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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1970
Page
14
William B. Holtzman and Zane Neff named co chairmen of Virginians for Byrd County Jr.'s bid for reelection as an independent. They will direct the campaign in Shenandoah County with additional volunteers to be enlisted.
Cecil T. Richardson of Staunton was named chairman for Staunton for Virginians for Byrd, backing Harry F. Byrd Jr. for re election to the U S Senate. Richardson, Virginia Real Estate Commission chair and former Staunton planning and school board member, praised Byrd as sound for government.
Cambodian military brief reports 6 000 troops pressing Taing Kauk north of Phnom Penh while 2 000 enemy forces hold the village. South Vietnamese and US elements claim 54 enemy killed in a Bassac Mekong operation. A Marine helicopter crash kills five Americans near Da Nang. Most of 5th Army brigade to Ft Lewis as 12 month tours end.
Kit Robinson leads a six week district tour with Martha Cook aboard the decorated bus Kit's Kaboodle to support Senator J Kenneth Robinson's bid for Congress from the 7th District. The family of seven children and two grandchildren join the campaign with frequent luncheons and appearances across Virginia.
In Northwest Washington a failed narcotics raid triggered a four hour disturbance that left 43 arrested and four officers injured. Police used teargas as about 100 officers restored order in an area scarred by a 1968 riot. Reeves Moore, Black United Front chair, was among those arrested but released on recognizance.
The House judiciary subcommittee approved a toughened anti organized crime bill with a death penalty for fatal bombings. backing by President Nixon, the measure moves to the full Judiciary Committee with expected action soon. It mirrors the Senate Organized Crime Control Act but adds an antibombing clause. The proposal bans explosives sales to felons and those under 21, requires federal licensing of explosives businesses, and extends coverage to draft and military recruiting centers and federal property.
Treasury officials told the Senate Finance Committee that an audit found about half of physicians who received $2000 or more from Medicare and Medicaid in 1968 did not report all such income. Meade Whitaker urged a provision in the Social Security bill to require reporting of payments of $25 or more to the IRS.
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