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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1971
Page
1
AP reports four U.S. helicopters were downed with a fifth crash in the Mekong Delta amid anti-war protests in Saigon and Hue. Violent incidents included a burned Navy petty officer and fire bombings, as demonstrations span Saigon, Hue, and the DMZ area during ongoing military actions in Vietnam.
Senator George McGovern on a three day visit to South Vietnam was inside a Saigon church meeting with about 40 Vietnamese when rocks and fire bombs were thrown. He and associates were trapped for about 30 minutes and rescued by U S military police and embassy Marines as combat police sealed off surrounding blocks. Witnesses described the attackers as Cowboys on motorbikes.
Frederick County supervisors created a full time Recreation Administrator post to coordinate a countywide program. The Recreation Commission will interview applicants with a Feb 1, 1972 deadline. Headley and the commission push a paid administrator reporting to the board or executive secretary.
Officials moved to restore order at Attica State Prison after a four day uprising left 37 dead including 9 hostages. State corrections officers secured the site, while federal court orders limited interrogations and allowed medical inspections for injured inmates.
President Nixon summoned farm leaders for talks after labor and business clashed over non government wage price policy. He will consult all factions on post-freeze actions while meeting lawmakers Friday and has held sessions with labor and business chiefs. George Meany pushes tripartite panel and opposes broad tax shifts. Connally warns firms about long term contracts post 90 day freeze as Florida Telephone rolls back first quarter dividends.
About 200 inmates barricaded themselves in the Baltimore City Jail cafeteria and were forced out with tear gas. No injuries were reported as police moved in about an hour after the stand, with the incident resolved within two hours.
Chanting opponents of school busing shut down GM Fisher Body plant in Pontiac as 4,100 workers prepared to start. NAG led protests claiming clout in the court-ordered busing fight, with 48 arrests reported and over 60 percent of the day shift not reporting to work.
Tropical storm threats eased as Heidi merged with a low pressure system off Nantucket and Edith weakened along Mexico. Ginger remained a distant risk to shipping lanes, with top winds near 100 mph, while Fern's floods and rains caused millions in Texas damage.
Democratic governors in San Juan condemn Nixon economic policy as unfair and urge future wage price restraints to be paired with limits on profits dividends and interest. They plan to present the proposal at the 63rd National Governors Conference seeking adoption Wednesday. Republicans could block it with a three quarters vote.
Dry air from the west reduced clouds and humidity in Virginia today, bringing more moderate temperatures and clearer skies as the day progressed.
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