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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1974
Page
1
Cambodian capital faced renewed bombardment as insurgents using captured American 105mm howitzers and rockets struck Phnom Penh for a second day. At least 47 were killed and 130 injured, with many blasts hitting residential areas and the Pochentong airport runway. Curfew was moved earlier as authorities warned tolls could rise while searches continued.
Gas currently sells to intrastate customers at a price several cents above the rejected FPC proposal. Consumers face either synthetic natural gas at 1.60 dollars per thousand cubic feet or no gas. The utility chose no gas, citing inability to replace the denied supply and warning customers will suffer.
State Department says Gerald Emil Kosh, a 27 year old Defense Department employee observing South Vietnamese efficiency, is in Chinese hands on the Paracel Islands after Chinese troops clashed with South Vietnamese forces. No condition reported. Kissinger condemned the use of force.
U S millers say import suspensions and high Canadian prices keep them from buying much Canadian wheat. Prices run about $5.75 a bushel plus 21 cent duty and transport costs. Some still see potential if U S prices rise or costs fall, with experts noting stockpiles and harvest timing.
A four month investigation found racial bias and mismanagement in the Virginia State Penitentiary. The jury warned inmates could seize control if grievances go unaddressed. It cited archaic facilities, inadequate budgets, and poor security decisions.
Ford said he possesses evidence confirming John W. Dean III lied to Watergate investigators about Nixon knowledge of the coverup. He noted aides advised secrecy and that courts and the special prosecutor will decide when to publish. Ford defended a legal impeachment framework differently for presidents and federal judges. He spoke after landing at Columbus airport amid campaigning for GOP candidates in 1974 elections.
James Pope-Hennessy, renowned biographer of British royalty, was found murdered in his London home. Police report he was bound, gagged, and beaten, later dying from injuries and inhalation of facial wounds. A valet and workers witnessed intruders and a bloody escape. a man with stab wounds was hospitalized nearby, with others being sought. Pope-Hennessy, 57, authored bios of Queen Mary and Queen Victoria and was a Companion of the Victorian Order.
Energy coverage notes how enforcing speed limits could save fuel and money. Prior cites drivers with 12 m.p.g. at 12,000 miles yearly burning about 1,000 gallons, versus 14 m.p.g. reducing to roughly 857 gallons, yielding $71.50 saved per year at 50 cents per gallon.
Indictment alleges a conspiracy to press Airwest directors to sell to Hughes between June and December 1968 the day the sale closed. Hughes allegedly instructed Davis and Maheu to depress Airwest stock value and threaten lawsuits against opposing directors. Maheu headed Hughes Nevada operations, Davis is a Summa Corp. attorney, Nall a Hughes employee in New York, and Charney president of Four Star Productions in Los Angeles.
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