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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1973
Page
1
After an eight day standstill the Saigon government agrees to release 6 300 military prisoners in the second POW exchange with about 19 734 held. The United States pressed for completion by March 28 and the joint commission shows continued troop withdrawals as negotiations proceed.
Gov. Linwood Holton calls Mills E Godwin Jr a red letter day for Virginia politics as Godwin backs a GOP gubernatorial bid with an Independent option if needed. Holton predicts a June nominating convention and a possible GOP House majority next year while weighing party shifts and Nixon's potential support.
Del. Raymond Andy Guest Jr. indicated he plans to seek reelection to the House of Delegates pending renomination by the Republican Nominating Committee in May. An official announcement will come at a closed meeting of supporters in Winchester this evening. No other Republican candidates have announced for the two area seats. Guest honors Del. Duncan Gibb’s decision not to run. he calls Gibb a friend and was surprised by the announcement. Guest has served one term and sits on multiple committees.
Bailey's Crossroads Virginia AP searchers recovered the body of James Underwood 24 of Washington marking the sixth victim in the Skyline Towers apartment building collapse. Eight other men remain missing believed buried under wreckage as crews continue carefully removing concrete.
Clarke County supervisors heard a request from the Clarke County Recreation Council to use land west of Cooley School for a new 70 acre park with a pool tennis courts softball and Little League fields. The council seeks county ownership and a 4000 dollar annual budget plus existing funds and private donations to fund phased improvements and a potential day care use for a house on the site.
The 17th District Democratic Committee voted to use a convention instead of a primary to pick candidates for the two House of Delegates seats. The convention is set for Saturday June 9 at a site to be announced. Del Duncan C. Gibb will not seek reelection. Rep Raymond R. Guest Jr. may run again if renominated. Winchester Frederick Clarke Warren Fauquier counties form the district. Richard Dick chaired the meeting.
AP reports Pan American crews join European pilots in boycotting French airspace after a collision between Spanish jets during a controllers strike. A Pan Am LA to Paris flight halted in London, did not proceed to France, while another Pan Am NYC to Paris flight arrived as scheduled.
George Sanders is named Outstanding Young Man in 1948 by the Junior Board of Trade and twenty five years later is honored as Boss of the Year. He receives a statuette from Dottie B. Moser of the National Secretaries Association as Rosalie A. Cornwell, the program chair, becomes his secretary. Sanders has ties to Kaiser High School and Potomac Edison, with roles in local business groups and community service. He is married to Eva Elsey with two children.
In Khartoum President Jaafar Numairi announced a crackdown on Palestinian guerrillas in Sudan and a roundup of Sudanese suspected of aiding terrorists. Eight suspects face trial alongside those deemed destructors and paid agents as he vows a twofold response to the slayings of U.S. and Belgian diplomats.
Mayor John V. Lindsay announced he will not seek re election to a third term calling the job the second toughest in the nation. He cited personal considerations and said the decision is final. The 51 year old former congressman rose to mayor as a liberal independent and later Democrat as he pursued national office. His departure heightens speculation Lindsay may run for governor or a U.S. Senate seat as seven Democrats already seek the party nomination for next year.
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