Vaccination of Horses Begins Next Week
John T. Wolfe announces Frederick and Clarke Counties will vaccinate horses against Equine Estanabeiei from Sept 15 to Oct 6. DoD supplies the vaccine and federal funds pay veterinarians. vaccinations are free for owners. Vet teams include Winchester Animal Hospital staff and Drs Mark A. McHale and Eric J. Myer.
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John T. Wolfe
Frederick County
Extaeien Faust
United States
U.S. Department of Defense
Wolfe
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Winchester Animal Hospital
Mark A. McHale
Eric J. Myer
Clarke County
Americans Press Laotian Border Drive in Laos Campaign
U S forces pursue a joint land sea and air push with South Vietnamese units toward the Laotian border south of the DMZ. Col Le Trung Hien says forward troops reach 15 miles from Laos and 10 miles from Khe Sanh as B 52 strikes hit bunker complexes and Vandegrift base is reactivated for Lam Son 810.
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Saigon
U.S
Khe Sanh
Laos
Gesteee
Gister
le Trung Hien
Tonkin Gulf
Vietnam
Vandegrift
Highway 9
Dmz
Lam Son
South Vietnam
Hien
British peace feeler rebuffed in Northern Ireland crisis
In Belfast Catholic opposition leaders rejected a British peace overture while a Protestant leader warned of possible all out civil war. Bombs exploded at three Belfast sites injuring five. a British soldier in Newry was shot in the foot after firing back.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Britain
Army Veterans Club
Newry
Clarke Demos Nominate Hard Fight Predicted
Clarke County Democrats held their first nominating convention with five Board of Supervisor seats and one Justice of the Peace on the slate. Incumbent John D. Hardesty seeks a second term. McIntire Hummer and Allen Renner also win nominations along with D. Blanton Allen. Barbara White runs as independent in Greenway. final supervisor lineup possible with Dunning and White competing for the vacated Greenway seat.
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Lulu Williams
Berryville
Clarke County
Oscar M. Carr
Clarke
Board of Supervisor
John D. Hardesty
Longmarsh
Chapel District
Robert H. Hummer
Greenway
P. T. McIntire
Battletown
D. Blanton Allen
William L. Renner
Robert W. Smalley
State Senate
Albert M. Nicodemus
Edythe R. Pifer
Mary EB. Rhoden
Revenue
Harold R. Hawkins
Commonwealth
Barbara White
Board of Supervisors
Edward B. Lee
A. R
Pete) Dunning, Jr
Mary E. Rhoden
Albert Nicodemus, Jr
Edythe Pifer
Vic Tsui
D. B. Allen
Chapel
Philip Hardesty
Justice of the Peace
P.T. McIntire
Bill Rhoden
Overnight Mail Service Expands Near Winchester
The U S Postal Service announces overnight delivery for first class mail deposited by 5 p m for six areas around Winchester. Coverage includes Harrisonburg Northern Virginia Martinsburg Petersburg W Va and Cumberland Md with surrounding towns Front Royal Berryville Strasburg Woodstock also aided if mail is zip coded and dropped by 5 p m on weekdays in business areas and main routes.
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Winchester
U.S. Postal Service
Harrisonburg
Virginia
Martinsburg
Petersburg
W. Va
Cumberland
Front Royal
Berryville
Strasburg
Woodstock
Connally Opens Tax Cut Appeal Before Congress
Secretary of the Treasury John Connally urged Congress to pass the tax portion of President Nixon’s economic program without change. He argued the plan would cut individual taxes by about seven billion dollars and would not be a bonanza for business, stressing job creation and rapid investment.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Congress
Nixon
Connally
House
Ways and Means
Canada Moves to Offset U S Levy Hit
Ottawa introduces legislation to blunt the 10 percent U S import surcharge. Trade Minister Jean Luc Pepin says the plan offers 80 million in grants to firms hurt by reduced output and unemployment. A government survey estimates Canada could lose 300 to 900 million in annual exports and 30 000 to 90 000 jobs. Opposition doubts adequacy and motive but supports immediate debate.
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Ottawa
U.S
Canada
United States
Jean Luc Pepin
House of Commons
Nixon
Edith Developing Into Serious Storm Edits to Major Threat in Caribbean
Hurricane Edith grows rapidly in the Caribbean and the National Hurricane Center forecasts a dangerous storm, possibly the year’s. Dr. Robert H. Simpson warns of a major threat as Edith, Fern, and a developing low move westward. The system may slow and turn northwest within 24 hours with Edith near 75 mph winds and Fern strengthening toward the Gulf Coast. Central America appears likely to be the final target, while the Atlantic low could become a tropical storm in 24 to 36 hours.
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Edith
Robert H. Simpson
Fern
Simpson
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Bahamas
Atlantic
Kingston
Jamaica
Gulf
Central America
U.S
Brownsville
Tex
Nixon Campaigns In Person For Proposals In Congress
President Nixon travels to address a reconvened Congress urging approval of his economic package including a 10 percent investment tax credit and tax changes. Democrats expect revisions to aid lower income Americans while debates over withdrawal from Indochina and inflation relief shape the session. Officials plan a Byrd Civic Center breakfast to discuss future steps.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Ways and Means Committee
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate Democrats
U.S
Indochina
Harry Flood Byrd Civic Center
Lee- Jackson
Civic Center
Harold J. Brown
Warm humid Virginia with isolated thundershowers forecast
A stable high pressure ridge kept Virginia warm and humid with a chance of isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers. Grand re opening announced for Sept 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Colonial Art Craft Shop 25 W Piccadilly offering 10 percent off personalized Christmas cards through Oct 1.
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Richmond
Virginia
Powhatan Shop
Berryville
Thurs
Colonial Art Craft Shop
W. Piccagilly
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Buddy) Hardesty
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