Hughes to Proceed with Red Paint Job
Mrs. Hughes says she already has the red paint for the work. A former W and W engineer previously used the same red paint for quarters earlier in the week before his retirement.
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1974
Page
1
Mrs. Hughes says she already has the red paint for the work. A former W and W engineer previously used the same red paint for quarters earlier in the week before his retirement.
President Ford and French leader Giscard d Estaing head to a three day summit in Martinique to bridge energy policy and economic differences. They aim to align on oil prices inflation unemployment and a proposed energy framework amid NATO and EC discussions.
Robert Blair Johnson of Charles Town, West Virginia, faces hit-and-run and later manslaughter charges in the death of 70-year-old Elenore Burkhardt near Stephens City. He was arrested at his mother's home and jailed on a $9,000 bond. he will appear in Frederick County General District Court on December 20.
OPEC ministers approved a new pricing structure and a 38 cent per barrel increase effective Jan 1 1975 lifting the average price to about 10.12 dollars per 42 gallon barrel. The move aims to curb perceived oil company profits while consumers may face small rises at the pump and products.
The UN Security Council approved a six month renewal of the Cyprus peacekeeping force stationed since 1963, with a 14 to 0 vote and China abstaining. The Assembly urged action to end South West Africa occupation, condemned Rhodesia chrome and nickel trade, and decried French South Pacific nuclear tests amid broad abstentions.
CAMP DAVID Md AP Administration officials launch a high level think tank to craft short and long term energy policy for 1975 and beyond. The focus includes energy conservation quotas on oil imports and possible limits on gasoline and fuel oil use with the aim of cutting oil dependence.
Forecaster predicts snow for Monday morning in the mountains while weekend brings rain and possible sleet. Temperatures stay seasonable with highs near 40s, lows in 30s, marked by a past 57 degree high and 22 degree low on Monday.
Israeli command says four Arab guerrillas and a police sergeant were killed in a clash near Menara on the Israeli panhandle edge. Guerrillas from Al Fatah carried rifles grenades and knives. Egypt demanded a 50 year freeze on immigration in talks. Cairo later clarified a limit on immigration rather than birth rate.
Pulitzer Prize journalist Walter Lippmann died at his Park Avenue apartment at 7:25 a.m. EST aged 85 after a period of illness. He had recently received the Bronze Medal of Honor from Mayor Beame.
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