Recovery of Ship Proves U S Is No Paper Tiger
The Mayaguez rescue by U S forces boosts U S credibility in Asia, signaling strength to North Korea and deterring aggression toward South Korea. Thais protest base use, recalling their ambassador, while China denounces piracy but privately weighs U S presence as counterbalance to the Soviet Union.
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U.S
Washington
Mayaguez
China
North Korea
United States
Asia
South Vietnam
South Korea
Thailand Gulf
Tang
Singapore
Thailand
R. J. Reynolds Industries
Sea-Land Services, Inc
Ponce
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Bangkok
USS
Huang Chen
Peking Phnom Penh
State Department
Peking
Soviet Union
Kiwanis Bloodmobile visit to Winchester Tuesday
The Winchester Kiwanis Club sponsors a Bloodmobile at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 45 p.m. Free parking at AutoPark and hamburger certificates for donors. Advance appointments via Red Cross at 662 5412.
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Winchester Kiwanis Club
Winchester
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
AutoPark
Arch McKay
Ron Carper
Red Cross
Three Teens Injured In Winchester Car Crash ICU
A single car crash on Handley Ave near Miller St sent Lucy Simpson and Michael Bowman to Winchester Memorial in guarded condition with head injuries while Mark Shull suffers spine injuries. Driver Steven Yeatras faces reckless driving charges as police report extensive wreckage and a damaged truck.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Fran Coombs
Handley Ave
Winchester Memorial
Berryville Ave
Steven P. Yeatras
Jefferson Ave
Miller St
Lucy G. Simpson
W. Boscawen St
Michael L. Bowman
Hawthorne Drive
Yeatras
Herman L. Fauver
Rt. 1
Junior Fike
York Ave
Win
Davis
Elm St
Fike
Star Place 1st in State in Better Newspaper Contest
The Winchester Evening Star won first place in the 1975 Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest in the non metropolitan daily newspaper group for general excellence. It also took second in excellence of general makeup, referring to page layout and presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester Evening Star
Virginia Press Association
the Star
Winchester Vet Returns From Asia To Face Cold Realities
Tony Alkins a 1962 James Wood High School graduate, after 12 years in Asia, returns with his Vietnamese wife Tuyet and eight children. He seeks steady work in Winchester facing lower pay, language shifts, and integration challenges as he aids three Vietnamese refugees and adjusts to American life after years of war and displacement.
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Lulu Williams
Tony Alkins
James Wood High School
Asia
Tuyet
South Viet Nam
Atkins
Alkins
Viet Cong
Saigon
United States
Anthony Alkins
Winchester
Handley
Shenandoah Gas Co
U.S. Navy
Vietnam
Lockheed Aircraft
Viet Nam
Lockheed
Blair Zeigler
Viet Air Force
Chuck Duvall
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Shenandoah Valley
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Associated Press
Kukrit Pramoj
Icu
Koh Tang Island
Harold E. Holt
Pappagalloadies Shoes
Wilkins’ Shoe Center
the Pines
Sherwin Williams
Cather's Farm Market
Route 50
Abby
Sports Pages
Star
Wichita
Kans
James Wood
Middle East
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