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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1970
Page
1
Protests spread across colleges after four Kent State students were killed by National Guardsmen. Demonstrations include ROTC buildings burned at Kent and clashes at Maryland, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and Berkeley. Police and guards used gas, with arrests, curfews, and scattered violence.
About 50 University of Virginia students seized Maury Hall housing the Naval ROTC late Monday, then left peacefully after an injunction was served. The action reflected nationwide campus protests over Kent State killings and U.S. Southeast Asia policy.
Town reports a warm spell that bloomed apple blossoms for the Festival but cooler weather and frost risk loom. Home gardeners urged to shield tender plants and monitor nights. Postmaster Joseph C Haines announces Postal Service will run window service 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. daily starting May 18 as a permanent change.
U S troops launched a third offensive into Cambodia from Pleiku facing heavy fire and weather that limited landings to about 500 men. In Snoul, 200 miles south, tanks advanced into a rubber plantation as ground fire halted airlifted units. Officials said roughly 3,000 American troops and an equal number of South Vietnamese were committed in Pleiku area, the largest air mobile operation in two years. South Vietnamese forces in the Parrot Beak reported winning 800 weapons, huge ammunition hauls, and over 1,000 enemy deaths in four days with 30 government troops killed and 150 wounded.
Four congressional committees were invited to briefings with President Nixon as protests over his Indochina policy intensified on U.S. campuses. The violence included four Kent State deaths and 12 injuries as National Guard troops faced sniper fire at Kent State University. The White House said a Justice Department probe would follow the killings amid ongoing air strikes on North Vietnamese targets. The Pentagon warned air attacks could resume, describing them as protective overflight measures. Soviet Premier Kosygin condemned the raids and Cambodia incursion.
President Nixon and Vice President Agnew condemned violence after National Guardsmen killed four students and wounded 11 at Kent State University. They urged peaceful dissent and criticized militant demonstrations while defending actions to curb violent protests.
State Senator J Kenneth Robinson signals intent to seek the GOP nomination for the Seventh District House seat pending personal and business conditions and adequate funding. He expects a mid May announcement. The district committee has held talks with several potential candidates including I Clinton Miller Del A R Giesen Jr and Dr Charles F Phillips. The GOP convention is set for Waynesboro on June 13.
A Bluemont man, Harry Andrew Craig Sr., 28, died at the scene one mile north of Route 50. Seven people were injured in the collision, six from an Upperville family. Howard and Elizabeth Gray remain in intensive care with multiple injuries. three Gray children in good condition. another, Ann, 17, with a fractured arm. Rescuers from Middleburg, Marshall, Upperville and The Plains aided. other vehicle victims taken to Leesburg Hospital. Weather brief notes follow.
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