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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
2
Saigon and U.S. commands report mixed casualty totals with American killed in action at two for the week, missing up 19 to 27, wounded down 24, and six US deaths from nonhostile causes. South Vietnamese losses reach 769 killed and 2,794 wounded as enemy KIAs reach 5,031.
Shelley Moore arrives as Festival queen with Duke connections and Duke escort Mark Johnson. Her four maids of honor Janet Adams Clare Monahan Letitia Clare Margaret Strader, all college students, greet her at the airport and join a busy schedule of coronation rehearsals, receptions, and club events.
Senator Hubert Humphrey defeats George McGovern in Ohio by a 38 at large and 38 from eight districts to claim 76 delegates while McGovern nets 64 from 13 districts amid a slate split. Delayed results and polling-place problems threaten final tallies and a federal challenge looms in Cleveland.
Police from multiple jurisdictions will patrol around the clock for the Apple Blossom Festival with 150 officers based at Cameron and Boscawen Streets. National Guardsmen and Frederick County deputies join state troopers to cover city and highway patrol, escorting Miss Shelley Moore and other dignitaries.
Wall Street fell for the fourth straight session as the Dow Jones average slipped to 932.57 at 10:30 a.m. with the NYSE led by declines. Market leaders included General Foods and First National City Corp as negotiations over Paris peace talks stalled with no date for a resumption.
A teenage Apple Blossom dance will be held Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Elks auditorium 414 N. Kent St. It is sponsored by Daniel J. Farrar Elks educational committee for the benefit of the scholarship fund.
A tally shows roughly 380 law enforcement agencies operate across Virginia. Agencies range from state and regional forces to city and county bodies, reflecting a broad law enforcement framework under state and local jurisdictions.
Partly cloudy tonight with upper 40s lows and sunny Friday near 70. In Virginia clearing and cooling tonight with mid 40s to low 50s, Friday highs 65 to 70 west and low 70s east. Also, extended forecast shows Saturday fair with Sunday and Monday showers. highs 70s to low 80s, lows in 50s. Linda Morgan of Berkeley Springs won a $50 Leggett gift certificate during Founders Days.
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