This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1975
Page
1
The Warren County Board of Supervisors approved advertising a 1975 76 budget of 4.9 million dollars with no tax increase. The plan allocates 72 percent to schools 15 percent to general operating and 13 percent to welfare. A public hearing is set for June 3 at 7 30 p m in the courthouse.
Washington AP report tallies 15 service members killed in the Mayaguez rescue off Cambodia. Eleven Marines, two Navy corpsmen, and two Air Force members died. about 50 others wounded. Three Marines remain missing and likely dead. eyewitnesses say no Americans are believed alive on the beach.
A 25 member international panel recommended major reforms to improve global economic cooperation and reduce deadlock between rich and poor nations. The plan urges consensus bargaining, reform of World Bank IMF voting, and creation of a development oriented director general, with careful study likely at the 138 member UN level.
In Tehran, two U S Air Force officers were shot and killed as terrorists blocked their car and opened fire. The Embassy named Lt. Col. Paul R. Shafer Jr of Dayton Ohio and Lt. Col. Jack J. Turner of Carbondale Illinois as the dead. A Marxist underground is blamed and Iran vows to pursue justice.
About 200 Lao students seized the U S aid agency headquarters in Vientiane taking two American Marines and an American civilian hostage behind gates. They demanded immediate dissolution of AID and the departure of all Americans within three days and, in a broader protest, broadcast their terms on the national radio.
John Akers resigns after one season as head coach of Warren County football to take an assistant role at Miami University in Ohio. The move ends his brief tenure and shifts him to the college program.
Government data show consumer prices up six tenths of a percent in April driven by higher food and nonfood items. Rentals and energy costs climbed while mortgage rates and some vegetables eased. Real spendable earnings fell 0.1 percent in April amid inflation pressure.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.