carl Napps
Winchester - Frederick County
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