Two Die In Frederick County Explosion And Fire
A Frederick County couple Charles J Snapp 60 and Frances 53 died when an explosion and fire leveled their home near Mt Williams west of Winchester The blast traced to a gas leak from a bottled gas fueled stove and a wood stove burning overnight Firefighters battled the blaze amid heavy rain and the case remains under investigation The Snapps survive two sons five grandchildren and a brother Funeral plans are pending at Jones Funeral Home
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Frederick County
Mt. Williams
Winchester
Charles ‘J. ‘Snapp
Frances
Miller Owens
Snapps
Owens
Falls
Richard Lee Snapp
Aldie
Charles J. Snapp
Conventions Set to Shape Virginia GOP Battle
In Virginia Republicans hold seven district conventions to pick moderate conservative candidates while six consider congressional nominees. Democrats in the 9th District also meet to nominate a challenger to Rep. Wampler and hear speeches by Sen. Spong and ex-Gov. Sanford.
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Richmond
Virginia
William C. Wampler
U. S
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
North Carolina
Terry Sanford
Unusually Lucked Clovers Reported by Local Residents
The May rains bring a clover crop as Record Field notes two residents report multi leaf finds. Hugh T. Netherton found a six leaf clover in his yard along with three five leaf and three four leaf clovers. Charles Spitler and Bobby Huff along Shenandoah River hike collected dozens of four and five leaf clovers.
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Hugh T. Netherton
Front Royal Road
Charles Spitler
Hillman Drive
Bobby Huff
Bufflick Road
Shenandoah River
Mr. Spitler
Mr. Huff
Hundreds of Walkers Start Rainy 23-Mile Walk for Development
More than 1 000 Winchester youths began the second annual Walk for Development at 7 35 a m from Winchester Recreation Park to raise funds for LIVE Inc Bangladesh refugees and the American Freedom from Hunger Foundation The event featured a 7 15 a m send off by Virginia Attorney General Andrew P Miller and Winchester Mayor William M Battaile who praised youth action.
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Winchester
Live, Inc
American Freedom From Hunger Foundation
Winchester McCormac Amphitheatre
Park
Walk
Virginia
Andrew P. Miller
William M. Battaile
Miller
Virginia Atty
James T. Longerbeam
Winchester-McCormac
Winchester Recreation Park
Bangladesh
India
David B. Grim
Nixon Heads to Moscow Summit with Hopes for Progress
President Nixon left for the Moscow summit with hopes of laying foundations for a world of peace. He stopped first in Salzburg Austria, where he planned speeches in Moscow and ahead of talks with Leonid Brezhnev. Officials said the agenda includes trade space cooperation and limiting arms races with further room for accord in Vietnam and other disputes.
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Washington
Nixon
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Salzburg
Austria
White House
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Andrews Air Force Base
Bruno Kreiski
U.S
Nixon Speaks at Andrews as Moscow Trip Departure
President Nixon addresses the crowd at Andrews Air Force Base during departure ceremonies for his Moscow trip. In the hangar Ralph Albertazzie pilots The Spirit of 76, the presidential jet, as AP Wirephoto covers the scene.
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Nixon
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Ralph Albertazzie
Nuclear Energy Seen Supplying 85 Percent of Electricity
PIPESTEM W Va AP Nuclear energy may supply as much as 85 percent of U S electricity by 1985, Virginias utility officials told a two day news seminar in Pipestem. Industry leaders warned demand will double next decade while coal and oil reserves stay steady.
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Pipestem
W. Va
Virginias
Public Utilities Association of the
Maurice K. Goddard
Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Resources
Goddard
North Vietnamese attack on An Loc relief convoy halted
In a dawn counterattack near An Loc, North Vietnamese forces briefly disrupted a South Vietnamese relief drive. Officials report 81 NVA killed and seven tanks destroyed, with 15 GV deaths and 38 wounded. Col J Ross Franklin calls the strike a failed major offensive. U.S. air power supported the defense with bombs and gunships as plea for victory grows.
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Saigon
An Loc
U.S
J. Ross Franklin
Kontum
Associated Press
David J. Paine
Central Front
Franklin
Highway 13
Hanoi
10 Part Head Start Series Begins Monday
The Star premieres a 10 part series titled Head Start for Every Child written by Dr. Annie L. Butler. The initial article argues the first grade is too late and urges parents to start education at home. Butler is an associate professor of early childhood education at Indiana University.
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Annie L. Butler
Butler
Indiana University
Low Pressure Remnants Bring Rain Through Weekend
A near stationary low off the Carolinas will continue to bring rain to Virginia through tonight and into Sunday. The message includes an unrelated line about discounts and local notices.
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Richmond
Carolinas
Virginia
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Washington Post
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