Memorial Day address urges reaffirmation of ideals by Winchester speaker
Brig. Gen. Donald H. Brooks urged reaffirmation of liberty and equality at Memorial Day services by the Winchester Veterans Council. The Shenandoah Memorial Park program was canceled by weather, but the Avenue of Flags may be flown tomorrow if conditions permit.
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War Memorial Building
Donald H. Brooks
America
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Brooks
U.S. Marine Corps
Washington, D.C
John T. Dowd
Winchester National Cemetery
Ora Foltz
David B. Grim
Tornado Outbreak Leaves Dozens Dead Across Midwest and South
A record outage of tornadoes over Memorial Day weekend killed at least 48 people across eleven states from Oklahoma to Florida and left about 160 twisters in the Midwest and South. Officials reported extensive destruction in Alabama Brent Greensboro Wilsonville Center Point and Jonesboro Arkansas with multiple communities devastated and missing persons listed in North Carolina and Virginia.
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Oklahoma
Florida
National Weather Service
Mississippi Valley
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Los Angeles
Missouri Valley
Ohio Valley
Lower
Great Lakes Region
Northern
Appalachians
New England
Athens
Brent
Greensboro
Wilsonville
Center Point
Birmingham
Thomas Clifton Simpson
Ben House
House
The
Birmingham News
Skylab Activated and Ready for Space Studies
Skylab is fully activated and ready for four weeks of scientific work aboard the orbiting lab. Astronauts Charles Conrad Jr. Joseph P. Kerwin and Paul J. Weitz unpacked, checked instruments, and began medical experiments including blood tests and exercise studies.
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Neil B. Hutchinson
Skylab
Orbiting Laboratory
Conrad
Kerwin
Weitz
11 Injured in Holiday Crashes in Winchester Area
Eleven people were injured in Winchester area crashes over the holiday weekend with three still in Winchester Memorial Hospital ICU. Stephen Hurst and David Hurst of Becksville were involved in a Rt. 11 collision. Melinda Mata of Ross Texas and Charles Minnick of Winchester were also treated in ICU after separate accidents.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Stephen Hurst
Becksville
Ohio
David Hurst
Don Hollis
W. Leicester St
L. W. Bauserman
Melinda Mata
Ross
Texas
J.W. Detrick
Rt. 2
Guest Wilkins to Carry GOP Banner in House Race
Incumbent Del. Raymond R. Guest Jr. of Warren County and James R. Wilkins will run as Republicans for the 17th Legislative District House of Delegates. They were nominated by district convention in Marshall with no opposition after S. Roger Koontz of Frederick County withdrew. The convention welcomed new Republicans but did not endorse Mills Godwin for governor.
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Lulu Williams
del. Raymond R
Andy) Guest, Jr
Warren County
James R. Wilkins
Guest
Wilkins
Marshall
S. Roger Koontz
Frederick County
Mills Godwin
Godwin
del. Clinton
Weather Warnings Cut Into Holiday Schedule
Rain and flood warnings disrupted outdoor plans during the holiday weekend. Flooding rose across multiple areas with 3.90 inches in Roanoke region and 1.60 inches in Bristol, causing road closures and a temporary rail disruption near Radford. The Roanoke River topped its flood stage but later receded as conditions eased.
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Bristol
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Pepper Tunnel
Nixon Watergate role questioned as indictments urged
Federal prosecutors reportedly seek indictments for John Mitchell H R Haldeman and John Ehrlichman while debating President Nixon’s role. The Washington Post says the remaining issue is Nixon’s involvement and whether a president can be subpoenaed. CBS reports offer Dean a deal for obstructing justice in exchange for full testimony.
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Richardson
Archibald Cox
CBS News
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Dean
Pentagon
Supply Convoy Limping Into Phnom Penh Under Fire
A Mekong river convoy to Phnom Penh endured heavy fire as two cargo ships and two tankers were damaged. A Filipino sailor was killed on the tug Wolverine, and Cambodian escort boats rescued crew after 75mm recoilless rifle fire damaged vessels near Neak Luong.
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Cambodia
Mekong
South Vietnam
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