Fighting in Lebanon escalates as clashes spread
Reported combat raged in Tripoli and suburbs of Beirut with heavy casualties. Police counted 16 killed and 45 wounded as rockets and mortars hit 11 Beirut districts. In Aley Druze and Christians fought. a Christian assault on Sibnayeh left six dead and 400 displaced. Leftists threatened to release a seized freighter demanding higher dock pay and aid to the poor.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Vil
Zagharta
Sibnayeh
Christian Phalange Party
City council approves zoning tweaks for Amherst area and nearby parcels
The council extended AO-1 zoning to three Amherst fronting lots west of Linden Drive and opposite Merrimans Lane allowing office use in residential zones. A rear portion of 625 Berryville Ave. shifts from residential to business while the southern Winchester area gains light industrial designation. Half of land south of Bellview moves to residential with multi family access on Braddock St.
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Amherst
Linden Drive
Merrimans Lane
Charles Zuckerman
Reed Nester
Berryville Ave
Winchester
Bellview
Braddock St
Two Treated After Crashes In Winchester Area
Two people were treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital and released after separate crashes. Joseph Myer, 76, of Millwood, was struck by a car on Rt. 50 East at Waterloo around 10:27 a.m. after stopping in front of the vehicle at a railroad overpass. Beatrice Jewell of Piccadilly Street was taken to the hospital at 4:06 p.m. after a two car collision in the Industrial Park. Further details were not available.
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Winchester
Joseph Myer
Millwood
Rt. 50 East
Waterloo
Beatrice Jewell
Piccadilly St
Winchester Break-In Suspect Arrested After Brick Window Hit
Winchester police charged 29 year old James Howard Blowe of Boscawen Street with breaking and entering at the Winchester News Stand Shop on Loudoun Street Mall. He was arrested at 10 32 p m and held in jail in lieu of 1000 bond after a brick shattered a store window. Officers chased the suspect to Indian Alley behind Peoples Drug Store.
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James Howard Blowe
Boscawen St
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Winchester News
Loudoun St
S$ Loudoun
F. Allen Barley
Barley
Peoples Drug Store
Indian Alley
Dutch psychiatrist to speak with Moluccan gunmen hostages
The Dutch government summoned prison psychiatrist Dr. Dick Mulder to telephone talks with the seven Moluccan gunmen holding 25 hostages in the Indonesian consulate. Premier Den Uyl's government acted after Rev. Semeul Mellary halted his mediation. Local exile leaders were split on continuing the occupation.
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Netherlands
Joop den Uyl
Dick Mulder
Semeul Mellary
Bomb threats to Winchester store and school found hoaxes
Bomb threats called in to Leggett's Dept. Store on Loudoun Street Mall and Handley High School within 15 minutes yesterday afternoon were hoaxes. Police and fire crews evacuated and searched both sites for about 25 minutes each with no bombs found.
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Winchester
Leggett’s Dept
Loudoun St
Handley High School
House Burns Down In Rush of Fires
An unoccupied two story frame house owned by Dan Gano on Route 734 near the West Virginia line burned early today with firemen arriving after a 1 45 a.m. alarm. Gainesboro Volunteer Fire Co along with Gore and Slanesville, W V fire companies battled the blaze and dampened debris. Cause undetermined though not electrical as power was off. Other fires included Annie Berger residence on Route 631 with minor damage from wiring and insulation on an electric stove. Clearbrook chimney fire caused no damage. Winchester stations reported no major damage from two fires at 12 20 p m on Sheridan Avenue and 3 20 p m on Douglas Street. Round Hill firemen tended the Randolph Pingley residence.
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Illinois Central Gulf Railway
William Schultz
Frederick County
Dan Gano
Rt. 734
West Virginia Line
Gainesboro
Stephens City
Annie Berger
Clearbrook
Kirby Barb
Rest
Winchester
Sheridan Ave
Douglas St
Rhodes Candidates Named for Virginia Rhodes Scholarships
Lawrence Tu and Benjamin Bailey, both economics majors from Annandale and Lexington, are Virginia's 1975 Rhodes Scholarship candidates. A nearby 11 a.m. chimney fire caused minor damage to a two story white frame house, with one fire truck on scene and no major damage reported. The National Bicentennial Medal was unveiled in Washington to mark the nation’s 200th anniversary, offered in gold, bronze, and silver with prices from five dollars to four thousand dollars.
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Richmond
Lawrence Tu
Annandale
Benjamin Bailey
Lexington
Virginia
Washington
United States
Weather forecast and hospital funding request
The report covers a cold sky, with details of temperatures and forecasts from Northern Valley to Virginia and the extended outlook through Monday. It notes no rainfall and provides historical rainfall data. It ends with Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg seeking about $6.2 million from the General Assembly for 1976 78 to restore accreditation, including a $3.4 million request to add 288 staff to a 1 100 employee roster.
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Eastern State Hospital
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