Hearing on Richmond desegregation plan draws crowded security
U S District Judge Merhige denied motions to dismiss or delay the suit awaiting a Supreme Court ruling. Spectators packed the 120 seat courtroom as federal marshals supervised a tense session over forced busing amid threats to the Merhige family and round the clock guards nearby.
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Richmond
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Robert R. Merhige
Merhige House
Disneyland Closes Early After Youth Rally Disrupts Park
About 300 youths at Disneyland rallyled at the make believe city hall prompting over 100 riot police to evacuate nearly 30,000 visitors. The 29,895 crowd left within two hours amid scattered scuffles with 18 arrests for disturbing the peace.
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Anaheim
Calif
Disneyland
Magic Kingdom
Main Street
Mansfield urges abolition of Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate leader Mike Mansfield calls to abolish the ICC citing industry bias and proposes transferring duties to a Transportation Department agency. He says the ICC failed to protect the public in rail regulation, rail car orders, and boxcar shortages harming Montana and Western shippers. He notes freight rate hikes despite protests and criticizes Western rail service and car shortages.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Interstate Commerce Commission
Montanan
ICC
Department of Transportation
Mansfield
Montana
West
Western States
Eastern Rails
Antique Car Club Withdraws From 1971 Apple Blossom
Shenandoah Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America votes to quit all activities for the Springtime Event due to the Grand Feature Parade moving to Saturday. The club will hold its own meet on Saturday May 1 1971 at Winchester Recreation Park. Festival President Ben B Dutton Jr expresses regret for the decision.
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Shenandoah
Antique Automobile Club of America
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Winchester Recreation Park
Strategy Shift May Reduce U.S. Forces In Vietnam
American officers report a strategic pivot shifting border duties to South Vietnamese forces along Cambodia and Laos borders. The move could accelerate withdrawals before June 30 and widen the American pullback beyond the 150,000 promised reduction. Viet Cong losses in Cambodia and Hue accompany reports of stronger South Vietnamese regulars and expanded local defense forces.
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Cambodia
Saigon
Hue
Michael S. Davison
Davison
Smoot Arraignment Scheduled Today in Frederick Court
Smoot of White Post was to be arraigned in Frederick County Court on abduction and murder tied to the July 31 gun slaying of Beulah Mae Smedley of Winchester. Bond on abduction is 10000. murder charge bail not set. Russell Funk of Winchester also arraigned today on maiming charges with two victims, Ronald and Larry Loy, held on 2000 bond total.
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Winfield Smoot
White Post
Frederick County
Beulah Mae Smedley
Rt. 1
Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Russell Dale Funk
N. Loudoun St
Ronald C. Loy
Larry Loy
Nerve gas readied for rail journeys to burial in Atlantic
Coffins containing nerve gas are prepared for rail transport from Alabama and Kentucky depots to Sunny Point North Carolina, then loaded onto a ship for sinking 280 miles east of Cape Kennedy. The plan aims for rapid gas deterioration after ocean burial amid environmental concerns and limited opposition from officials.
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Washington
Alabama
Kentucky
Army
Anniston
Ala
Richmond
Sunny Point
N.C
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
New Moscow Bonn Pact Initialled Amid East Europe Shift
Soviet and West German foreign ministers initialled a nonaggression treaty in Moscow. West Germany accepts postwar losses to Poland and the Soviet Union and renounces force. The pact, key to Brandt Ostpolitik, recognizes current European boundaries including the Oder Neisse line.
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Moscow
West Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
Willy Brandt
Soviet Bloc
Europe
Bonn
Walter Scheel
Andrei Gromyko
Spiridonov
Gromyko
Egon Bahr
Brandt
East Europe
Oder-Neisse Line
East Germany
Nixon to Sign Postal Reform Bill Next Week
Congress approves a measure to create a U S Postal Service with a nine member board of governors, a rate commission, and the postmaster general removed from the Cabinet. Nixon expected to sign next week. The plan includes wage hikes and bond authority up to ten billion dollars to modernize operations.
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Washington
Congress
U.S
Post Office
Nixon
U.S. Postal Service
White House
Board of Governors
Mideast Talks May Start in About 10 Days
U N envoy Jarring seeks agreement on peace talks procedures as Arab and Israeli diplomats negotiate in New York. Talks likely to begin in Nicosia Cyprus within about ten days with possible cease fire policing plans and ambassadorial versus foreign minister level discussions.
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Associated Press
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
Jerusalem
Cyprus
Jarring
New York
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
U.S
Tel Aviv
Cairo
al Ahram
United States
Washington
United Nations
Nicosia
Unemployment Rises to Five Percent in July
Washington AP reports the nation’s jobless rate climbed to five percent in July, the highest in over five years, after a dip to 4.7 percent in June. The increase affected mainly women over 25 and men under 25.
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Washington
Labor Department
Weather outlook for Virginia through Saturday
A weak high pressure system extending from the Great Lakes across Virginia will bring generally fair and seasonably warm temperatures through Saturday. The forecast emphasizes mild days and comfortable nights with no precipitation expected.
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Richmond
Great Lakes
Virginia
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Allan Richardson
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Merriman’s Lane
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Kenneth R. Lineburg
Lambden Ave
Bulletin
Bucher Service Co
Ward
Sherwin-Williams
S. Loudoun St
Friendship Fire Co
Jordan Springs
Antique Car Club
Mr. Dutton
Mekong Delta
Skoun
Phnom Penh
Smoot
William W. Stone
Russell Train
Council On Environmental Quality
House
Herman Pollack
State Department
Great Britain
Bermuda
Bahamas
Macon
Ronnie Thompson
New Moscow
Mideast
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Bill Little
Handley
James Wood
Fred, Co
Robert E. Aylor
Snag’s Sport Shop
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