Witness Reports Call to Police Before Elbrick Kidnaping
A Rio de Janeiro housewife told AP she warned police about suspicious men near the U.S. Embassy 55 minutes before Ambassador Charles Burke Elbrick was kidnapped. Police say four gunmen intercepted Elbrick’s limousine at 1 50 p.m. and took him away in a VW station wagon. They left a ransom note demanding the junta release 15 political prisoners in 48 hours.
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Rio DE Janeiro
U.S
Charles Burke Elbrick
Elbrick
Brazil
Elba Souto Maior
Custodio Abel da Silva
Imousine
Arthur da Costa E Silva
Chile
Mexico
Algeria
MR-8
National Liberation Action
Rio
Volkswagen
Chloro
Light picking due next week in area orchards
Area farmers expect light picking of Red Delicious Red Jonathan and some Golden Delicious to start next week with heavy shipments the following week. 350 migrant laborers have arrived to pick peaches and prune trees, with 97 Jamaicans arriving daily until about 900 total. Weather improved apple color formation despite less ideal conditions this week. USDA notes Virginia summer variety harvest nearly finished with Red Delicious and later varieties due to begin.
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Frederick County
Kenneth Hickey
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Roanoke
USDA
Death of Youth Investigated in Winchester
A 15 year old Winchester boy Jeffrey Thomas Butler was found dead beside an alley near Courtfield Ave. Autopsy by Dr. Douglass O. Hill says death appeared from hanging with no signs of violence. He was a Handley High School student and Centenary United Church of Christ member. Burial planned at Mount Hebron Cemetery with funeral tomorrow at 10:30.
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Winchester
Courtfield Ave
Douglass O. Hill
Jeffrey Thomas Butler
W. Clifford St
Hill
Harry F. Byrd
Tennyson Ave
Young Butler
George
Mary Shanholtz Butler
Centenary United Church of Christ
Handley High School
As Council
Mitchell L. Butler
Norfolk
Mark S. Butler
Lula Shanholtz
Jones Funeral Home
George H. Stein
Edward Taylor
Tom Brown
Jeff Davis
David Huntsberry
J.R. Albright
Mike Lineburg
Pat Mulvey
Kit Molden
Bruce Slaughter
Handley
Mount Hebron
Reds Gather in Hanoi for Ho Chi Minh Funeral
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces reported a three day cease-fire for Ho Chi Minh's funeral with U S and South Vietnamese troops expected to observe. In Hanoi leaders of China and the Soviet Union arrived as Ho's body lay in state at Ba Dinh Plaza drawing crowds.
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Hanoi
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
USS
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
Leonid Brezhnev
North Vietnam
New China News Agency
Mao
Yasnov
Nikolai Podgorny
Bulgaria
Nihon Dempa
Ba Dinh Plaza
Kidnapping Reported In Limousine Abduction Near Residence
A man was kidnapped from his residence just minutes after leaving in a limousine. The incident details were released by AP Wirephoto with no additional suspects named.
Nixon orders federal construction cutback across agencies
President Nixon ties 75 percent federal construction cuts to state and local matching actions. He preserves grants for hospitals and public housing as top priorities while highway projects are exempt. Burns says policy aims to empower states, with possible federal grant restrictions if pace falters.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Arthur Burns
Burns
Budget Bureau
Fine Lunch or Dinner in Battletown Ian Berryville
A restaurant in Ian Berryville Battletown is listed with hours 11 15 a m to 8 30 p m and a note of closed Mondays.
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Battletown
Ian Berryville
Mondeys
Curb Plan Draws Mixed Local Reaction on Nixon Cuts
Winchester and Frederick County officials say the Nixon contraction curb will not hit the area hard immediately. Only the Dowell J. Howard Vocational School project seems likely to be affected due to funding splits. Federal funding covers 50 percent of the school cost and 75 percent of equipment with localities sharing 25 percent.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Nixon
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Frederick
Clarke Counties
King
Vote On Merger Pact and City-County Charter
Winchester and Frederick County officials set a joint meeting for next Wednesday at 9 a.m. to vote on a merger agreement and a proposed consolidated charter. The 6 member consolidation committee submitted the plan for a special election this year. City Mayor William M. Battaile and County Supervisors Chairman Tom Rosenberger praised the committee and stressed the merger would create one governing body for better services and economy.
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Mary Helen Massie
Winchester
William M. Battaile
Frederick
Winchester City Council
County Supervisors
Tom Rosenberger
City Hall
Burr P. Harrison
F.L. Largent, Jr
Fred L. Glaize, Jr
J. Kenneth Robinson
W. Erle Edwards
Robert E.ayler
Frederick County
Mr. Battaile
Middletown
City Annexation Point Sparks Boundary Debate
MR. BATTAILE cites state statutes allowing a city to annex from neighboring county when it outgrows its boundary. He notes widespread dread over this prospect and warns of potential clashes between municipal and county jurisdictions.
Rich Virginia Warmth Brought by Weather Fronts
A flow of warm moist air across Virginia is driven by a high pressure area centered over New England and a low pressure system in the Western Plains.
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Richmond
Virginia
New England
Plains
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