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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1970
Page
1
Israeli armored units with air and artillery fire strike south of Lebanon near Bint Jbeil as Lebanese tanks clash north of Yaroun. Dozens killed and hundreds fled after Friday bombardment, while Suez front air raids target Egypt with suspected Soviet missile activity.
The body of 16 year old Marilyn S Funtila of Berryville was recovered from the Shenandoah River near the Rt 7 Bridge two days after she disappeared while swimming with friends. A large search led by Clarke County Sheriff John Slater involved multiple squads and agencies from Loudoun, Fairfax and Warren counties plus Maryland rescue and Marshall Aviation. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
A public hearing on Frederick County real estate and personal property tax rates for next year is set for 7:30 PM in the County Clerk's office board room. An auto tag ordinance will be postponed to a later date. The board has proposed rates of 3.10 dollars per 100 of real estate and four dollars per 100 of personal property, aiming for a 3.271 million dollar budget, with a potential 10 cent cut to the real estate rate under consideration.
The Nixon administration asks Congress to raise the debt limit by 18 billion dollars to 395 billion, with 377 billion current cap and a July 1 automatic drop to 365 billion if blocked. Treasury Secretary Kennedy cites lower tax receipts and corporate profits shortfall as causes.
NATO foreign ministers gather in Rome for a two day spring meeting to discuss a stand easy approach with the Soviet bloc. experts urge balanced force cuts proposing 1.5 million Warsaw Pact reductions in Europe in exchange for 300000 NATO cuts bringing forces to about 3 million and 2.7 million respectively. Moscow has not signaled any response to prior overtures.
U S B52 bombers attacked a fresh North Vietnamese buildup in South Vietnam near the DMZ dropping about 2000 tons on base camps bunkers and staging areas. South Vietnamese troops reported 45 enemy killed and 17 weapons captured as U S casualties rose with 3 Americans killed and 31 wounded in related attacks.
WASHINGTON AP indications mount that U.S. air and possibly logistic support will continue for South Vietnamese forces in Cambodia after American withdrawal slated for next month. Officials cite Gen Abrams urging action to protect troops while meeting the pullout schedule.
Shenandoah College awarded 71 degrees and diplomas at commencement. Degrees included six Bachelor of Music, 22 Bachelor of Music Education, one Bachelor of Music in Church Music, 34 Associate in Arts, and eight Secretarial diplomas. Notable honorees include Delores Jean Malechek and Madelyn Elizabeth Altevogt with top averages. Who’s Who in American Junior Colleges selections were made for seven graduates. Commencement speaker Dr Myron F Wicke urged a new life style to solve today’s contradictions.
A Delta Air Lines jet with 96 passengers and six crew hijacked from Atlanta to Miami landed at Jose Marti Airport in Havana at 8 23 a.m. EDT. A second Mexicana de Aviacion plane with 79 aboard, diverted by unknown hijackers, was also in the Cuban airspace.
A weak cold front drifts north through Virginia keeping the state warm and humid. Market notes show bedding box tomatoes at 4 for $1 and heads lettuce available at Ole McDonald's.
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