Cross Freed After Expo Kidnap Dramatic Quebec Crisis
Cuban intermediaries handed over British Trade Commissioner James Cross to Canadian authorities in Montreal after his captors flew to Cuba. Cross, held since Oct 5 by the FLQ, was checked at Jewish General Hospital and expected to fly to Europe soon. His release followed ransom talks at the Expo site and in North Montreal.
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Montreal
Cuba
James Richard Cross
Jewish General Hospital
Robert Bourassa
Cross
Europe
Bern
Switzerland
London
Expo
FLQ
Quebec Liberation Front
Quebec
Unemployment at 72-year high as wages dip
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports unemployment at 5.8 percent, the highest in 72 years, with average weekly earnings down 66 cents to 121.07 due to shorter hours. Inflation reduced purchasing power by about 2 percent from a year earlier as employment fell.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Motors
Bureau
Berlin Ministers Seek European Security Conference
NATO foreign ministers at their winter meeting urged a European security conference after the Soviet Union joins the West in easing West Berlin restrictions. They pressed for unhindered access to Berlin 110 miles inside East Germany and improved conditions amid the Wall. They favored multilateral talks contingent on Berlin arrangements and considered meeting in Portugal next spring, a move likely to draw Western criticism over Portugal's colonial policy.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
West
West Berlin
Berlin
East Germany
West Germany
Europe
Portugal
NATO
Man jailed on charges of firing at brother in Mt. Williams
Russell L. Loy, 39, of Mt. Williams, was jailed in Frederick County on $2,500 bond after firing a Winchester 12 gauge shotgun at his brother Charles Ralph Loy’s car during a dispute. A pellet struck the car but no injuries occurred. Deputies Mellwee and trooper Bauserman arrested him. arraignment set in Frederick County Court.
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Frederick County
Charles Loy
Charles Mellwee
L.M. Bauserman
Frederick County Court
Postmaster General Urges Early Mail Amid Rail Strike Impasse
Joe Haines warns against delays and urges mailing of out of town Christmas cards at once as a rail strike looms starting next Thursday. Frederick County treasurer Harry McCann notes Master Charge cannot pay taxes due tomorrow and insists on cash checks or money orders with Dec 5 postmark to avoid penalties.
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Joe Haines
Harry McCann
Frederick County
Weathermen Arrested Outside New York Bank Bomb Plot
Six alleged Weather underground members, three men and three women, were arrested outside the First National City Bank on Madison Avenue near East 91st Street as they prepared to bomb the bank to mark the death of Black Panther leaders. They planned to break windows with sledgehammers and place gasoline-filled milk bottles inside. They were charged with attempted arson in the first degree, attempted criminal mischief, conspiracy to commit arson and criminal mischief, and possession of dangerous instruments.
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New York
Weatherman
East Side
Chicago
Fred Hampton
New York City
Nixon
Hampton
National Association of Manufacturers
First National City Bank
Madison Avenue
East 91St Street
Richard Palmer
Joyce Plecha
Sharon Krebs
Claudia Conine
Martin Lewis
Christopher Trenkel
House-Nixon clash over defector case hurdles testimony
Rep. Wayne L. Hays accused the Nixon administration of blocking the investigation into the Lithuanian defector incident by keeping Deputy Undersecretary William J. Macomber Jr. from testifying. A 15 minute Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing was held with the witness chair vacant as the State Department said Macomber would testify only after the administration completes its inquiry and Nixon releases findings.
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Washington
House
State Department
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
William J. Macomber Jr
Foreign Affairs Subcommittee
Hays
Macomber
Nixon
Berryville Drug Burglars Steal Morphine Supply
Berryville von Pippin's Drug Store was broken into last night and morphine and most hard drugs stolen along with 20 cartons of cigarettes and $400. Powdered opium and several opioid medications were taken. Entry was through a back door with little interior damage as Chief Robert Willingham and Deputy Paul Kagey investigated.
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Berryville
von Pippin
E.T. von Pippin, II
Robert—Willingham
The
Isle Police
Paul Kagey
Clarke County Sheriff's Department
Testimony Links Calley to Mass Killings at My Lai
PFC Dennis Conti testifies Calley fired point blank into two groups in My Lai mass killing. Conti describes bodies and flesh as Meadle refuses to testify under immunity. The judge cites possible civilian charges for Meadle. Conti recalls Calley claiming authority to kill.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Pfc
Dennis Conti
Providence
R.I
Conti
Pfc. Pauli David Meadle
Terre Haute
Ind
Meadle
Major Banks Cut Small Loan Rates Nationwide
The Chase Manhattan Bank joins Bank of America and Wells Fargo in cutting consumer installment loan rates by about half a percentage point on loans up to $5,000. The move affects small business, home improvement, personal and vacation loans, while conventional mortgages remain unchanged.
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Associated Press
Chase Manhattan Bank of New York
San Francisco
Bank of America
Wells Fargo Bank
Five Day Plan to Quit Smoking Clinic Held in War Memorial Building
Sponsors from the Seventh-day Adventists and the Northern Virginia Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association present a 5-day quit smoking program in the War Memorial Building from Sunday to Thursday. Sessions run 7:30 to 9:00 pm led by Dr. Paul Woods and Pastor Don Eckenwroth with a small materials fee. The event features the film One in 20,000 and open registration by phone at 662-4271 for all ages.
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War Memorial Building
Seventh-day Adventists
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association of
Northern Virginia
Paul Woods
Waynesboro
Don Eckenwroth
Meade Memorial vandalism yields adult trial and maximum sentence
Lawrence Smart of White Post was tried as an adult for vandalizing Meade Memorial Episcopal Church in White Post. Judge Harold Potts imposed the maximum misdemeanor sentence of one year in the State Road Force. The crime dated October with the act discovered October 23 by women preparing for services. Pews overturned pages torn from an 1875 Bible and prayer books, baptismal font toppled, altar damaged, Christian flag torn, and American flag burned. Commonwealth's Attorney Williams classified it as a misdemeanor.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Meade Memorial Episcopal Church
White Post
Lawrence Smart
Harold Potts
Paul Kagey
Kagey
Commonwealth
Edward McC. Williams
Weather Clears as Cold Front Hits Virginia
A cold front moves through Virginia bringing clearing skies and lower temperatures with gusty winds. Local events listed include a holiday show at Smalls Garden Center and a sale at Penney's, plus shopping ads for Dingo Boots and sports gear from Snag's Sports Shop.
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Richmond
Virginia
State
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Formosa
China
Russell Loy
White House
Berryville Drug
Lt. Calley
Allen Boyce
Orwin Talbott
Boyce
Meadle Ee
Smart
Truban
Holton
Holiday Inn East
Oxford
Penney’s
Ward's
Sherwin- Williams Co
M. Smalls Garden Center
Wilkins’ Shoe Center
Handley
James Wood
Ayler, Fred, Co
Dr. High
Snag’s
Sport’s Shop
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