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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1970

Page

20

State approves $10 million retraining center contract

Frankfort Kentucky AP reports the state signed a ten million dollar contract with a private firm to construct a retraining center for the mentally retarded in a rural Southeast Kentucky area.

Syria’s New Ruler Seizes Power Amid Guerrilla Crackdown

Gen Hafez Al Assad closes Damascus base facilities and orders disarmament of Seika guerrillas returning from Jordan. He moves Syria under military rule while Maj Gen Salah Jadid reportedly flees. Jordanian forces clash with guerrillas over villages along the Ramtha Irbid route as a tense peace pact frays.

Hafez Al-Assad Syria Damascus Saika Central Committee The Palestine Resistance Movement Seika Jordan Assad Jadid Israel Iraq Baath Party Ramtha Irbid Amman Amrawa Hussein Yasir Arafat

Firemen to Make Apple Butter Again

Stephens City firemen announce a Tuesday 10 am apple butter event open to all, with orders via Mrs James Lee at 869 2896. Also notes that geoduck clams over eight inches are common and one record weighs about 16 pounds with most of that in shell.

Stephens City Fire Company James Lee

Byrd Silent as Opponents Clash at Virginia Forum

Republican Ray L. Garland and Democrat George C. Rawlings Jr. pressed Byrd on debate and policy during a Mt. Jackson forum, with Byrd absent. Rawlings demanded Byrd attend, while Garland warned of Byrdism and a potential party purge if Byrd wins. Rawlings pressed environmental and political issues in Richmond and Newport News as Garland spoke in Radford and Roanoke.

Associated Press Ray L. Garland George C. Rawlings, Jr U.S. Senate Harry F. Byrd Jr Mt. Jackson Byrd Byrd Jr Garland Rawlings Virginia WSIG Washington Senate Winchester Richmond Radford Radford College White House Sen Roanoke State Water Control Board Roanoke River U.S A. Willis Robertson Arlington Sunday Joel T. Broyhill R.va Newport News

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