Walk for Development draws 500 700 students for charity trek
About 500 to 700 teenagers and some adults began a 25.1 mile Walk for Development from Winchester Mccormac Amphitheatre to aid poverty hunger housing and a new Ecuador Indian school. The event benefits the American Freedom from Hunger Foundation which will take 15 percent of Winchester proceeds, with Harry S Truman leading the foundation.
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Winchester-McCormac Amphitheatre
Winchester
Ecuador
15 Senators Hold Key to One Year Draft Extension
Washington AP reports Sen. Schweiker says 15 undecided senators control passage of a one year draft extension and a larger pay rise could help. The plan ties a $987 million pay hike to a $2.7 billion two year package, aiming to attract volunteers and extend the draft beyond June 30.
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Washington
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Senate
House
Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Mike Mansfield
Schweiker
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Armed Services Committee
Rubella Prevention Sunday Free Vaccination Drive
Tomorrow free rubella vaccines will be offered to children ages one through 12 in Winchester and Frederick and Clarke Counties. Clinics run 2 to 4 p.m. at Midletown, Gore and Stonewall in Frederick, Virginia Avenue in Winchester, and Cooley in Clarke County with consent forms available at clinics and from schools.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Middletown
Gore
Stonewall
Virginia Avenue
Cooley
Clarke County
Rockets Strike U S Bases Along DMZ Killing 30 In One Day
North Vietnamese rocket barrages hit U S bases along the DMZ after three prior attacks, killing 30 Americans and wounding 50. A single 100 pound rocket pierced a bunker at Charlie 2 four miles south of the DMZ, with 6 feet of cover providing some protection. U S forces reported seven enemy killed and two rocket launchers captured six hours earlier, while other bases faced mortar and artillery fire with light casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Charlie 2
Dmz
Brick
101St Airborne Division
Hue
196Th
da Nang
A Shau
Resor Quits Post as Army Secretary
Secretary of the Army Stanley Resor resigns after six years citing time for family. President Nixon accepts with special regret and a successor not yet named. Resor will stay on at 42 500 dollars a year until his replacement is found and will likely return to his New York law firm.
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Washington
Stanley Resor
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
White House
Resor
Johnson
New York
Leaders Face Foes at Home on Market Issue
Paris reports say President Pompidou and Prime Minister Heath remain confident they can overcome domestic opposition in France and Britain to the deal paving Britain's entry into the European Common Market. British MPs and Labour and Conservative factions are expected to challenge the accord, with debates over the pound sterling system and New Zealand farm ties among the key issues.
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Paris
France
Britain
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Europe
Heath
Pompidou
Commonwealth
London
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
New Zealand
Norway
Denmark
Ireland
Frederick County Democrats Name Four Nominated Candid
Frederick County Democrats selected four candidates for county constitutional offices. Incumbents Sheriff Lacy Anderson and Commissioner of Revenue Esten Rudolph Jr. seek re election. Dorothy Bailey Keckley is nominated for county treasurer and Stephen Butler for commonwealth attorney. Keckley, a Frederick native, has long worked in the treasurer’s office. Butler holds a Virginia law degree from 1970 and is with McKee and Butler. Keckley lauded for breaking new ground as a woman candidate.
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Frederick County
Lacy Anderson
Esten Rudolph, Jr
Dorothy Bailey Keckley
Stephen Butler
Anderson
J. Alvin Johnson, Jr
Clearbrook
Rudolph
Commissioner of Revenue
Earl Bailey
Weather brings cool air and fair skies in Virginia
A high pressure ridge moves toward Virginia delivering a northerly cool air flow. The outlook is generally fair and cool across the state. The notice also mentions a temporary flag shortage and a new shipment due soon from a local garden shop in Stephens City.
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Richmond
Virginia
Redistricting Hearing Delayed to June 14 in Frederick County
Frederick County postpones the public hearing on redistricting to June 14 during the Board of Supervisors meeting. The same day features a 7:30 PM hearing on a proposed 1971 72 budget of 6 766 127 with tax rates of 3 40 real estate and 4 40 personal property.
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Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Roger Alderman
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Pat Robinson
Winchester Recreation Park
J. Kenneth Robinson
Bill Brieger
American Freedom From Hunger Foundation
Handley High School
Washington St
Amherst St
Rt. 50
Linden Drive
Mike Blue
Handley
David Newlin
William M. Battaile
National Foundation - March of Dimes
Battaile
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Kitber
Snesau
Pfc
Steve Newton
Hawesville
Keckley
Harry L. McCann
McCann
Mr. Butler
University of Virginia School of Law
McKee and Butler
Mrs. Keckley
Houston Keckley
Greenwood Heights
Keckleys
Judy Malone
Sandra Keckley
Dale
Charles Malone, Jr
Lady Anderson
United States
Winchester Evening Star
Fravel Plant & Fish Garden
Stephens City
Opequon
Back Creek
Gainesboro
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