Study Begins On Parimutuel Betting in Va
A 21 member Virginia study commission opened its organizational session to consider legalizing parimutuel betting on horse races and how to structure the program. Del Daniel G. Van Clief was named chairman with Sen Edward Caton as vice chair. Del Julien Mason noted a statewide referendum unlikely. others cautioned moving too fast. John W. Hanes, brought in by Gov. Holton, defended racing benefits citing Saratoga as example.
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Richmond
Virginia
Del
Daniel G. van Clief
Albemarle
Edward T. Caton
Virginia Beach
del. Julien Mason
Dcaroline
Samuel E. Pope
Southampton
Pope
Caton
New York
John W. Hanes
Treasury
Roosevelt
Linwood Holton
Hanes
Saratoga
N.Y
Thuy Says No Progress Without Withdrawal Date
Paris talks stall as North Vietnam demands a U S withdrawal date before any progress. Xuan Thuy and deputy Philip Habib push for a reasonable deadline while U S envoys in Washington weigh timing. Demonstrators and families of POWs watch as Saigon outlines prisoner transfer plans for June 4 in Tonkin Gulf.
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Paris
North Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
U.S
David K.E. Bruce
Washington
Philip Habib
Bruce
Indochina
Pham Dang Lam
Saigon
Tonkin Gulf
38 Americans Killed in War In Indochina
The U S Command reported 38 Americans died in combat in Indochina last week the highest total in three weeks. It did not include 30 men killed in three North Vietnamese shelling attacks last Friday.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
Indochina
Three Area High Schools Face 665 Diploma Candidates
A total of 665 seniors will graduate from Clarke County James Wood and Handley High Schools. Clarke County locals host the June 4 ceremony with 87 candidates. James Wood leads with 370 graduates while Handley holds 103 girls and 102 boys.
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Clarke County High School
James Wood
Handley High Schools
Handley
Clarke County
Man Formally Charged in Mass Slaying Case in California
Juan V. Corona, 37, a migrant labor recruiter in Yuba City region, faces 10 counts of murder after 12 men were found hacked to death in Northern California peach orchards. A search for more victims continues as Corona is held in isolation in Sutter County jail.
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Yuba City
Calif
California
Juan V. Corona
Sutter
Corona
Justice Court
J. J. Hawkins
Dist. Atty. G
Dave Teja
Roy J. van den Heuvel
Sutter County Public Defender
Roy D. Whiteaker
New Richland Road
Goro Kagehiro
San Francisco
Feather River
Kagehiro
Kenneth Edward Whitacre
Alameda
Sullivan Ranch
Whiteaker
Wind Fire at Lake Holiday Estates Controlled After Brush Blaze
Brisk winds fanned a unauthorized brush fire at the 300 acre Lake Holiday Estates site near Cross Junction. Firefighters from six companies and the Forestry Service battled 25 to 30 acres before containment late last night. Officials say workmen on bulldozers cleared a firebreak but the blaze rekindled, with one and a half acres burned. Volunteers and agencies responded. no injuries reported.
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Lake Holiday Estates
Cross Junction
Forestry Service
Lake Holiday Cross Junction
Will Butler
Frederick County
Lake Holiday
Butler
John Minnis
Elwood
Woody) Ludwig
Nixon mood upbeat as 1972 campaign strategy forms
AP analysis notes President Nixon in good spirits amid foreign policy gains and Vietnam ending hopes. He plans Northeast and Southwest travel and positions next year’s campaign on international issues after warm Alabama receptions. Local notices interweave with ads and store promos.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Mobile
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Old Confederacy
Western Union Strike Ordered by AFL-CIO UTT
The AFL-CIO United Telegraph Workers ordered a nationwide strike of about 17 000 Western Union workers to begin at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Union president E L Hageman said a two year contract with 16 percent annual raises is demanded, with current wages at 3.47 dollars per hour and no wage offer from the company. The strike follows a contract expiration at midnight Sunday and a stance that wage hikes depend on FCC rate approvals.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
United Telegraph Workers
E. L. Hageman
Hageman
Gerald P. Kent
Federal Communications Commission
Richmond Plain weather brings mild temps across Virginia
A high pressure system stretching from the Northern Plains to the Carolinas and Georgia produced fair skies and mild temperatures across Virginia today, as reported by AP.
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Richmond
Plains
Carolinas
Georgia
Virginia
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Tien
M. Claude Cook
Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church
William McCoy
Lord Fairfax Community College
Robert Donnelly
Braddock Street United
Star
Round Hill
Gore
Gainesboro
Clearbrook
Shawnee
Rouss
Winchester
Evening Star
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Middle East
Vietnam
Berryville Ave
Ville Ave
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Western Union
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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