Mysterious Death Of George Strother Investigated
George Strother disappeared Saturday morning after last being seen on Fairmont Ave near Shenandoah Apple Co-Operative plant. His body was found later in Richard Cather’s woods with fatal head injuries. Sheriff Lacy Anderson casts doubt on murder pending laboratory autopsy results and searches for Strother’s missing cap.
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George Strother
George
Fairmont Ave
Shenandoah Apple Co-Operative
Richard Cather
Timber Ridge
Cather
Lacy Anderson
Fairfax
Anderson
Springfield welcomes 15 year old Olympic swimming champion
Springfield residents praise Melissa Belote as a hometown hero after she returns from Munich with three gold medals. A parade is planned, the city offers celebratory signs, and Belote receives the keys to the city and a plaque. She reflects on the trip, the Munich controversy, and the Israeli tragedy, noting how the experience changed her yet kept her grounded.
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Springfield
Melissa Belote
Lee High School
Melissa
Munich
Germany
United States
U.S
Early Apple Picking Begins in Frederick County
Dr. George E. Mattus of VPI checks an apple for ripeness with the Frederick County Fruit Growers Association Maturity Committee. Some picking has begun and will rise next week. full Red Delicious harvest and some Golden Delicious are expected by Sept. 25.
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George E. Mattus
VPI
Frederick County Fruit Growers Association
David B. Grim
Giant Firm Coming to Frederick Report Delegation Will Bring POWs Home
Four antiwar activists travel from New York to Hanoi to secure release of three U S Navy and Air Force prisoners. Cora Weiss leads the delegation with David Dellinger and Yale chaplain Rev William Sloan Coffin Jr. They urge a halt in bombing during the visit and bring gifts for other prisoners.
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Copenhagen
Hanoi
New York
Cora Weiss
Cochairman
Committee of Liaison
Vietnam
Navy
Markham Gartley
Norris A. Charles
Air Force
Edward Elias
Coffin
U.S
North Vietnam
Kersten
Tampa, Fla
County Board Clears Path for Unknown Industrial Threat
Frederick County supervisors unanimously amended zoning to extend boundaries for a giant unnamed industry and approved road improvements to a glass plant linked by officials to the project. Attorney Henry Whiting declined to name the company or product citing secrecy while praising the modern facility and pollution controls.
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Frederick County
Henry Whiting
Mystery Corporation
Whiting
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Board of Supervisors
Red Cross Blooddrive Seeks 20 Pints for Heart Surgery
The Red Cross appeals for 10 pints O positive and 10 pints A negative to be collected Tuesday during the Winchester Bloodmobile visit sponsored by Frederick County Ruritan Clubs with Robert Cather as chairman. The drive targets 154 pints and runs 10 a.m. to 3 45 p.m. at Christepiscopal Church Parish House. The Winchester Retail Merchants Association seeks a Christmas tree donor for downtown display with contact James R. Wilkins Jr at 662 2215.
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RED Cross
Winchester
Washington
Frederick County
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
RMA
Robert Lebo
Academy Lane
James R. Wilkins, Jr
15 Million Bushels of Wheat Sold to China
The Agriculture Department reports export registrations indicate about 15 million bushels of U S wheat designated for delivery to China under a special program. Subsidies may apply even when sales are made via third parties, with a later note that a 20 million bushel order had been cited earlier.
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China
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Department
Welfare Rolls Grow by Twenty Thousand in May
The government announced that May added twenty thousand people to the nation’s welfare rolls while costs declined by twenty two million dollars.
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Washington
Board Weighs Location Vote on New County Building
Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a ballot plan for November asking voters if the new governmental complex should be built in Winchester or within the county. A bond issue question was dropped as revenue sharing may affect finances.
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Yne Frederick County’ Board of Supervisors
County
Winchester
Roger Alderman
Quang Tri Citadel Battle Delays Lockup After Third Day
In Quang Tri, South and North Vietnamese forces fight bunker to bunker with Lt. Col. De Viet saying reinforcements arrive for the South. The Citadel remains largely in enemy hands as casualties mount and a tropical storm looms. U S bombers and fighter-bombers target supply lines and depots across North Vietnam. A7 jet loss is reported and a rescue of a downed pilot is noted. Life unbearable? Call Concern 667-0145.
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Saigon
Quang Tri
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
de Viet
Jensen
Flossie
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Hoi
Hanoi
China
Abrams Lavelle Clash Over Bombing Accounts Revealed
Senate Armed Services Committee heard Gen. Creighton Abrams and Gen. John Lavelle offer conflicting details on North Vietnam air strikes. Chairman John Stennis said the testimony raised questions about each general knowledge of the raids. Abrams, nominated Army chief of staff, declined comment after four hours of questioning amid the probe.
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Washington
Creighton W. Abrams
John D. Lavelle
North Vietnam
Senate
Armed Service Committee
John Stennis
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Gainesboro
Cross Junction
Frederick
Ann-Margaret
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles
Lake Tahoe Casino
Board
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Town
Crier
Dmz
U.S. Air Force
Hau Lan
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