By-Pass Route 37 Opens Thursday in Winchester
The first leg of Route 37, the western by pass of Winchester, will open to traffic Thursday at 10 am. The 3.66 mile segment runs from the Rt 11/I 81 interchange north of the city west to Rt 50 near the Farmers Livestock Exchange. Construction cost is about 3.39 million dollars. Reginald C. King, assistant resident Highway Department engineer, said paving is complete but final wrap‑up work will take several weeks.
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Department
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Drawing Board
Apple Pie Ridge
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Hoop
King
Shenandoah Apple Co-Operative Formed To Acquire Valley Firm
Forty-one apple growers form the Shenandoah Apple Co-Operative to purchase the entire Common Stock of Valley Apple Corporation. H.D. Robinson Jr. says Shenandoah Valley Apple Corporation will operate as a subsidiary to expand products and markets beyond institutional trade. The cooperative’s board includes Henry M. Brumback Robert Button Fred L. Glaize III C.E. Johnson Jr. B.R. Lacy III Turner A. Ramey J. Robert Russell C. Robert Solenberger John Scully with Edmund J. Dyer as VP and general manager. Members are West Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania and Virginia growers.
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Ee Valley Apple Corporation
H.D. Robinson, Jr
Shenandoah Valley Apple Corporation
Co-Operative
Shenandoah
Robinson
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Henry M. Brumback
Winchester
Robert Button
Hagerstown
Fred L. Glaize
III
C.E. Johnson, Jr
Sperryville
B.R. Lacy
Front Royal
Turner A. Ramey
Charles Town
W.va
Mr. Robinson
Ray Robinson, Jr
J. Robert Russell
C. Robert Solenberger
John S. Scully
Secret U S Spy Satellite Launched From Cape Kennedy
The Air Force rushed a secret spy satellite into space from Cape Kennedy to monitor Red China and Soviet missile launches. The craft heads for a 20 000 mile high stationary orbit over Southeast Asia, aiming to improve on a failed June mission and fill an intelligence gap.
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Red China
Southeast Asia
Soviet Union
Air Force
Rainfall short of August average returns 3.22 inches
Town Crier notes August rainfall at 3.22 inches versus the 3.68 inch monthly average. For January through August 1970 total is 28.69 inches, 1.02 inches above the six year average for this period. Powhatan Shop in Berryville announces grand re opening on Thursday September 3 from 10 AM to 4 PM.
Nixon Advisers Assess Middle East Tension at San Clemente Session
President Nixon meets with top advisers at the Western White House amid growing Israeli complaints of cease fire violations. Vice President Agnew returns from Asia to join the session and report on a 10 day trip meeting leaders of five Asian nations.
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Sally Davidson
Cheyenne
Wyo
Agnew
U.S
San Clemente
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Nixon
Middle East
Honolulu
Asia
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Israel Cabinet Pushes Hard Line as U N Talks Continue
Israel's cabinet debated how to guide ambassador Yosef Tekoah in indirect talks with Egypt and Jordan at the United Nations as Israel conducts new military actions in Lebanon. A ground raid near the Lebanese frontier left one Israeli soldier dead and two wounded amid broader clashes, while Washington pressed quiet diplomacy and arms balance concerns during the 90 day cease fire.
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New York
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Melvin R. Laird
Golda Meir
National Security Council
Ziegler
NSC
Senate Upheld Nixon Viet Policy Rejects Withdrawal Deadline
The Senate voted 85 to 7 to uphold President Nixon's Vietnam policies and defeat the amendment to end the war by forcing a troop pullout by the end of 1971. Republicans and Democrats split on the measure, with McGovern and Hatfield leading the challenge and Cooper signaling support for the President.
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Senate
Nixon
George McGovern
D-S.d
Mark O. Hatfield
R Ore
America
Southeast Asia
McGovern
Forty POWs Escape From Phu Quoc Island Camp
Forty prisoners escaped after killing and wounding guards on Phu Quoc Island in the Gulf of Siam. Nine were killed and two wounded. 29 remained at large as authorities hunted in jungle terrain with Viet Cong presence on the island.
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Phu Puoc
Gulf of Siam
Vietnam
Pase
Phu Quoc
South Vietnam
Frank Borman
Borman
Togo
Nixon
Byrd and Spong Vote Against Indochina Withdrawal Amendment
Virginia senators Harry F. Byrd Jr. and William B. Spong Jr. supported the 39 vote minority as the Senate defeated the McGovern Hatfield proposal to set December 31 next year as the deadline for withdrawing all U.S. forces from Indochina.
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Washington
Virginia
United States
Harry F. Byrd Jr
William B. Spong Jr
Senate
U.S
Indochina
Safeguard ABM hits first outer space interception milestone
The Safeguard Antiballistic Missile program achieved a milestone with a Spartan missile intercepting a Minuteman nose cone high over the Pacific on Kwajalein Atoll. Pentagon officials cautioned this was not the final test, with the ultimate evaluation slated for 1975 as Grand Forks ND readies the PAR radar.
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Washington
Kwajalein Atoll
Pacific
Defense Department
Pentagon
Grand Forks
N.D
Meadowbrook Baby Robin Schnucki Finds Happy Life
A tiny runt named Schnucki, a German nicknamed robin adopted by Meadowbrook New Jersey residents, was saved after falling from a nest. Frank and Mrs. Nolde Buucke sheltered and nursed the chick, keeping it warm and fed until it survived against the odds.
Virginia Weather Outlook with Showers in West
Richmond AP reports a frontal system moves southward bringing showers to the extreme west of Virginia while fair weather continues elsewhere through Wednesday. Woodstock Fair linked to the system noted.
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Genere
Wuesday
Virginia
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