Bank Robbery at Wachovia Branch Near Greensboro
A man wearing a ski mask and armed with a rifle robbed a Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. branch near Greensboro Friday, escaping with an undisclosed sum. Police searched for two cars seen circling the bank after the robbery at the Mount Hope Road location.
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Greensboro
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
North Carolina
Wachovia
Mount Hope
Church Road
Interstate 85
Jerry Highsmith
Cabinet weighs gasoline rationing and coupon plans
A Cabinet energy group discussed distribution methods for potential gasoline coupons and debated uniform price increases for distillate oils. No firm decisions were made on implementation or new residual oil measures as President Nixon and advisers consider broader studies and public discussion before any rationing actions.
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Nixon
White House
John A. Love
Cabinet Energy Group
Love
Gram
Lave
Senate votes to hold Sunday session for financing bill
The Senate approved a Sunday session by 59 to 28 to tackle the federal financing measure tied to extending the debt ceiling. It would be the first Sunday session since March 3, 1861, as Mansfield faced a GOP obstacle from Dominick. House Speaker Albert announced Ford will be sworn in as vice president next Thursday after House confirmation.
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Ted Moomaw
World Travel Services
Roanoke
Mooma
San Juan
Hawaii
Florida
Cook's World Travel Service
Richmond
Norfolk
Virginia
Daniel Nive
Air Services Inc
Newport News
John Clark
Aero Industries Inc
Texaco
Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
James B. Allen
Dala
Peter Dominick
R-Corp
Mansfield
Carl Albert
Gerald R. Ford
House
Ford
Albert
Nixon
Wallace probes spark debate over governor third term
The piece reports dam—conflicts in Alabama politics as Gov Wallace faces calls for full investigation into a traffic incident involving a vehicle from Machinery and Supplies. Senator Eugene McLain labels the charges a trigger for a major administration shakeup while families defend integrity and cabinet cooperation. Concurrently federal figures discuss Vietnam policy, with Kissinger briefing advisers and Fulbright weighing renewed bombing authority and possible congressional action.
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George Wallace
Eugene McLain
Huntsville
Montgomery
Montgomery Advertiser
Gerald Wallace
Machinery & Supplies
House votes on Arabs cut and Medicare expansion clash
Debate over defense manpower cuts and an Arab amendment pits opponents against supporters. Legislation seeks Medicare drug coverage for the elderly, widows’ retirement at 55, higher annual earnings without benefit loss, and a 11 percent Social Security increase as a step toward future cost of living adjustments.
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House
Senate
Mideast Deadlock Faces Geneva Peace Conference
Washington officials urge optimism that the Arab Israeli peace talks may open in Geneva on December 17 or 18 despite the current impasse. Key issues include a reciprocal pullback, forward weapons limits, and U.N. peacekeepers. Saudi Arabia eases oil pressures, exempting Britain France Spain and some friendly states.
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Pagene
Canada
France
Britain
Turkey
United States
Netherlands
Middle East
Israel
Yamani
Pierre Messmer
Jean Charbonnel
Industrial and Scientific Development
Cairo-Suez
Washington
Geneva
Henry A. Kissinger
Kilometer 301
Desert
West Bank
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Saudi Arabia
Europe
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Spain
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Sharps
Dels. D. French Slaughter
Culpeper
Charles W. Gunn Jr
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Stanley A. Owens
Manassas
Calvin W. Fowler
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Claude W. Anderson
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Chuckatuck
L. Ray Ashworth
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Turner
Nottingham General Hospital
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Ellsberg
Los Angeles
Xon
Watergate Grand Jury
Alexander M. Haig Jr
New York
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Miami Herald
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Key Biscayne, Fla
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Vietnam
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House Appropriations Committee
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F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Armed Services Committee
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Weadon
Rattlesnake Creek
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R. J. Barber JR
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