Heavy Fire Damages S and H White Castle Grill in Winchester
A blaze at 46 E Piccadilly St in Winchester caused heavy damage to the S and H White Castle Grill likely from a short circuit in electrical wiring. Two second floor apartments suffered extensive smoke damage, one resident taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital and later released. Firefighters battled the flames past midnight as investigators hoped to pinpoint the exact cause.
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White Castle
E. Piccadilly St
S. R. Dyke
Wallace J. Lutz
John Solenberger
Jim Hockman
John W. Schroeder
Donald C. Anger
Russell Loy
David Burner
Piccadilly St
Winchester
Groves
Cucumber Exceeds Length The Roberts Bring Gigantic Produce
James Roberts of 574 North Kent Street displays a cucumber 192 inches long and five inches around. His brother the Rev Charles Roberts offered a cucumber 14 inches long and 12 inches around. Lions Club Annual Broom Sale details appear in Monday's Star.
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Charles Roberts
James Roberts
N. Kent St
Lions Club
Israeli Jets Hit Egyptian Targets Near Port Suez
Israeli jets attacked Egyptian positions near Port Suez for a fourth time in five days. Defense Minister Dayan said the raids aim to force Egypt to guard key sites and divert troops. Cairo radio reported Egyptian raids on Israeli positions in the Sinai and that Israeli retaliation was intercepted.
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Port Suez
Moshe Dayan
Egypt
Abu Daraj
Cairo Radio
Gulf of Suez
Sinai Peninsula
Ras Za’farana
Gulf
Dayan
Suez Canal
West Bank
Suez
Seven Car City Crash Injures Pedestrian
A 61-year-old Winchester man, Earl Leon Farmer, is charged with driving under the influence after a two dozen collisions damaged seven parked cars and injured pedestrian Hazel Johnson. One woman was hospitalized with multiple injuries while total vehicle damage reached about 2,975 dollars. Farmer faces court September 26 on the charge and is free on a 250 dollar bond.
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Winchester
Earl Leon Farmer
N. Loudoun St
Winchester Municipal Court
Hazel Virginia Johnson
Miller St
W. Boscawen St
Memorial Hospital
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Charles C. Hill, Jr
Farmer
Braddock St
Boscawen St
Joseph W. Bayliss
Rt. 4
Bayliss
Jean and
Marion M. Pasquet
Stewart St
Hill
Miss Johnson
Officer Hill
Marion R. Rinker
Woodstock
Rinker
Hubert T McArtor
Fox Drive
McArtor
Lora Thomas Adams
N. Braddock St
Pasquet
Johnson
Adams
Nixon and Advisers Weigh Viet War Moves at Camp David
President Nixon, at Camp David with Henry Kissinger and other aides, weighs troop pullbacks from Vietnam and a possible peaceful settlement. A 36 hour halt in B52 bombing was ordered to assess Hanoi's intent amid cease fire and renewed attacks.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Camp David
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
U.N. General Assembly
Attacks Resumed By B52s Over South Vietnam
SAIGON AP reports B52 bombing raids in South Vietnam resumed after a 36 hour halt ordered by President Nixon. Two waves dropped 300 tons near Saigon, another mission hit base camps on the Cambodian border, and two targeted the Da Nang area.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Washington
Nixon
North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
da Nang
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Hruska Enters Three Way Race for GOP Leadership
Senator Roman L. Hruska of Nebraska plans a three way bid for Senate Republican leadership after Everett Dirksen’s death. Hugh Scott and Howard Baker also run, with Scott stressing cohesive action and Baker seeking cross faction support. Gordon Allott’s intentions remain unsettled as the field forms.
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Washington
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Senate
Hruska
Everett M. Dirksen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Scott
GOP
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Allott
Dirksen
Tax Relief Sought for Flood Damaged Lands in Virginia
Nelson County officials pressed Governor Mills Godwin and state leaders to explore tax relief for land damaged by last month’s floods. Debris in streams continues to hinder flow and raise runoff risks, while existing state law covers only building damage and federal aid excludes stream rechanneling.
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Richmond
Nelson County
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Virginia
Hunter M. Mawyer
County Board of Supervisors
Belfast Wall separates Catholics and Protestants in tense area
British troops push to finish a six foot high barbed wire Belfast Wall spanning a mile between Shankill and Falls Road to curb clashes after rioting. Army guards patrol ends, while talks with Free Belfast aim to remove barriers by mutual consent.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Catholic Civil Defense Committee
James Callaghan
London
Army
Shankill District
Catholic Falls Road
Same Hard Line at Paris
North Vietnam kept its firm terms for peace at the Paris talks, unchanged after Ho Chi Minh’s death. The United States accused Hanoi of inhumane treatment of POWs as the 33rd plenary session was postponed for a mourning period.
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Ities
Bryce N. Harlow
Congressional
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Nixon
Congress
Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Paris
Ho Chi Minh
Broadscale Review
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
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Will Sager
B. F. Groves, Jr
Defense Department
Pfc
Arthur E. Morgan
Wise
Carolyn F. Morgan
Richard Comer
South End Fire Company
Echo Village
Rabbit Beagles
Friendship Fire Co
Hall
Egyptians
THE
Associated’ Press
Advisers
Ronald L. Ziegler
Pacific
Creighton W. Abrams
John S. McCain
U.S. Pacific
Ellsworth Bunker
State Department
Pentagon
Ziegler
GOP Post
Wall
Rt. 11
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Peanut Cellar Inn
Perry Engineering Co
Peter
Margaret L. Hodgson
Ellie Creamer
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