Probable MIG21 Kill Reported in Laos Border Skirmish
U S command reports a possible shoot down of a MIG21 after two fighters fired missiles and radar indicated a probable kill. Two pilots Lt Col Joseph W Kittinger and 1st Lt Leigh A Hodgdon saw a MIG explode. The action occurred during raids into northern Laos with B52s and F4 escorts.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Highlands
Air Force
Joseph W. Kittinger
Orlando
Fla
Leigh A. Hodgdon
Reading
U.S
Laos
Kittinger
Hodgdon
Hodgdson
Dong Hoi
Cambodia
Angkor
Pouk
Siem Reap
FiveYearOld Boy Hangs Self From Tree Rope
In Culpeper a 5 year old boy died after accidentally hanging himself from a rope in his front yard. Police said John Erik Kammerer appears to have fallen from a ladder and become entangled in the rope.
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Culpeper
John Erik Kammerer
Nixon and Chou Discuss Vietnam Peace Prospects in Peking
An administration source says President Nixon spoke with Chinese Premier Chou En Lai in Peking about Vietnam peace prospects and POW releases. The source hinted at a forthcoming third-country channel for talks and people to people exchanges, with Canada or another nation as a possibility.
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Nixon
Chou
Washington
Chou En-lai
Peking
Vietnam
Poland
Canada
Shanghai
United States
China
U.S
Flood Watch Issued For Potomac Shenandoah Basins Area
The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for all streams in extreme northwest Virginia central and western Maryland and the eastern Panhandle of West Virginia effective tonight and Friday. It covers the Potomac Shenandoah basins above Harpers Ferry and the Monocacy basin in Central Maryland due to heavy rains and rapid snowmelt. Most gauges were at half to three quarters bankfull this morning.
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Richmond
National Weather Service
Virginia
Maryland
Panhandle
West Virginia
Potomac
Shenandoah
Harpers Ferry
W.va
Monocacy
NWS
Haul of 937 Pounds Heroin Seized From Shrimp Boat Caprice
French customs seized 425 kilograms of heroin aboard the shrimp boat Caprice des Temps in Marseille port. The haul, described as the largest ever, would fuel vast illegal markets with value estimates reaching up to 106 million dollars at retail. Captain Marcel Boucan, 57, attempted suicide but was revived. notes indicated his family and crew were not involved. Police seek the drug source as authorities disclosed a long watch on Boucan for prior smuggling activity.
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Paris
French Finance Ministry
Ind
U.S
Marcel Boucan
Caprice Des Temps
Marseille
Ine
Boucan
Villefranche
Big Brother Program Averts Further Harm in Stephens City Case
Jeffrey Warden Teets, 12, appeared in the Seventh Regional Juvenile Court Feb 29 after vandalism at his parents home in Stephens City. Judge Germelman said little actual damage was done, repairs completed, and a local resident agreed to act as Jeffrey's big brother to aid the court. Separately, Paul E. Gilly was sentenced to the electric chair for first degree murder in the Yablonski case.
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Jeffrey Warden Teets
Stephens City
Regional Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Carlo F. Germelman, Jr
Jeffrey
Washington Pa
Paul E. Gilly
Yablonski
Virginia lawmakers prepare new reapportionment bill
Floor Leader James M. Thomson says the House will have redistricting legislation ready for floor action by next Monday. A Federal Court setback gave the General Assembly 25 days to redraw Virginia districts after ruling the current plan failed proportional representation. Thomson suggests shifting districts south and west, keeping the Seventh District around Winchester largely unaffected.
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The
Star
Richmond
James M. Thomson
Alexandria
House of Delegate
Virginia
General Assembly
Thomson
Tidewater
Winchester
House approves tax hikes to close 80 million budget gap
The Virginia House of Delegates voted 63 to 30 to raise corporation taxes from 5 to 6 percent and personal taxes above 12 000 to balance a 5 2 billion two year budget. A late night move revived a one cent local option sales tax after a prior defeat. Local receipts for 1972 73 and 1973 74 are listed for Winchester Frederick Clarke Shenandoah and Warren. The Senate and governor expectations of further tax changes loom as the session proceeds.
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Jack Davis
Richmond
House of Delegates
Del
Robert E. Gibson
Chesapeake
Gibson
House
Senate
Duncan C. Gibb
Front Royal
Raymond R. Guest, Jr
Warren
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Shenandoah
Kleindienst Denies ITT Convention Funding In Antitrust Hearing
Acting Atty. Gen. Kleindienst testifies he had no knowledge that an ITT subsidiary offered to help fund next August’s Republican National Convention. He says settlement talks with ITT and Judge McLaren were handled by ITT and DOJ officials, and he never discussed the case with Mitchell.
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Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp
Kleindienst
John N. Mitchell
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
At&t
Mitchell
Felix Rohatyn
New York
ITT
Richard W. McLaren
Chicago
Justice Department
Antitrust
Rohatyn
McLaren
Hartford Fire Insurance Co
Antitrust Division
Fuel Tax Hike Could Boost Virginia Road Funds Here
The Senate and House debate a gasoline tax rise from seven to nine cents. If approved, the Winchester Berryville Front Royal Woodstock region would gain 43.93 million in new highway funds over 10 years, with Staunton District totaling 152.57 million. The state cites rising costs, inflation, and safety measures driving the 10 year program to 5.2 billion, with 1 billion from federal funds. The plan outlines allocations for primary and secondary roads, cities, maintenance, and miscellaneous costs.
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House
State Highway Department
Richmond
Senate
House of Delegates
Winchester
Berryville
Front Royal
Woodstock
Virginia
North Carolina
West Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
District of Columbia
Highway Department
Assembly
Weather Outlook for Virginia Rain Likely Through Friday
A low center along a cold front in the southern states moves northeast and should keep chances of rain in Virginia through Friday. The system brings unsettled skies and possible showers across the region as it tracks northeastward.
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Richmond
Virginia
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