Nixon Wins House Approval for Price Control Extension
The House voted 293 to 114 to extend President Nixon’s authority over price controls for a year with minimal discretionary limits, amid discussions of possible actions from a new freeze to a free market system. Treasury Secretary Shultz reportedly favors tightening, while labor unions urge strong measures.
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Washington
Nixon
House
Administration
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Organized Labor
Senate
Wright Patman
Dtex
House Banking Committee
Family Sees Court on Behalf of Warren Man
Philip Allen Henry was found guilty of perjury by a Warren County jury and sentenced to one year in jail and a $500 fine. His brother protested to Judge Elliott Marshall seeking medical attention for Henry who was moved between jail and hospital after his conviction. Henry was to be transferred to the state farm, and the family demonstrated outside the courthouse after receiving a police permit.
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Warren
Front Royal
Elliott Marshall
Commonwealth
John Ewell
John McCune
Briskley
Philip Allen Henry
Philip Henry
Warren County
Marshall
Ewell
Henry
State Farm
Keyser
Warren Memorial Hospital
Butler Drive Meeting Set for May 22 in Winchester
Virginia Department of Highways officials will present suggested alternate routings for Butler Drive to Winchester City Council and interested residents. The 7:30 p.m. May 22 session at Virginia Avenue School auditorium is moderated by Mayor Stewart Bell Jr. and features James Yates from the Location and Design Division with other highway staff in attendance. The May 22 meeting is solely for routing options. a public hearing on the roadway’s actual location will be scheduled later.
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Virginia Department of Highways
Highway Dept.’S
Winchester
Wendell L. Seldon
Virginia Avenue School
Stewart Bell Jr
James Yates
Highway Dept
J.G. Ripley
R.C. Lockwood
Seldon
Butler Drive
Scouting Awards Highlight Shenandoah Area Dinner
Mrs. Shelby Newcome received the Silver Fawn at the Shenandoah Area Council recognition dinner held for 250 plus Scouters and spouses at Robert E Ayler Junior High in Stephens City. Silver Beavers went to Paul A. Nichols Orville E Wine and Bernard Hasenbaler with 22 Statuette Awards also presented.
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Shelby Newcome
Bernard Hasenbuhler
Paul Nichols
Orville C. Wine
Shenandoah Area
Shenandoah Area Council
Robert E. Ayler
Stephens City
Pack 13
Orville E. Wine
Wine
Winchester
Ray Ward
Charles R. Beall
William Picock
Jim Thompson
C. Frank Davis
Willard Lynch
T.E. Dorton
Marvin Lichter
James W. Barbour
Donald D. Anderson
Ronald Effland
Hanoi Warns Of New Big Explosive War
North Vietnam warned that renewed U S bombing in Laos and South Vietnamese ground actions in Cambodia risk a new large war in Indochina. Laotian officials accuse air strikes of civilian tolls as U S bombers strike Tha Vieng.
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Hanoi
Saigon
North Vietnam
U. S
Laos
Cambodia
Indochina
Army Journal
Radio
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
B52 Attack Signals U S Resolve Over Laos Ceasefire
President Nixon orders B52s back over Laos signaling tolerance for no major Communist provocations. North Vietnamese and Pathet Lao forces seize Tha Vieng as tanks and artillery aid the advance, a major ceasefire violation. White House officials express concern while Kissinger rules out immediate Paris talks.
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Washington
U.S
Laos
Nixon
Pentagon
Tha Vieng
Jerry W. Friedheim
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
Godwin Likely Faces GOP Opposition in Virginia Governor Race
Former Democratic governor Mills E Godwin Jr appears set to face GOP scrutiny at the June convention as Don E. Earman announces candidacy. Independent Lt. Gov Henry E Howell remains in the race and a Democratic candidate has not yet been chosen. Earman cites demand for a three way choice and broad statewide support. Howell advocates expanded vertical medical treatment and broad policy ideas.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Del
Don E. Barman
Harrisonburg
Earman
House of Delegates
Godwin
GOP
Norfolk
Democratic State Central Committee
Howell
University of Virginia Medical School
Peach Loss Could Reach Half of Virginia Crop
Inspections after last week's subfreezing temperatures show peach losses may reach 50 percent, with apple damage minor. Dr. Ross Byers says peaches could fall about 35 percent but figures may rise as reports come in. apples, especially red delicious, suffer less. Officials caution accuracy will come in June. Virginia peaches valued at about 2.5 million yearly, apples about 19 million. Weather service expects no further freezes this week.
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Virginia
Byers
Phil Collins
State Department of Agriculture and Commerce
National Weather Service
Cities Brace for Tough Air Deadline Clash
An Associated Press survey shows most big U S cities likely cannot meet the May 31 1975 federal deadline to curb auto pollution under the Clean Air Act Of 1970. States seek delays or harsher controls with plans ranging from license plate restrictions to mass parking bans and higher fees.
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Michael J. Sniffen
Associated Press
District of Columbia
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Environmental Protection
William Ruckelshaus
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Salt Lake City
Arizona
New York
New York City
Central Business District
Los Angeles
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John Youngblood
Rawson, W.va
David B. Grim
Gail Davis
Gary Keyser
Mrs. Newcome
Paul A. Nichols
State Agriculture Laboratory
Warrenton
Bernard Hasenbaler
Berkley Springs
W.va
Vientiane
Souvanna Phouma
G. McMurtrie Godley
Plain of Jars
Pathet Lao
THE
Ross Byers
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Jack
Lillian Jenkins
Moose Lodge
Anderson
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