Galaxy C5 crash sparks defueling doubt and shock
A Lockheed C5 Galaxy test flight exploded near a Georgia base killing Phillip L. Smith of Rosell and injuring a worker. Officials questioned defueling timing as FBI aided investigation while critics call the aircraft unsafe and note a $2 billion cost overrun.
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John Eckhardt
Dobbins
Lockheed
Wheeler
Air Force
William Proxmire
D-Wis
FBI
Phillip L. Smith
Rosell
Steve Ridling
Atlanta
Five Year Outlook On County School Loss In Annexation Case
A three judge annexation court heard Frederick County superintendent Dr. Melton Wright project that the county would regain its 1,147 lost pupils in about five years given a 4 percent growth rate. He warned annexation would shrink county funds and threaten education quality, while disputing city estimates of savings. Proceedings resume Monday with closing arguments set for Tuesday.
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Frederick County
Melton Wright
Winchester
Wright
Elliott Marshall
Marshall
Galaxy C5 Galaxy explodes at Lockheed Georgia base
A C5 Galaxy transport the world’s largest airplane exploded and burned on the flight line at Lockheed Georgia Co in Georgia. One Lockheed employee died and another injured. Initial findings point to three sudden incidents centered in the left wing and center fuselage with the rear fuselage destroyed. The right wing escaped serious damage and no other aircraft were harmed.
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Ridling
Walter Walker
Lockheed
Malvinats
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Pentagon
Lockheed—Georgia Co
Marietta
Dobbins Air Force Base
Lockheed-Georgia Co
Wheeler
Negrern
Troop Reductions Announced as U S Withdrawals Press On
The U S Command discloses nearly 2000 more American troop cuts including two 4th Division battalions pulled from combat and deactivated at Ft. Lewis. South Vietnamese plans for new Cambodia offensives are reported to back a safer withdrawal while U S units in Saigon region prepare redeployment by Christmas.
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Saigon
U.S
Cambodia
Central Highlands
Ft. Lewis
Wash
35Th
4Th Infantry Division
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
4Th Division
South Vietnam
25Th Infantry Division
Patrolman Killed in Charlotte Gambling Raid
In Charlotte North Carolina a vice squad patrolman was killed and an ABC liquor control agent wounded during a raid on a suspected gambling joint at a brick house on East Fourth Street near Independence Boulevard. Two civilians were wounded, about a dozen suspects arrested, and many officers responded. Ronnie McGraw died in surgery while Buster Tanner was hospitalized in fair condition with chest wounds.
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Ronnie McGraw
Memorial Hospital
Buster Tanner
ABC
Tanner
Truck plunges into crowd at Bath County high school game
Two children, Stephen Lowry eight and Sherry Lane Armstrong nine, died when a driverless pickup rolled down a steep Hot Springs hill into Bath County High School spectators. About a dozen were injured as 700 fans watched the Bath County Rockbridge game. Police said teens left the truck running and fled. ambulances and rescue squads rushed to hospitals.
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Hot Springs
Bath County
Cecil Blake
Johnny Gazzola
Gazzola
Sheriff’s Office
Rockbridge
Hill
Stephen Lowry
Sherry Lane Armstrong
Hot Springs High
Lord Fairfax dedication aids first generation students
Former Gov Mills E Godwin Jr dedicated Lord Fairfax Community College facilities in Middletown to provide opportunity for young men and women who never thought college was possible, calling the project a faith-filled act to expand access.
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Middletown
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Lord Fairfax Community College
Godwin
J. Kenneth Robinson
Wilkie W. Hunt
College
William H. McCoy
Lord Fairfax
Bipartisan Endorsement Boosts Byrd in Harrisonburg
Rep. John O. Marsh Jr. endorsed U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr at a Harrisonburg event joining a Republican showing support for Byrd The gathering featured W W Wharton who said the Republican nominee Ray Garland cannot win in November and that Byrd offers a progressive conservative alternative The event highlighted Virginia's growing community college system with Gov Godwin praising its role and attendance reaching 38 000 students statewide and a four year old program expanding access.
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Harrisonburg
John O. Marsh, Jr
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Byrd
Marsh
W.W. Wharton
Wharton
George Rawlings
Senator Byrd
Virginia
Godwin
Cold Virginia Feels Effects of Eastern High Pressure
Richmond reports a high pressure system covering the eastern two-thirds of the country driving Virginia's notably cold weather. The forecast indicates continued chilly conditions with brisk winds across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
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