Walk for Big Brothers draws crowds in Winchester
A large morning crowd gathered at Winchester-McCormac Amphitheater for a 23.5 mile Walk for the Winchester-Frederick County Big Brothers Association. By 7:30 a.m. thousands lined up sponsors, with hundreds of runners contesting for fastest finish and civic clubs competing to raise funds. Brig Owens spoke, praising six-year involvement with Big Brothers as participants prepared to start en masse at 6:30 a.m.
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Pat Robinson
Winchester-McCormac
Big Brothers
Winchester - Frederick County
Big Brothers Assn
Handley and
James Wood
Brig Owens
Washington Redskins
Walkers rally in Winchester for third annual Big Brothers Drive
Mayor Stewart Bell Jr and County Supervisor Donald Hodgson greet participants as the third annual Walk for Development unfolds through Winchester. They echo support from Ted Whittle and youth coordinators, with routes passing Handley and James Wood High Schools and royal refreshment checkpoints. Proceeds go to the Big Brothers Association to aid fatherless boys.
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Winchester
Stewart Bell Jr
Frederick County
Donald Hodgson
Ted Whittle
Winchester-Frederick County
Big Brthers Assn
Scott Hockman
Handley and
James Wood
Big Brothers
Winchester Recreation Park
Millwood Ave
Royal Crown Bottling Co
Handley High School
James Wood High School
Cameron St
Shawnee
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Big Brothers Assn
Clemency Offers Tied to Ehrlichman Under Watergate Probe
Senate investigators seek to prove John Ehrlichman authorized repeated executive clemency offers to James McCord. McCord, convicted of wiretapping burglary and conspiracy, testified that Caulfield pressured him and suggested clemency after a year in jail. Caulfield implicated Ehrlichman but denied Nixon’s direct involvement.
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Washington
Senate
John D. Ehrlichman
James McCord
McCord
White House
John Caulfield
Caulfield
Nixon
Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Treasury Department
Watergate Prosecutor Cox Draws Favorable Senate Response
Archibald Cox, Harvard law professor, named government prosecutor for Watergate. He said he would conduct a wide ranging inquiry and report whether evidence implicates President Nixon. Senators Humphrey and Scott found no impeachment case. Cox to appear before Judiciary Committee with Richardson to discuss guidelines.
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Washington
Harvard Law
Archibald Cox
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
Boston
Nixon
Cox
Senate Select Watergate Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Richardson
Secretary of Defense
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice Department
Pentagon
Four men charged in Georgia farm family killings held in undisclosed jails
Four men from Baltimore are charged with murdering six members of the Ned Alday family in Seminole County Georgia. They were flown to Georgia and placed in undisclosed Atlanta area jails awaiting preliminary hearings. One suspect, Richard Wayne Miller, was identified as a 19 year old from McConnellsburg Pennsylvania who died in the broader car theft and murder case linked to the Alday murders.
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Atlanta, Ga
South Georgia
Wayne C. Coleman
Carl Isaacs
William Isaacs
George Dungee
Baltimore
Ned Alday
Seminole County
Georgia
West Virginia
Atlanta
Coleman
Isaac Brothers
Dungee
Maryland
Isaacs
FBI
Bluefield
W.va
Miller
Donalsonville
Alday
Astronauts rehearse Skylab sunshade repair plan
Skylab 1 astronauts test two repair methods in simulators to shield the lab from sun. The crew will decide whether to attempt deployment Friday after fly-around inspection, with temperatures at 100 to 110 degrees inside and a reduced science schedule due to power loss from the missing thermal shield.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Charles Conrad Jr
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Space Agency
Skylab
Conrad Kerwin
Weitz
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Tex
Don Puddy
Huntsville
Rainy Weekend Possible In Winchester Area Weather Update
Cloudy cool conditions persist with a chance of rain fronting this weekend. Weekly precipitation totals 0.32 inch with May rainfall at 0.92. daily highs range from 66 to 53 and lows from 35 to 48 degrees. Shenandoah Numismatic Society confirms 11th annual Coin Show at the George Washington Hotel next weekend with hours Saturday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Winchester
Shenandoah Numismatic Society
George Washington Hotel
Hijacked Venezuelan Plane Reaches Mexico City After Talks
A Venezuelan Avensa turboprop with 32 passengers and five crew, hijacked by four young leftists, took off for Mexico City after a long on tarmac negotiation for freedom of 35 political prisoners. Mexican and Venezuelan officials urged calm and pledged no interference.
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Dee Merda
Mexico
Mexico City
Merida International
Avensa
Venezuela
Byrd Chosen as Commencement Speaker at Lord Fairfax
U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr will headline the Lord Fairfax Community College graduation on Saturday June 9 at 730 pm. The college cites Byrds long service in both Virginia and U S Senate and his work on economic development and tax policy. About 110 students are expected to graduate at the second annual ceremony open to the public. The 1973 class officers are listed.
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U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Lord Fairfax Community College
Byrd
William H. McCoy
Lord Fairfax
Washington
Virginia Senate
U.S. Senate
Virginia
Teresa Oaks
Rebecca Nesselrodt
Mitzie Stoneberger
Paula Athey
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Big Brothers Organization
The
Walkers
David Newlin
Probers
New York City
John W. Dean III
Dean
Watergate
McConnellsburg, Pa
Richard Wayne Miller
Pennsylvania
McConnellsburg
Livingston
Ala
West Virginia Chase
Havana
Humberto Rumbos
Emilio O. Rabasa
Carlos Loret de Mola
Yucatan
Merida
Caracas
Curacao
Panama
First Assembly of God
Springcrest St
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