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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
7
Firefighters held the blaze near the oil storage complex after back‑burns and cooling to prevent spread. No injuries reported. two trucks escaped destruction. Nearby families evacuated as three telephone cables and a major electric line were cut, affecting hundreds. Tanks and vehicles damaged including fuel oil and kerosene storage.
Paul Robeson the 74 year old actor and singer known for his Soviet ties will be honored by the National Urban League with the Whitney M Young Memorial Award on Saturday in New York. The presentation will occur at halftime of the Whitney M Young Memorial Classic between Grambling College and Morgan State College.
At the Stonewall Raritan Fairgrounds Frederick County Youth Fair sponsored pig scramble, more than a dozen farm youngsters won prizes. Winners in junior and senior categories include George Cather, Tommy Kettlewell, Tommy DeMayo, Terry Boyd, Jimmy Golladay, Bret Boyd, Barbara Snapp, Richard Larrick, Steve Dodson, Scott Martin, Tim Holt, Steve Hawkins and Steve Galladay. Winners keep and raise their prize pigs to start a project.
Gov George Wallace of Alabama named chairman of the 18 state Southern Governors Conference despite Evans and Hearnes opposing a desegregation resolution. Gov Melvin Evans of the Virgin Islands elected vice chairman. West of South Carolina stepped aside. Carter of Georgia and Dunn of Tennessee backed the bus policy amid mixed views on desegregation.
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