Kissinger to Speak at Richmond Public Forum
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger will replace Gerald Ford as Richmond Public Forum speaker as Ford cancels several stops. Governor Dalton says Ford returns to California for business and personal reasons. Kissinger to arrive minutes before the program and no news conference planned. Virginia Electric & Power Co gains clarification that outdoor lighting costs at private facilities can remain in the general rate base under current tariff until a new one is approved as SCC adjusts its order.
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Gerald R. Ford
John Dalton
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Virginia Electric & Power Co
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Vepco
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Carrington Williams
Fairfax
DuVal
Rufus Phillips
Virginia
Carter outlines Africa role as Cuban troops surge rise
A U.S. official on Carters Africa trip cites Cuban military growth in Africa with 16,000 to 17,000 troops in Ethiopia and new estimates up from 11,000 six weeks earlier. He says Africans should seek peace via OAU and the UN, while Carter presses for majority rule in Namibia and urges progress against apartheid.
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Two Berryville women injured in Rt 7 crash near Winchester
Three Two Berryville women were slightly hurt in a single vehicle mishap on Rt 7 east of Winchester. Joan and Deborah Liggins were treated and released after their car, driven by Deborah, went out of control and rolled onto its side. A second crash in Warren County at 8 30 a.m. on Rt 340 exit to I 66 sent William L Himelright to Warren Memorial Hospital for minor injuries.
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Deborah Liggins
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William L. Himelright
Warren Memorial Hospital
Boyhood Friend Gave Lead in Hillside Strangler Probe
Los Angeles police face a Monday deadline to charge Beverly Hills handyman Peter Mark Jones or release him. Police chief Daryl Gates says probable cause exists but evidence for a formal complaint may not yet be enough. Jones was held on information from his boyhood friend George Shamshak, a Massachusetts convict who drove Jones’s van while the murder occurred.
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Beverly Hills
Daryl Gates
Peter Mark Jones
California
Jones
Jill Barcomb
Kathleen Robinson
Hillside
Gates
Massachusetts
George Francis Shamshak
Shamshak
Intermediary Used by Moro Captors to Deliver Letter
Italian police say the Red Brigades used an intermediary to deliver a letter from Aldo Moro to the government, possibly a priest, as speculation mounts about contacts and exchanges. The kidnapper’s five bodyguards were killed in the abduction near Moro’s home, and Italy rules out prisoner exchange. International tensions rose as Moscow and Beijing blamed each other for the crisis.
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Mario Sossi
People’s Prison
Turin
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Moscow
China
People's Daily
Goebbels
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
National Assembly
Giscard d'Estaing
April Fool Pranks Highlight Practical Jokes and Cautions
A humorous warning piece discusses common and quirky April Fools tricks. It mentions car pranks like sale ads and jacked wheels, telephone hoaxes by Ma Bell, the classic Albert in the can gag, and a babysitter prize scam. The piece notes memory fades from tequila and warns to beware of deceptive party tricks.
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Prince Albert
Fountain Bubbles Swamp Bellingham Street Scene
Police and firefighters faced a fountain flood as detergent dumped in sent foam surging across an intersection. Bubbles crested the store wall and reached near the traffic lights until Georgia Pacific anti foam agent was sprayed in and the suds subsided.
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Bellingham, Wash
Georgia-Pacific
Braves seek UFO landing plan halted by federal rules
The Atlanta Braves faced a federal ruling blocking a planned landing of a simulated flying saucer at Atlanta Fulton County Stadium before the April 7 opener. FAA official George Bergmark said the stunt would violate regulations, though he noted no jurisdiction if a real UFO landed. Local ham radio operators aided the extraterrestrial outreach efforts.
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George Bergmark
Federal Aviation Administration
Outer Space
Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Bergmark
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