Violence Escalates in Northern Ireland as Easter Tensions Rise
AP reported William Whitelaw arrives to assume the Northern Ireland post as sectarian violence spikes amid marching season. Catholic and Protestant factions clash with troops, with 293 deaths in nearly three years and multiple civilian injuries across Belfast and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belfast
William Whitelaw
Britain
Northern Ireland
London
Whitelaw
Ireland
Miss April Phyllis Strawson Apple Blossom Princess
Phyllis Strawson 17 daughter of Fred and Mrs Strawson of Country Club Drive pauses on a spring woods walk. A James Wood High senior, she is a varsity cheerleader treasurer of the National Honor Society member of yearbook Pep Club Radio Club and Future Teachers of America. She will be Apple Blossom Princess from James Wood at the Apple Blossom Festival and plans Madison College to study Special Education teaching emotionally disturbed children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Strawson
Fred Strawson
Country Club Drive
James Wood High School
Phyllis
National Honor Society
Future Teachers of America
James Wood
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Hank Leland
Six Penn State students die in Maryland crash
Six male students from Penn State University were killed when their car swerved into a guard rail and struck a concrete column under an overpass near Frederick Maryland. State police identified two Maryland residents and four Pennsylvanians. five died at the scene, one at Frederick Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Penn State University
North Vietnamese surge pushes South bases from DMZ region
North Vietnam forces drive South Vietnamese from two more bases in the far north amid the heaviest fighting in four years. A third base may also have fallen as air raids resume inside North Vietnam. U.S. jets target gun positions in the DMZ and a MIG21 is shot down while a U.S. gunship is lost. Local field commanders raise alert levels across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
United States
U.S
North Vietnam
Dmz
Creighton W. Abrams
Central Highlands
Dong Ha
Camp Carroll
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Frederick Olmsted
Chula Vista
Calif
Gerald R. Volley
Cincinnati
Ohio
South Vietnam
7Th Fleet
Three Chains Move to Half Price Spiral
A day after Treasury Secretary Connally met with top chain stores about high food costs, Grand Union and Winn-Dixie froze prices on meats and general foods. Safeway cut beef prices across its 246 stores in the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with 10 cent cuts on some cuts. The actions come as the Agriculture Department notes beef prices paid to farmers fell 20 cents per hundredweight in the month ending March 15, the first drop since last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Grand Union
Winn-Dixie
Safeway Stores, Inc
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Delaware
District of Columbia
Agriculture Department
Safeway
Basil Winstead
Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
National Public Affairs Center For Television
Butz
Dudley Seeks Congress Seat in Virginia District Six
William B. Dudley former NFL star and four term Virginia House member announced his bid for the Democratic nomination in Virginia’s 6th District to replace Rep. Richard H. Poff. He cites business and legislative background and opposes federal school busing while naming crime drugs economy and ecology as key issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
William B
Bill” Dudley
Washington Redskins
Pittsburgh Steelers
Congress
Dudley
Virginia House of Delegates
Richard H. Poff
Radford
6Th
Jaycees Easter Eye Hunt at Handley High School
Winchester Jaycees invite children through age 12 to Handley High School campus at 2 p m Easter Sunday for an Easter Eye Hunt with prizes for special eggs and candy for all, per Bruce Patton project chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Jaycees
Handley High School
Jaycees
Bruce Patton
Nixon Prepared to Prevent Nationwide Railroad Strike
President Nixon threat to impose a 60 day cooling off period if UTU and Sheet Metal Workers threaten strikes at midnight. UTU cites Penn Central crew cuts while Sheet Metal Workers seek higher pay and tighter rules. White House warns a rail shutdown would be intolerable and mediation talks stalled with no new meetings scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
United Transportation Union
Sheet Metal Workers Union
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
UTA
Penn Central Railroad
UTU
Penn Central
National Mediation Board
Thousands Retrace Christ's Final Steps
Pilgrims flocked to Jerusalem for Good Friday to retrace Jesus crucifixion, with thousands from abroad passing through the Via Dolorosa in a mile long procession. The event marks the fifth Good Friday since Israel seized the old city in 1987, as crowds surged at three access points amid spring calm. In Berlin and East Berlin crowds crossed the border to observe the day, while Philippines flagellants endured ritual self-scourging to recall Christ's sufferings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Christ
Via Dolorosa
Israel
Old City
Jordan
Philippines
Registration rules ease in Virginia for May 2 elections
State Board of Elections says durational residency no longer required for registration. Any 18+ Winchester resident may register to vote for the May 2 municipal elections. Registrars will staff offices tomorrow from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3 p.m. in Stephens City Middletown and Winchester City Council chambers. Registration closes at midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester
State Board of Elections
Martha Grim
Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
U.S
Frederick
Mary Gay Conner
Gary Borden
Stephens City
Middletown
Court Square
Conner
Martha F. Grim
Virginia Brief: Rain Spreads as System Moves North
A northward moving low pressure system brought rain to most of Virginia today with at least a chance of snow in the mountain areas. The weather system impacts residents across the state with wet conditions and cooler temperatures in higher elevations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
Also Mentioned on This Page
N. Ireland
Andersonstown
Jack Marsh
Marsh
Onslaught
Staunton
Bluefield
National Professional Football Hall of Fame
The
University of Virginia
Sheet Metal Workers
Association of American Railroads
Edward J. Carlough
Ziegler
Associated Press
Calvary
Berlin
Wall
East Berlin
East Germany
West Berlin
Weber & Sons Nursery
Sponseller’s Flower Shop
Berryville
McDonald's
W.H. Emmart & Son
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!