Last Rites for Decorated Marine Chesty Puller
The funeral for Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Puller, the nation’s most decorated Marine, drew about 600 mourners at Christ Episcopal Church cemetery. Gen. Leonard F. Chapman Jr. received the folded flag from Marine bodybearers and presented it to Puller’s widow. Puller, born in West Point Virginia, served in World War I, World War II, and Korea, earning 56 decorations. His son Lewis Jr. lost legs in 1969, and Puller died of pneumonia in Hampston Veterans Hospital after a stroke in 1970.
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Christ Episcopal Church
United States
Leonard F. Chapman Jr
Chapman
Lewis. B. “Chesty
Puller
Lewis Jr
West Point
Virginia
Virginia Military Institute
Vietnam
Lewis
College of William and Mary Law
Leatherneck
Saluda
Christchurch
Veterans Adatmic
Hamp- Ston
Black woman joins Dallas Police Department as pioneer
Margaret McGee, 26, becomes the first black woman in the Dallas Police Department. She graduates 19th in a class of 36 and believes others will follow, saying she wanted to do something good and recognized in law enforcement, which she views as patient with people.
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Dallas (Ap
Margaret McGee
Dallas Police Department
Miss McGee
Old Guard backs Kostel in Virginia lieutenant governor race
Godwin and Smith blasted Howell as freewheeling and ineffective at a Virginia Beach fund-raiser and a State Capitol briefing. Kostel showed cautious optimism seeking Byrd endorsement while casting Shafran as a Northern Virginia and Southwest district player. The three aimed to consolidate conservative Democratic support against Howell.
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Associated Press
Old Guard
Henry E. Howell Jr
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Norfolk
George J. Kostel
Kostel
State Capitol
Derby
Del
George P. Shafran
Godwin
Virginia Beach
Howell
Virginia
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
Democrats
Byrd
Sen. Byrd
Shafran
Summit Point Home Demonstration Club Meets Thursday
Summit Point News Briefs report the Summit Point Home Demonstration Club will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. Matthew Bittle with all members urged to attend. The item also notes visits from several residents and a weekend accident with injuries and a fatality, plus funeral notices for Norvel Preston Gore and family visits in Bowie and nearby towns.
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Summit. Point
Summit Point Home
Matthew Bittle
Eleanor Doane
Charles Town
Bonn Crim
Clarence Menear
Esther
Tunnelton
W.va
Allen Glassford
Billy Crim
Elwood Cheshire
Jack Kincheloe
Bowie
British Farm Machinery Exports Reach Record 1971 Half-Year
Exports of British made farm machinery for the first six months of 1971 totaled a record 312 million dollars at official parity. The figure was 19.2 million dollars higher than the same period in 1970, according to the Agricultural Engineers Association.
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London
Agricultural Engineers Association
Holton asks Nixon to delay Hipes Dam decision
Roanoke Virginia Governor Linwood Holton requests President Nixon delay action on the 23.5 million Hipes Dam project on Craig Creek. Holton cites public concern and notes he will oppose if environmental factors outweigh benefits. State Senator David Thornton opposes the dam and argues for local impact safeguards.
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Roanoke
Linwood Holton
Nixon
Craig Creek
General Assembly
Army Corps of Engineers
Craig
Botetourt
Holton
Commonwealth
David F. Thornton
Salem
Thornton
Virginia
Roanoke County
Alleghany County
Tom Hufford
JWHS Team to Compete on It's Academic Quiz Show
James Wood High School will appear on It's Academic on Channel 4 tomorrow as they vie for college scholarships against Groveton High School of Alexandria and Yorktown High School of Arlington. Team members are Scott Wilfong Charlie Comer and Steve Willis with Mac McGarry serving as quizmaster.
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James Wood High School
Channel 4
Groveton High School
Alexandria
Yorktown High School
Arlington
Scott Wilfong
Charlie Comer
Steve Willis
Mac McGarry
Wrc-Tv
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