Reds Hold Huong Phuong Village Amid Saigon Strikes
Reports indicate 250 to 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong still hold Huong Phuong village and three hamlets 15 to 20 miles north of Saigon, severing Highway 13 toward Lai Khe. U S B52 bombers target bases, camps, and routes around Saigon as talks in Paris continue.
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Saigon
Huong Phuong
Lai Khe
U.S
Bien Hoa
Tan Son Nhut
Highway 13
Vietnam
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Resentencing Ordered in Virginia Death Penalty Cases
The Virginia Supreme Court remanded two death cases to lower courts for resentencing after a U S Supreme Court ruling deeming the death penalty unconstitutional. Elly Huggins of Newport News and Arthur Hodges of Roanoke had first degree murder convictions. the court kept guilt intact and sent cases back for new trials focused on punishment.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Elly Jo Huggins
Newport News
Arthur Hodges
Roanoke
State Supreme Court
Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
Hodges
Huggins
Newport News Corporation
Robert Grisham
Roanoke County
B. G. Ferguson
Warren C. Watson
Richard H. Poff
Poff
Attorney General’s Office
Asst
Robert E. Shepherd
A J Novick Dies at Home of Winchester Business Leader
Abram Jerome Novick 75 founder and president of Novick Transfer Company and founder and chairman of Truck Suppliers Inc died at his residence 139 Academy Lane. Born March 10 1897 in Montreal he moved to Baltimore and Winchester before attending VPI. He served in World War I and built a distributing business expanding soft drinks within a 50 mile radius and later a chocolate drink contract across Baltimore Front Royal and Martinsburg.
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Abram Jerome Novick
Novick Transfer Company
Truck Suppliers, Inc
Academy Lane
Mr. Novick
Max and
Nellie Novick
Montreal
Canada
Baltimore
Winchester
John Kerr
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
VPI
Woodstock
A.J. Novick
Front Royal
Martinsburg
W.va
Kissinger Holds Secret Paris Talks on Thieu Fate
Kissinger held a second secret Paris meeting with North Vietnamese leaders Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy as the future of South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu loomed large. Haig joined Kissinger in the discussions amid plans for possibly a third session to follow.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
le Duc Tho
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
White House
Kissinger
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
Flood Damage Estimated at 700000 in Warren County
Federal officials estimate flood damage in Front Royal Warren County at 700000 up from 500000 over the weekend. More than 100 homes and about 15 trailers were hit. The Shenandoah River flood affected Shenandoah Shores and Avalon Shores with water supply problems reported. Cleanup continues as Thunderbird Ranch remains inaccessible.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Richard Farrell
Civil Defense
Small Business Administration
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Farrell
Shenandoah River
Front Royal Country Club
Shenandoah Shores
Avalon Shores
Thunderbird Ranch
McGovern Unveils National Energy Plan Focused on Coal Fuels
Senator George McGovern released a comprehensive energy program aimed at developing new power sources including synthetic fuels from coal and solar energy. He called for phased oil import quota removal, public funding for antipollution programs, and tighter regulatory independence from industry influence.
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Washington
George McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
Federal Power Commission
Richmond Cleanups As Floods Persist In Virginia
Richmond continues cleanup after the second flood in four months as the James River crest nears 24 feet and Petersburg faces renewed high water from the Appomattox. Officials estimate extensive damage possible in Richmond, with six deaths confirmed and broader disaster declarations affecting multiple cities and counties. A helicopter survey is planned to assess statewide flood damage while Petersburg’s sewage plant remains out of service until at least Wednesday.
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Richmond
Virginia
Petersburg
Appomattox
James River
National Weather Service
Appomattox River
L. F. Rose
George F. Lee
Emporia
Southside
Lee
Virginia Municipal League
Meherrin
Cornelius E. Coleman
Deep Creek
Nottoway County
Coleman
James
Small Business Administration
Front Royal
Waynesboro
Warren
Page
Madison
Fluvanna
Goochland
Chesterfield
Henrico
Prince George
Dinwiddie
Greensville
Brunswick
Sussex
Augusta
South Hill
Meherrin River
Robert K. McCord
Two Held in Abduction Of Local Resident In Winchester
A man and a juvenile were arrested in the abduction of a Winchester youth on Saturday morning. Michael Carlton Leeds was taken at gunpoint on Valley Avenue and driven to a wooded area. he later escaped and returned to report the incident. A second suspect, Seeds, was also involved and police recovered Seeds’ car in Kansas.
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Winchester
Michael Carlton Leeds
Richards Ave
Valley Ave
Rt. 636
Stephens City
Seeds
Leeds
Waheeneg
Kansas
Commonwealth
Randolph Larrick
Donald L. Brill
Morningside Drive
Jerry Long
John Lemarr
Everett Bowers
Everett Moyer
Timberville
Moyer
S. Loudoun
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Reds
Lowell Himmlers
Agnes
Star
A.J
Page County
Col. R.N. Rollason
Gary T. Keyser
James S. Wetzel
Shoe Center
Yost
Handley High School
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