Smalley Wins Democratic Senate Nomination After Ballot Tie
Front Royal area Democrats nominate Berryville businessman Robert W. Smalley for the State Senate after a six ballot convention in which Lewis M. Costello narrowly trailed. A Fauquier vote shift and party unity followed as Costello urged support for Smalley. Smalley pledged a positive campaign and unity for November.
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Democrats
Robert W. Smalley
Berryville
State Senate
Lewis M. Costello
Winchester
W. Smalley
Senate
David Smith
Costello
Mr. Smalley
Smalley
General Assembly
Richmond
Nixon asks Congress to extend talk period amid rail signalmen strike
President Nixon urged Congress to extend the current contract negotiations with the AFL C IO Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen to July 1 to avert a nationwide rail shutdown. He called on Hodgson to push a voluntary settlement and report by June 21 if needed. The move follows a 13 000 member strike that crippled freight and passenger service across the United States.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
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Federal Railroad Administration
Chicago
America
New York
Long Island Rail Road
Victory claimed in effort to block troops cut in Europe
Washington officials led by Clark McGregor and Secretary of State William Rogers say Mansfield's plan to cut U S troops in NATO counties to 150 000 will fail. Nixon allies rally as Truman and other Democrats back the president’s stance against the amendment.
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U.S
Europe
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Nixon
William P. Rogers
NATO
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Florida
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Truman
Dean Acheson
North Vietnamese Missiles Fire at U.S. Gunships
Saigon report says a N Vietnam battery fired two missiles at a U.S. AC130 gunship inside Laos near the Ban Karai pass. Other missiles threatened a flight of fighter bombers. no U.S. planes were hit. An official noted this may be first use of Soviet missiles on an AC130.
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U.S
Laos
Maj
Charles Johnson
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Johnson
Panhandle
Ban Karai Pass
Dmz
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Lai Khe
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Cambodia
Attempt to Justify Increase in Postage
The U S Postal Service opened hearings before the Postal Rate Commission to justify and permanentize temporary postage hikes. Accountants and lawyers led testimony as the first rate changes since 1967 move outside Congress. Surface and airmail stamps rose to eight and 11 cents, postcards to six cents, airmail cards to nine cents.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Independent Postal Rate Commission
U.S
Congress
U.S. District Court
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Forest Fire Rages In Superior National Forest
A forest fire in the Boundary Waters region of northern Minnesota has burned about 13,000 acres of Superior National Forest since Friday, with 3,000 added Sunday. Fire managers target 6 p.m. to gain control and warn peat moss may smolder for weeks or months after surface flames end.
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Superior National Forest
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area
BWCA
Minnesota
Frederick County Board Defends Dismissal of County Attorney
A Frederick County Board of Supervisors spokesman today said the board did not infringe voters rights or wield arbitrary power in dismissing County Attorney E Eugene Gunter. He noted Gunter’s election as Commonwealth Attorney and described subsequent appointments and legal basis for the board’s May 10 1971 decision.
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Frederick County
E. Eugene Gunter
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
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Acts of the General Assembly
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Commonwealth Attorney
Commonwealth
Larry Ambrogi
Ambrogi
Commonwealth of Virginia
Clear skies and warm Virginia from Gulf high ridge
A high pressure ridge extending from the Gulf of Mexico brings clear skies and warm temperatures to Virginia. The item notes an American flag kit available in Winchester via the Evening Star business office, priced at $3.50 plus tax.
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Richmond
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Winchester
Evening Star Business Office
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South Station
Boston
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Washington, D.C
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