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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1973
Page
1
The Saigon government says 46 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in clashes Monday, most in the central highlands, with no Saigon casualties in 56 engagements. In Cambodia small fighting around Kompong Cham is reported.
Former Gov Mills Godwin and Lt Gov Henry Howell sparred over tax policy at the Virginia Municipal League gathering in Norfolk. Howell pledged to replace grocery tax receipts lost by removing the tax on food and nonprescription drugs with full local revenue, while Godwin urged careful handling and possible exemption only with a fair replacement.
In Lakewood Colorado three of the Stanek sextuplets born Sunday night weighed near two to three pounds and were given increased oxygen. Hospital officials report three of four boys are in satisfactory condition at 9 a.m. while two girls and one boy remain in fair or fair to good condition.
National Fruit Product Company announced higher apple prices after a meeting of officials. Prices retroactive to earlier deliveries include 7.35 per hundredweight for Yorks 212 inches up, 7.15 for other Yorks in the same size, 3.50 for Yorks and other varieties under 2% inches, and 3.75 for straight loads of juice apples.
East and West Germany win full UN membership at the opening of the 28th session in New York. The Bahamas also seeks entry, expanding the body's ranks to 135. Debate over the German admission is the main business of the General Assembly.
A senior Republican told The Washington Post he is 99 percent sure Vice President Spiro Agnew will resign this week amid legal probes and family pressure. Agnew’s press secretary declined to confirm, noting ongoing discussions with several aides and no clear decision. The article also touches on Nixon’s possible push for resignation and various reactions.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to back Henry Kissinger for secretary of state. Kissinger would stay as national security adviser to President Nixon. A two member subcommittee found no bar to confirmation despite wiretap disclosures.
Frederick County man Fred J. Cook 57 was indicted for first degree murder in the August death of Lillian Lois Chambers 42. Chambers reportedly shot herself with a .22 at Cook's Rt. 277 home. she died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Cook held without bond and awaits arraignment Friday. The grand jury also returned multiple indictments including arson charges against William W. Hottle 18 and others for break ins, larceny, and related offenses.
The deal limits mandatory overtime to 14 hours weekly and offers a 30 year retirement with full pension. Wages rise over three years, plant safety inspections increase, and an extra Thanksgiving holiday is added. The agreement covers production workers and parity with Canadian crews. Final ratification depends on union bodies and local votes.
Notice lists store hours until further notice and seeks apple pickers for D.K. Russell & Sons at 667-7591 or 662-7825. Also prompts calls to Concern for Mental Retardation Problems at 667-0145 or 635-8430.
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