North Vietnamese strikes widen war as Thieu tours recaptured city
In Quang Ngai province heavy mortar attacks hit a ranger compound in Ba To as South Vietnamese forces defend a besieged district town. Thieu visited Quang Tri City briefly before nightfall, then rested in Hue after tours near the Quang Tri Citadel. Air strikes across North Vietnam topped 310 with over 100 planes downed in the new bombing campaign.
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Duc Pho
Ba To
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Mo Duc
Teachers Strike Settled in Washington DC
AP reports a tentative settlement ending a one day DC teachers strike after all night bargaining. William Simons says general agreement reached on pay class sizes and staff cuts. The board will lobby Congress for a 17 percent pay hike and restore 132 of 180 cut positions.
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Washington
William Simons
Simons
Congress
UN Chooses 25 Nation Steering Committee
The United Nations General Assembly selects a 25 nation steering panel to manage agenda items including Korea Bangladesh and terrorism. The body will meet three half day sessions to decide which of 101 proposals advance and where they are debated.
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General Assembly
Korea
Bangladesh
Assembly
Stanislaw Trepczynski
Britain
U.S
China
Soviet Union
U.N
Red Cross
Security Council
United Nations
United States
Agnew Proposes Plot Behind Wiretaps And Wheat Leak
In St Louis on the 1972 campaign trail Vice President Spiro Agnew floated a theory that someone set up the wiretapping raid on Democratic headquarters and fed tips to embarrass the GOP. He noted no evidence and urged investigation while criticizing Democratic wheat deal claims and saying Nixon asked the FBI to probe for improper profit. The talk came as Agnew planned a dedication event for a juvenile detention center before continuing to Columbus Ohio.
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ST. Louis
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Winchester Fire School opens with riot-firefighting talk
Twenty nine Winchester policemen sixteen Frederick County firemen and eighty Winchester firemen attended the first session of the 1972 Winchester Fire School at Sarah Zane Fire Hall. Instructor Eugene Gray from Fairfax County spoke on Firefighting Under Riot Conditions.
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Winchester Fire School
Sarah Zane
Eugene Gray
Fairfax County Fire Department
Bill Sheads
Richard A. Comer
Gary McDonald
Woodstock Lane
Shawnee
Israelis face new threat after London parcel bombs
Israeli officials warn of more attacks as Arab terrorists target diplomats abroad. Ami Shachori killed by a booby trapped package in London. replacements wounded. UK and Geneva intercept mail bombs from the Netherlands amid increased security for Arab leaders in London. Soviet Union pledges arms to Iraq aiding Palestinian groups.
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Lebanon
Middle East
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Abba Eban
Ami Shachori
Netherlands
Scotland Yard
Paris
Munich
Mohammed el Zayyat
Khalil Abu Hamad
Qatar
Sheik Hamad al Thani
Union of Arab Emirates
Sheik Zaid
Jerusalem
Warren County Adopts Elderly Real Estate Tax Relief
Warren County Virginia becomes the first in the state to pass an elderly real estate tax relief ordinance. The measure grants escalating exemptions on a home and up to one acre for residents 65 or older with incomes 2000 to 4400 and net worth under 20000. The board amended residency from one to five years.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Virginia
Warren County Board of Supervisors
James Wetzel
Commissioner of Revenue
John K. Marlow
Marlow
Across the Board
Uganda Threatens Fresh Strikes Into Tanzania
Uganda warned of new strikes into Tanzania as about 1000 invading exiles scattered after clashes. Ugandan forces reported 300 killed and 30 captured, with air raids on Bukoba and claims the town was evacuated. U.S. diplomat seeks explanation for shooting that killed a former Peace Corps volunteer and injured another.
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Tanzania
Bukoba
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Here
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Idi Amin
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Washington
U.S
Thomas P. Melady
Peace Corps
London
Associated Press
Andrew Torchia
Brandt Seeks Confidence Vote to Break Deadlock
West German Chancellor Willy Brandt urged the Bundestag to back a confidence vote he expects to lose in a bid to end a four month stalemate and push elections set for November. The session opened with tribute to 11 slain Israeli Olympians at Munich.
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Germany
Willy Brandt
Brandt
Bundestag
Kaime von Hassel
Frederick County sanitary district plan to residents
What's Inside Frederick County presents its sanitary district plan to county residents tomorrow night at a 7 30 meeting at the Senseny Road Elementary School. A map of the proposed districts and a story are on P 20.
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Frederick County
Senseny Road
Tulip-Hyae-Duff-Bulbs and Redskin Tickets Ad
Winchester Feed and Seed lists Tulip Hyae Duff bulbs and offers premium prices for Redskin tickets. Call 955-2222 or 955-2345 after 6. CORRECTION: Star typo now reads washer dryer space mates at 489.88. Goodyear Service Stores at 2431 Valey Ave.
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Winchester Feed & Seed
N. Cameron
Westinghouse
Goodyear Service
Valey Ave
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