Johnsongrass Threat Prompts Frederick County Action
Frederick County officials study johnsongrass spread as a U S Department of Agriculture pamphlet notes its aggressive rhizome growth and seed dispersal. Extension agent Gary DeOms warns the weed parallels thistle in scale and urges crop rotation and herbicides like trifloralin to curb expansion.
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Mediterranean
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Midwest
Michigan
Louisiana
Gary DeOms
Frederick County
DeOms
Frederick
Department of Agriculture
County Extension Office
County Board of Supervisors
Guerrilla Leader Attacks US Britain Over Rhodesia Mediation
Rhodesia guerrilla leader Edgar Tekere accuses the United States and Great Britain of bias in Rhodesia conflict mediation. He cites dropped preconditions, weak embargo enforcement, and pressure on South Africa as sabotaging peace efforts. Tekere also mentions U.S. mercenaries aiding Smith’s forces and argues Washington favors Western interests over a truly independent Zimbabwe. Bonds set in Chesapeake for Operation Grand Slam arrests. 34 of 47 jailed, 24 sought, highest bond 59999 for Irving Manning.
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Washington
Rhodesia
United States
Great Britain
Ian Smith
Edgar Tekere
Zimbabwe African National Union
ZANU
U.S
London
Washingon
Smith
Tekere
Britain
United Nations
South Africa
Salisbury
Robert Mugabe
Amercan
Patriotic Front
Zambia
Joshua Nkomo
Patriotic
Front
Zimbabwe
Chesapeake
William Hodges
Jim Stafford
Virginia Beach
Irving Arthur Manning
Voting Machines Left Unlocked in Dickenson County
Seven voting machines in Dickenson County were found unlocked after polls closed delaying the official canvass of the Senate race between Republican John Warner and Democrat Andrew Miller. State officials said the error appears human and the machines are under guard pending local tallying and a November 27 completion date.
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Clintwood
Senate
Dickenson County
State Board of Elections
John Warner
Andrew Miller
Joan Mahan
Mahan
Virginia
Warner
Miller
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