Six killed in Fredericksburg row house fire
In Frederickburg Virginia a blaze with explosions killed six people including five children and injured two of four others who escaped. Ten related occupants slept in a downtown tenement when the fire broke out around 2 am. Investigators probed the cause while a fireman sustained non serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Pauline Kenney
Debra Jones
Nicole Jones
Leroy Jones Jr
Corey Stephney
Rodney Stephney
Smith
Ohio AFL-CIO Fails To Back Candidate
In Ohio the AFL-CIO ended its three day convention without endorsing any candidate for the June 8 presidential primary. Carter Udall and Church spoke, Wallace was blackballed. Ford and Reagan also campaigned as labor leaders urged independence from endorsements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Afl-Cio
Morris Udall
Arizona
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Frank Church
Idaho
Alabama
George Wallace
al Barka
Cope Carter
Udall
Church
Washington
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Rhode Island
New York
Ronald Reagan
Ford
New Jersey
IW. Abel
United Steelworkers of America
Carter
General Motors
Ford Administration
Nuclear Pact Opened Test Sites for U S Inspectors
President Ford and Soviet leader Brezhnev signed a five year treaty to allow American inspectors to visit certain Russian nuclear test sites. The ceremonies in Washington and Moscow conclude 18 months of talks and aim to jumpstart Geneva negotiations on strategic arms limits. The accord asserts mutual oversight and signals progress toward broader arms control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Moscow
U.S
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Senate
Lebanon Turmoil and U S Russia Nuclear Talks Spotlight
In Beirut 35 people were kidnaped amid fighting near Andket as 48 killed and 96 wounded were reported. Jumblatt sister Linda al Atrash was murdered sparking political rifts. Sarkis seeks armistice talks. In London a Commons brawl over nationalization preceded by Heseltine's mace grab. Ford hailed US Soviet arms talks as a path to peace with on site inspection debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Kamal Jumblatt
Andket
Samar
Jumblatt
Noha
al-Atrash
Christian Phalange Party
Phalangist
London
House of Commons
Michael Heseltine
Labor
Heseltine
Nigel Lawson
Peter Snape
Andrew Faulds
Raymond Edde
An Nahar
Sarkis
Mokhtara
Lebanese
Leonard Wins Warren County Star Leadership Award
Leonard, a Warren County High School senior, won the Star Leadership Award and $1,000 in a ceremony at Warren County High. He ranks third in a class of 239 with a 3.82 GPA and is a three year football and baseball letterman, two year basketball letterman. He earned a football scholarship to William and Mary and plans to enter pre med there this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas T. Byrd
Winchester Evening Star
Ricky Lee Leonard
Warren County
The
Star
Handley
James Wood
Clarke County
Front Royal
Warren County High School
Leonard
Robert Leonard
Sam Zuckerman
Thomas Gibson
Mary Helen Loftin
Robert Long
William and Mary
Robinson denies plans to step down from Congress
Rep. J Kenneth Robinson, a Republican from Virginia's Seventh District, denied reports he will retire after a fourth term in 1978. He said no basis for the rumor exists and stressed future candidacy depends on his circumstances and service. A Democratic delegate suggested he might not seek reelection in 1978 to aid the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Rep
J. Kenneth Robinson
Congress
Robinson
Charlottesville
Washington
Country Roads Preview at Mt. Carmel Cemetery Flowers
Byline notes a features piece on cemetery improvements at Mt. Carmel in Middletown and the upcoming Memorial Day Flower Strewing Ceremony. The report locates the project within the weekly Country Roads section and hints at related material on Butler Drive developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carmel
Middletown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Associated Press
Needlecrafts of Winchester
Loudoun Mall
Statsun Body Parts
G. W. Motors
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Abel
Humphrey
Ricky Leonard
Denies
Lulu Williams
John O. Marsh
Butler Drive
Virginia Highway Dept
Winchester
Area News
Abby
Cae
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!