Zoning action delayed as officials seek changes
Frederick County supervisors postpone action on a proposed zoning ordinance after lengthy debate. Critics warn it threatens low cost housing while officials defend the plan and call for written feedback. A 60 day deferral with a follow up public hearing is approved. Space Center Houston AP Skylab 2 mission may end early due to propulsion problem in the command ship.
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Mary L. McCullough
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Joseph Massie
Massie
Ray Nicely
Nicely
Claude S. Stowers Jr
Farmer’s Home Administration
Stowers
Health Department
Helms says CIA was being used by Hunt in 1971
Former CIA director Richard Helms testified before the Senate Watergate Committee that White House consultant E. Howard Hunt pressed the agency for intrusive actions in 1971. He said Hunt sought secretly assigned duties and a desk at the White House, and he ordered Cushman to tell Ehrlichman the requests were unacceptable. Helms recalled a request for a profile on Ellsberg and described efforts to assist the White House plumbers.
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Washington
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Helms
Iran
John D. Ehrlichman
Cushman
Ehrlichman
Senate
H. R. Haldeman
FBI
Beverly Hills
Calif
Lewis Fielding
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
David Young
Henry A. Kissinger
National Security
Young
Howard Osborne
Osborne
Elisberg
Dr. Kissinger
Ervin Praises Inouye Amid Watergate Hearing Controversy
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr opens the Watergate committee session with a tribute to Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, praising his dedication after a prior insult by Haldeman attorney John J. Wilson. Ervin notes Inouye’s WWII service and heroism, while Sen. Howard Baker calls the incident unfortunate but says it won’t affect Inouye’s work on the panel.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Daniel K. Inouye
Hawaii
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Inouye
Republic
North Carolina
Frederick imposes 60 day moratorium on rezoning
Frederick County supervisors vote to halt all rezoning applications for 60 days while the planning commission and board review the proposed zoning ordinance. Richard F. Madigan says the emergency measure buys time to create the needed ordinance. The move follows a prior illegal moratorium by the planning commission.
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Massie
Richard Madigan
Planning Commission
Madigan
James W. Galladay
Frederick County Planning Commission
Commission
Don Lamborne
Howard Moss
Shawnee Land
The
Summit
Dennis Cole
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
County Planning Commission
Richard F. Madigan
Board of Supervisors
Clinton R. Ritter
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Regional Sewage Plans Seek Federal and State Funds
Winchester and Frederick County plans for a regional sewage treatment plant were placed on a federal state funds priority list sent to the EPA. The list could allow 85 percent of the plant costs to be covered by government sources if approved. Frederick officials welcomed the development as promising funding, while Winchester officials commented on the letter’s receipt status.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Environmental Protection Agency
Don Krueger
Krueger
Wendall Seldon
Jimmie Shipp
Memo reveals Nixon Mitchell discussed ITT antitrust settlement
A White House memo shows President Nixon and then Attorney General Mitchell discussed the ITT antitrust settlement before it was reached. Colson warned Haldeman of documents that could hurt the administration and alleged possible perjury by Mitchell. ITT denied a link between the $400,000 pledge and the settlement.
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Washington
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Mitchell
Samuel Cash
Committee
Charles W. Colson
H.R. Haldeman
Richard G. Kleindienst
Colson
John D. Ehrlichman
Mitchell-Nixon
Pat Robinson Named Star's City Editor
Patrick D. M. Robinson of Winchester has been named city editor of The Star. A graduate of The Hill School and Virginia Tech, he joined The Star staff in 1967 and earned several journalism honors including 1969 honorable mention for news writing and 1971 runner-up for sports writing. He serves on the local Red Cross board and is married to Sue Ann Clevenger.
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Patrick D. M. Robinson
Winchester
The
Star
Robinson
Hill School
Pottstown
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Record July Decline In Wholesale Prices
The Labor Department reported the steepest monthly drop in wholesale prices in 25 years in July, driven by farm products and processed foods. The decline followed Nixon era price freezes and export controls, with farm prices down 4.1 percent unadjusted and 4.6 percent adjusted. Overall index fell 1.3 percent unadjusted and 1.4 percent adjusted. Plus local ad blurbs for Peggy Lynn Fashions and Ole McDonald's Farm Market store specials.
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Washington
Labor Department
Nixon
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Sat. Leggett
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