Kissinger Arrives in Rabat for Middle East Mission
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger lands in Rabat Morocco for a peace mission. He meets King Hassan II to discuss the fragile cease fire and the widening Arab unity influencing diplomacy after the fourth Arab Israeli war.
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Associated Press
Henry A. Kissinger
Rabat
Morocco
Middle East
Kissinger
Hassan II
Tunis
Habib Bourguiba
Cairo
Israel
Egypt
Syria
le Matin
U.S
Africa
Golda Meir
Convict From Mercer Flees State Prison
Two inmates escaped from the West Virginia State Penitentiary in Moundsville using homemade knives. Gary Saunders of Huntington and Edward Lee Fielder of Mercer County fled early Monday. Fielder faces murder charges in Roanoke Virginia and was jailed for life in West Virginia for Mercer County murder. Saunders was serving 10 years for armed robbery.
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West Virginia State Penitentiary
Moundsville
Gary Saunders
Huntington
Edward Lee Fielder
Lincoln County
Mercer County
Saunders
Roanoke
Fielder
Roanoke City
Ronald E. Mundy
Yellow Cab Company
Mundy
Salem Avenue
S. W
Roanoke City Detective Bureau
Lyndall Harold
Princeton
Virginia
West Virginia
Special Prosecutor Freed to Seek Court for Evidence in Watergate
Acting Atty Gen Robert Bork told a House subcommittee that special prosecutor Jaworski has White House assurances he can go to court for any evidence including tapes if Nixon blocks. Bork said Jaworski may seek new indictments within a month and that Nixon resists congressional control over the prosecutor. Mexico weighs allowing artists to pay taxes with paintings and the artist may respond that he did not understand the tax forms.
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Robert H. Bork
Leon Jaworski
White House
Nixon
Bork
House Judiciary
Henry E. Petersen
Jaworski
Archibald Cox
Cox
Congress
House
Wiley Mayne
Iowa
Mayne
Melvin R. Laird
Archibald
Mexico
Saxbe Denies Destroying Watergate Tapes Claim
Attorney General designate William B. Saxbe denied advocating destruction of White House Watergate tapes if they proved incriminating. He spoke in Hong Kong as part of President Ford’s ongoing confirmation process.
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Atty
William B. Saxbe
White House
Saxbe
Hong Kong
West Virginia voters weigh four constitutional amendments on ballot
West Virginia polls open today for a nonpartisan vote on four amendments. Secretary of State Heiskell predicts a turnout of 23 to 30 percent. The Better Highways Amendment would authorize 500 million dollars in bonds backed by the highway industry. Other measures include a Vietnam Veterans Bonus, Homestead and Taxation Exemption, and the Sheriff Succession amendments.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
Edgar F. Heiskell III
West Virginians For Better
Mercer County Polls Open Early for Referendum Day
Polls open at 6 30 a m and close at 7 30 p m for the referendum in Mercer County. County officials will be on duty despite courthouse closure for regular business with polling locations listed across Ada Oney Gap Ridge Ceres Glenwood Sandwick Midway Park School AME Zion Church North Side Fire Station Lonesome Pine Motel Wade School Belmont etc.
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Charles McGuire
David Knight
Mercer
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Hager’s Res
Oney Gap
Keatley Electrical Co
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Ceres
Glenwood
Sandwick
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Townley
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Park
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Preston Street
Memorial School
College Ave
Trinity United Methodist Church
Fairview School
YM Ywca
East Riveret College Avenue
Whitethorn School
Biuefield Armature Co
Stadium Drive
Moose Club
Cumberland Heights
Cumberland Hights School
No Way To Cut Back Capitol Hill Power Use Grows
Capitol Hill energy demand climbs by over three million kilowatt hours yearly as data processing and computers drive usage. Heating and cooling dominate electric bills, with a 1977 annex adding about 65 acres of floor space. The Senate and House deploy computers and an electronic voting system to improve efficiency.
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Congress
Capitol Hill
Benjamin F. Markert
Capitol
Actificiel Nahe
Markert
Congressi
Torbert H. Macdonald
D-Mass
Committee On Power
Library of Congress
Senate
Loree
House
Congressional
Supreme Court
United States
Virginia voters face heated governor election and down-ballot battles
In Virginia, Mills win and Henry Howell vie for governor as the state braces for a pivotal election. With no Democratic candidate, Godwin could return to office, while Howell may signal a political shift. Also on ballots are lieutenant governor, attorney general, and 100 House seats. Voter turnout is expected to be 900000 to 1 million amid low campaign intensity and cold, snowy forecasts.
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Richmond
Howell
Virginia
House of Delegates
John N
Dalton, Bradford
J. Harry Michael, Jr
Charlottesville
Flora Crater
Fairfax
M. Patton Echols
Arlington
Andrew P. Miller
Woter
All-Rookie Skylab 3 Faces Grueling 85 Days in Space
Cape Canaveral is set for Skylab 3 launch with an all rookie crew led by Gerald Carr. Carr, commander, says experience helps but will not be mandatory. crewmates William Pogue and Edward Gibson discuss lessons from Skylab 1 and 2 and prepare for an 85 day mission.
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Fila
Gerald P. Carr
Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
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