Angry Truckers Renew Blockade On Ohio Turnpike
Truckers renewed a blockade of the Ohio Turnpike shortly after clearing a 24 hour traffic jam. State police and National Guard tow crews moved to clear Interstate 70 near Columbus and Interstate 75 near Toledo, amid protests over fuel costs and lower speed limits.
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Associated Press
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Washington
Terry Mahoney
Erie
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Walt Lowery
Transportation Department
John Gilligan
Byrd Named New General Manager at The Winchester Star
Thomas T. Byrd, 27, named general manager of the Winchester Evening Star by Publisher Harry F. Byrd Jr. He is a fourth generation Star executive with military service, education at Lynchburg College, and board roles in local organizations. He lives in Clarke County with wife Dana and children Courtney and Tommy.
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Winchester Evening Star
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Winchester
Davis named senior executive assistant to Gov elect Godwin
Jack F. Davis, longtime Winchester Evening Star executive, will join Gov elect Mills E. Godwin Jr as senior executive assistant when the new administration takes office January 12. Davis, 53, will leave The Star after 12 years as general manager and editor, with prior AP service and Virginia State Chamber of Commerce presidency. He calls the post a "real and exciting challenge."
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Richmond
Jack F. Davis
the Star
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Winchester Evening Star
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Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Winchester
Associated Press
Thomas T. Byrd
Sen. Byrd
Jack Davis
Gov. Godwin
Star
Bruce Miller
Godwin
Linwood Holton
Carter O. Lowance
Lewance
College of William and Mary
Huntington
W.va
Marshall University
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Charleston
Winchester Star
U.S
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Prices Jump as Wholesale Fuel Costs Surge in November
Washington reports a sharp rise in wholesale prices led by fuels and energy products, up 19.3 percent—the largest one month jump on record. Farm products and processed foods and feed, however, declined 1.5 percent from October.
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Washington
Department of Labor
Two Killed in Middle Road Car Crash Near Winchester
Two young men died in a one car crash on Middle Road about six miles south of Winchester at 11:30 p.m. yesterday. Peter Donald Neale, 22, of Rt. 6, died at the scene as driver. A passenger, later named, was taken to hospital by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad and died at 5 a.m. today. Trooper L P Coverstone said the car, northbound on Rt. 628, struck a tree.
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Winchester
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Rt. 6
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Neale
Rt. 628
Ford Expected to Be Confirmed as Vice President
Nixon nominated Gerald R. Ford to fill the vice presidency and the House was set to confirm today with a near certainty, marking the first use of the 25th Amendment. Ford would be sworn in in a joint session with Chief Justice Burger presiding, as Congress faced impeachment clouds surrounding Nixon.
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Michigan
Washington
Ford
United States
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Nixon
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Senate
Supreme Court
Warren F. Burger
Egypt and Israel clash over Suez high in the sky
Egyptian and Israeli jets dueled over the Suez Canal with both sides claiming to shoot down a plane. Cairo radio said Egyptian fighters intercepted Israeli planes near Ein Sukhna and that one enemy jet was destroyed. Israel reported a MIG21 downed and all its planes returned safely.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Cairo
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Suez
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