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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1970
Page
1
A nighttime tornado struck Lubbock Texas injuring hundreds and killing 23 as eight miles of downtown devastation left stores blown out and traffic cut. Police and Red Cross crews battled looting and searches while hospitals overflowed and a 21 story building braced for collapse.
Winchester’s Finance Committee presents the proposed budget and tax rates for the new fiscal year with tonight’s third reading in substance and a public hearing date expected. An ordinance to issue a $1 million bond for school construction and a rezoning proposal north of Morgan Street receive readings, and a charter agreement for the Lord Fairfax Planning District action is anticipated.
Dissident students at Virginia Tech occupied Cowgill Hall housing the architecture department after protests over rejected demands to cancel classes. About 100 students remained inside as campus police were not visible and no outside officers were summoned. The strike committee aims to halt classes for antiwar demonstrations and to protest Kent State killings.
At a supervisors meeting the annexation suit's stake grows as a rezoning petition for a shopping center at the Route 50 East and 522 intersection collides with water and sewer issues. Donald Baughman says a water sewer agreement with Winchester preceded county consultation, while petitioner J Randolph Larrick cites long standing plans and I-81 driven development. The Frederick County Sanitation Authority reportedly met with developers before rezoning was filed, prompting further questions about governance and project timing.
Ist Lt Lawrence Eugene Fletcher 21 of Nain was killed in action in Vietnam on May 7. Born November 3, 1948 in Winchester he was the son of Cecil L and Marjorie Mason Fletcher. He had been in Vietnam about six months and had previously been wounded. He held the Combat Infantryman’s Badge after entering the Army in 1968 and training at Fort Lee. He attended Officers Training School at Fort Benning.
Lutheran official Dr. Carl Thomas urged solving the 25 million poor problem to prevent a caste system and urged welfare as a right under Nixon administration reform. He criticized state welfare disparities and called Lutherans to grasp recent world events with clear purpose at the Virginia Maryland Lutheran Convention. Dr. Edmund A. Steimle warned the church risks becoming a cultural echo while Lutherans must stand firm like Martin Luther amid social upheaval.
In Augusta Georgia an outbreak of racial violence after a teenage jail inmate died left six dead and more than 60 injured. National Guard troopers and state police were deployed to restore order as fires were set and a citywide curfew was imposed. Over 300 additional guardsmen were flown in, with barricades and searches for weapons in a mainly Negro area.
Israeli armor and warplanes hit Arab guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon while Syria and Iraq announce support. Jordanian artillery opens fire in the Jordan River Valley after an Israeli strike in Mount Mermon. Israel claims downed three Syrian jets. Lebanon seeks UN Security Council action.
American and South Vietnamese naval forces began patrols along a 100 mile Cambodian coast to halt war supply movement. The U S Navy boosted the 7th Fleet carrier presence in the Gulf of Tonkin to meet operational commitments. Vice President Ky said the blockade covers coast from the South Vietnamese border to Sihanoukville with orders from Lon Nol and his government.
Weather note from Richmond reports a ridge of high warm humid air affecting Virginia with unsettled conditions tomorrow night. Howard Johnson advertises a famous fish fry offering all you can eat for 1.49 dollars.
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