One Dead Two Hurt In Shenandoah County Plane Crash
A light Piper Cherokee 180 crashed on the north slope of North Mountain near Shenandoah County killing pilot Robert Smith of Sterling Park and injuring his wife Janet Smith and Laura Van Horn. Rescuers fought flames and bad visibility as they recovered victims and determined the crash occurred about 7:45 p.m. near Skibryce Airport, with no engine trouble found.
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Star
Woodstock
North Mountain
Shenandoah County
M. H. Ashley
Robert Smith
Sterling Park
Janet Smith
Laura van Horn
Daytona Beach, Fla
Ashley
Sheriff's Office
Florence
S.C
Leesburg
Smith
Skibryce Airport
Leesburg Center
Blue Ridge Flying Club
Testimony Repeated in Smoot Case in Frederick County Court
Pre sentence hearing in the Winfield Smoot case details the abduction and murder of Beulah Mae Smedley with witnesses from the September preliminary hearing reasserting earlier testimony. James D. Bennett Lewis W. Peer Claude Funkhouser and Blanche Funkhouser describe the assault and shooting at Crown Cork & Seal and Valley Mill Road I 81 intersection. The defendant allegedly threatened witnesses as the victim cried for help before fleeing in Smoot’s car.
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Frederick County
Winfield Smoot
White Post
Beulah Mae Smedley
Rt. 6
The
Commonwealth
C. Graydon Clem
James D. Bennett
Lewis W. Peer
Smedley
Crown Cork & Seal Co
Smoot
Claude Funkhouser
Blanche Funkhouser
Valley Mill Road
I-81
Funkhouser
Mr. Funkhouser
South Vietnamese Losses Grow in Laos Campaign
Heavy attacks in Laos push South Vietnamese troops toward the border with 110 killed and 205 wounded as bases Brown Lolo Delta Phu Loc are abandoned. Units pull back to South Vietnam while US bombers target North Vietnamese forces massing near the area.
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Saigon
Laos
Brown
South Vietnam
de Viet
Tran van An
Lolo
1St Infantry Division
Elicopters
Sta
Holger Jensen
Ham Nghi
1St Ranger Group
Highway 9
Nguyen Xuan Loc
Delta
Mrs Massie Heads District Democrats
Mrs Joseph A Massie Jr was elected chairman of the Legislative Democratic Committee succeeding J Frederick Larrick. She has served on the Winchester city committee for over 20 years and will host a mass meeting in Winchester on April 7 at 7 30 p m at the city courtroom.
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Front Royal
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Winchester
Democratic Committee
Legislative Democratic Committee
J. Frederick Larrick
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Fauquier
Ma&gsie
Meir Rejects Rogers Border Guarantees in Labor Meeting
Prime Minister Meir rejects Rogers plan for United Nations backed borders replacing territorial gains Israel seeks. Dayan backs security aid but derides geographic indifference while Egypt warns against renewed war as cease fire nears expiry. U Thant and Jarring press Israel to withdraw. Sadat convenes war prep committee in Cairo.
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Jerusalem
Golda Meir
William P. Rogers
Israel
Rogers
Meir
Labor Party
Centra Committee
Moshe Dayan
U.S
Washington
Sadat
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Dayan
Suez Canal
Israel Galili
Abba Eban
New York
U.N
U Thant
Jarring
Cairo
al Ahram
Four Horticultural Princesses Named for Queen Shenandoah XLIV
Miss Juliana Shepard announced as head of festivities with four state court princesses. Mary Lynn McCue of Virginia Jody Butler of West Virginia Roxie Anne Morgan of Pennsylvania and Reba Steiner of Maryland will join the Grand Feature Parade on May 8 and attend the Virginia State Horticultural Society Auxiliary luncheon.
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Juliana Shepard
Robert C. Burkholder
Mary Lynn McCue
Virginia
Jody K. Butler
West Virginia
Roxie Anne Morgan
Pennsylvania
Reba Marie Steiner
Maryland
W.C. Main, Jr
Rt. 2
Williamsport
North Hagerstown High School
Steiner
Virginia State Horticultural Society Auxiliary
Calley Jury Deliberates For 2nd Day
The six man jury weighing the My Lai massacre charges against Lt. William Calley Jr. resumed deliberations in Fort Benning with one juror ill overnight. Maj. Harvey G. Brown was treated at Martin Army Hospital and returned to the panel as exhibits totaling about 100 were laid out for guidance.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William, Calley Jr
Calley
My Lai
Harvey G. Brown
Jefferson Huggins
Martin Army Hospital
VCB to Acquire Front Royal Bank
Virginia Commonwealth Bankshares, Inc. to acquire Bank of Warren in Front Royal. Stockholders would receive 3.5 VCB shares per Warren share. Warren, founded 1872, operates two Front Royal offices with about $15 million in assets.
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Richmond
Virginia Commonwealth Bankshares, Inc
Bank of Warren
Front Royal
VCB
Weather Outlook for Virginia Tonight Through Friday
Increasing clouds bring rain likely as a storm system moves east from the Midwest. The brief notice lists contact numbers and an advertisement for Roy DeCrane's Cut Your Own Taxes at one dollar plus tax, from the Winchester Evening Star.
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Richmond
Virginia
Midwest
Roy DeCrane
Winchester Evening Star
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Peter
John Milam
John Kerr School
Peter Milam
Andy Stutler
Brenda Kline
Mary Helen Massie
Pat Robinson
van Horn
Winchester Memorial
By Audrey Coleman
James R. Bennett
Charlotte Bennett
Luoi
Phu Loc
Khe Sanh
Mrs. Massie
Mrs. Meir
United States
Miss McCue
C. Purcell McCue, Jr
Appledore
Greenwood, Va
St. Anne’s School
Charlottesville
VPI
Kappa Sigma Rio
Garnet and Gold Club
Dairy Club
Miss Butler
Mrs
Robert W. Butler
South Samuel St
Charles Town
W. Va
Charles Town High School
Shepherd College
Miss Morgan
Paul Morgan
Pitman
Penna
Temple University
Tri-Valley High School
Hegins
Miss Steiner
Shenandoah College
Reba Steiner
Roxie Morgan
Reid Kennedy
Charlie Company
Front Royal Bank
Steven Ritenour
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