Navy Turns Over First Mekong Delta Base to South Vietnam
The United States transfers a 34 acre base at My Tho to the South Vietnamese Navy as part of 50 bases in the Mekong Delta. Battles near Bu Prang leave 59 Viet Cong dead and 15 captured while 300 South Vietnamese militiamen clash with 150 Viet Cong in the delta. Ky criticizes the My Lai inquiry and seeks a renewed probe.
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South Vietnamese
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Thieu
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Miss December Karen Potts Poses at Berryville Home
Star Color Photo features Karen Louise Potts 18 year old Miss December in Clarke County High School senior portraits. She stands by the Potts home fireplace in Berryville as she prepares Christmas decorations, photographed by Larry Sullivan.
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Karen Louise Potts
Potts
Berryville
December
Roy E. Potts, Jr
Clarke County High School
Larry Sullivan
How Wyn Sock Saved Christmas comic begins Monday
A 21 part Yule seasonal story by Paul Gringle premieres Monday in The Star with Wyn Sock and Rufus Bear foiling a plot to destroy every Christmas tree. The tale blends whimsy and suspense and appeals to children and adults alike.
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Paul Gringle
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Star
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Mr. Gringle
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Merger Debate Moderated by Shiley at James Wood High
Strother R Shiley will moderate a Winchester and Frederick County consolidation debate next Wednesday night at the James Wood High School auditorium. Eight per side will be named. Ken Eisner chairs the arrangements for the event sponsored by the Winchester Frederick County Jaycees.
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Strother R. Shiley
Winchester
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Railroad Workers Prepare for Strike and Wage Talks
A union leader urged workers to prepare for a possible strike as wage negotiations continued between railroad unions, management, and the government. President Nixon’s no strike order expires early Wednesday, with the possibility of Congress stepping in if talks fail.
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William W. Winpisinger
Nixon
Congress
Pilot cited for heroism at My Lai massacre
An Army inquiry into the My Lai massacre followed a pilot's complaint. Chief Warrant Officer Hugh C. Thompson Jr., 27, was awarded for saving 16 children at My Lai. In South Vietnam, Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky called for a new investigation of the incident.
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Ft. Rucker
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Decatur
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William L. Calley Jr
Saigon
Kyu
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Calley
Reid W. Kennedy
Ft. Benning
Kennedy
Oshkosh
Wis
Chu Lai
Terry Reid
Fond du Lac
U.S
Reid
Apollo 12 astronauts back home after quarantine
Apollo 12 crew Charles Conrad Richard Gordon and Alan Bean arrived at Ellington Air Force Base and moved to the Lunar Receiving Laboratory after 11 days of quarantine. The trio praised the mission saying it was a real blast and waved to families and well wishers despite the pre dawn chill.
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Bean
Robert Gilruth
Jane Conrad
Barbara Gordon
Sue Bean
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Annexation or Consolidation in Winchester Frederick County
I Fred Stine argues the 1970 consolidation plan for Winchester and Frederick County offers efficiency and savings, contrasting it with costly annexation. He urges voters to study the consolidation agreement and charter, attend public meetings, and vote based on economic growth, jobs, and services for all residents.
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Frederick County
Winchester
Mr. Stine
Virginia Animal Breeders Association
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Frederick
Consolidated City
Winchester Evening Star
The
Star
Burr P. Harrison
Four Spies Given Life In Saigon Espionage Trial
SAIGON AP reports a military tribunal convicted an assistant to former President Thieu and three other South Vietnamese of spying for the enemy. They received life imprisonment after a two day trial. Thirty seven co defendants drew penalties from 20 years hard labor to suspended sentences.
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Saigon
Former Thieu
South Vietnam
Fagg Examines Air Pollution Issue in Shenandoah Valley
L. W. Fagg, scientist and Stephens City farm owner, contributes a local perspective with a story and photos in Monday's Star on air pollution in the Northern Shenandoah Valley. He is a physicist presently working on a Cambridge Massachusetts project.
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L. W. Fagg
Stephens City
Shenandoah Valley
Mr. Fagg
Cambridge
Mass
Virginia Weather Shifts With Cold Front Anticipated
The report notes a high pressure ridge over Virginia fading to allow cloudiness and cooler temperatures as a low pressure trough approaches from the west later today. Also listed are Gore Fire Company annual meeting details for December 1 and a Sunday special menu at Echo Village Restaurant with a reservations line.
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Richmond
Virginia
Nova Scotia
Texas
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