08 Mar 1971
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1971
Page
1
An explosion occurred after a fire started and firemen were struggling to contain the blaze with continued efforts reported at 10 a.m. The incident centers on an active fire scene with responders remaining on site to control the flames.
Virginia Supreme Court unanimously invalidates the overbroad definition of unlawful assembly. The ruling nixes convictions of two Charlottesville men tied to a September 1968 protest and urges narrowing the statute to protect first amendment gatherings while avoiding riot risk.
Cab drivers bartenders and hotel managers welcome the windfall from the Madison Square Garden bout with 800 Italian visitors and 600 English extras fueling crowded bars. The event will stream globally via closed circuit and satellite with Ali and Frazier competing for the title while promoters expect over 20 million dollars in revenue. Apollo 14 astronauts and El Cordobes are among expected attendees.
A public hearing on the proposed Minimum Housing Ordinance for Winchester will be held at the regular March meeting, tomorrow at 7 30 p m in Rouss City Hall. The council discussed the ordinance at its Feb 9 meeting and could vote after the hearing.
A wind driven fire caused by an explosion at Darden Paper Stock Co. destroyed three adjacent wooden structures on lower Princess Anne Street in Fredericksburg. No injuries reported. Firefighters from nearby towns fought the blaze after 7:30 a.m. and damaged caused was not yet estimated.
Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam said South Vietnamese forces took road junctions at Ban Dong Muong Nong and Sepone inside Laos, aiming to destroy North Vietnamese bases and cut the supply network. U.S. air support aided the operation as reports tallied enemy casualties and reduced traffic on the trail.
The Winchester-Frederick County Health Department will approve no further Lake Holiday Estates lots until the subdivision officers certify on plots and deeds that a central sewer system will be installed. A second section of 282 lots awaits Board of Supervisors approval, contingent on sewer commitments and final plans.
The Supreme Court barred draft exemptions only for those who object to a specific war, 8 to 1. Justice Marshall said Congress intended an exemption for those opposing all war, while Douglas dissented. The court also upheld Maryland’s ban on I Am Curious Yellow and declined to hear astronaut prayer protests.
Swiss federal police report a Nationalist Chinese diplomat en route to Saigon has defected to Communist China after Taipei accused him of kidnapping. Police say Sun Chi-chou chose the other side and dismissed the kidnap claim as unfounded. Also noted are rulings upholding South Carolina's desegregation stance and a contempt conviction in Oklahoma City connected to school desegregation.
Egypt rejects extending the cease-fire and warns that its forces are no longer bound by the pact. Sadat says Soviet support ensures liberation and a just peace, while Israel and Jordan position along the cease-fire lines and Golan front. Syria and Lebanon pledge support if fighting erupts.
Woodstock State Senator W A Truban Republican announces bid for another term tucked in a veterinarians newsletter. He represents the 21st district now redrawn to the 27th including Warren and Fauquier Counties with Loudoun removed.
An eastward moving high pressure area is bringing clear weather to Virginia and is expected to continue its influence through Tuesday. The report notes calm conditions across the state with continued sunshine and light winds.
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