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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1970
Page
1
AP reports two major dilemmas for U S commanders in Cambodia after five days of fighting. Monsoon rains threaten an airstrip and slow armored columns while civilian safety clashes with military aims as villages burn and thousands flee.
Premier Kosygin condemned U S military actions in Cambodia and said the Soviet Union will draw appropriate conclusions from Washington's Southeast Asia policy. He urged international responsibility to oppose the aggressor and defend peace and freedom.
An American tank entered Mimot plantation areas in Cambodia and moved a Volkswagen car found during a search. The abandoned vehicle bore a Cambodian license plate and may have belonged to a plantation worker or an arrested traveler. More photos on page 18.
American and South Vietnamese forces plan new offensives into Cambodia to destroy remaining Viet Cong and North Vietnamese base camps amid ongoing Fishhook operations. Reports tally enemy casualties, gear caches, and refugee movements as U S units expand ground and air actions along the border.
The Supreme Court rules 7-1 to uphold tax exemption for property used exclusively for religious purposes. Chief Justice Burger says exemption does not sponsor religion and avoids establishment concerns. Justice Douglas dissents, warning against government involvement in religion.
Circuit Court Judge James Macgill forfeited a $10,000 bond and ordered a bench warrant for H. Rap Brown who failed to appear for his riot and arson trial. The Cambrige case involved Negroes burning two blocks of buildings after Brown spoke to the group. Trial location had shifted twice and Brown has been out of touch with his lawyers since March. Chief counsel William M. Kunstler was absent as the prosecutor moved to start the trial.
Washington officials say new air raids against North Vietnam and the Cambodia incursion are not escalation. They call the operations protective reactions to safeguard American units and deny aiming to force peace negotiations.
Mayor William M. Battaile and Mayor Ricardo Callejas led a farewell ceremony in Winchester celebrating the Sister City ties with Ambato Ecuador. The event included talks, a school bus gift for Ambato, and visits by delegates from Shenandoah College and county officials during the Apple Blossom Festival.
A low pressure trough will move east across the Blue Ridge Tuesday morning bringing a chance of showers to Virginia's western counties tonight.
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