Curfew Enforced as Polish Rioters Reach Fifth City
In Poland, police and troops imposed curfews after rioting spread to Gdynia and four other northern cities amid shipyard clashes. Reports state up to 20 deaths and hundreds injured, with tear gas used in Slupsk and calm claimed in the triple cities today as authorities warn of youth unrest tied to rising prices.
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Slupsk
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Workers evacuated after nuclear test at Baneberry
MERCURY Nev AEC reports 230th underground test at Baneberry went off normally creating a 900 foot cavern. Five minutes after detonation pressure around 20 000 tons of TNT caused radioactive dust to spew from the site prompting worker evacuations.
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Baneberry
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Federal Radiation Council
Nevada Test Site
Warm Springs
Las Vegas
Billions in Waste Laid To McNamara
A Senate subcommittee followed eight years of TFX warplane probes accusing former Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara of wasting billions and harming U S defense by ignoring warnings. It faulted his aides Roswell Gilpatric and Fred Korth for conflicts and ties to General Dynamics.
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Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
McNamara
Navy
Roswell Gilpatric
Fred Korth
Gilpatric
New York
General Dynamics
Pentagon
Korth
Broad Attack on Polluters Planned
Attorney General John N. Mitchell announced a broad offensive against polluters led by the Justice Department. He disclosed suits against Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp for cyanide discharges into the Cuyahoga near Cleveland and Armco Steel Corp for dumping cyanide into the Houston Ship Canal, plus a suit against Burdett Oxygen Co. for lime slurry waste into the Cuyahoga. The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency signals increased federal action in environmental quality.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Cuyahoga River
Cleveland
Armco Steel Corp
Houston Ship Canal
Burdett Oxygen Co
Cuyahoga
Environmental Protection Agency
Viet Cong marked Indochina war anniversary with two attacks
Saigon observed the 24th anniversary with two assaults on U S forces and a rocket strike. No American deaths reported from rockets but six Vietnamese civilians died and eight were wounded, many children. A mortar barrage hit the 2nd Brigade HQ near Saigon and a convoy near Da Nang saw one American killed and four wounded.
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Three Treated After Traffic Crashes Near Winchester
Three people were treated and released at Winchester Memorial Hospital after two separate accidents. Boyd Pitcock, 18, injured in a collision between his car and a spray truck on Merrimans Lane, was taken to the hospital by the Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad. Danie Simpson and Ronald Hillyard were also treated after a one car crash in front of Shenandoah Valley Apple Corporation on Fairmont Ave. Further details were not immediately available.
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Boyd Pitcock
Rt. 4
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Merrimans Lane
Danie Simpson
Ronald Hillyard
Shenandoah Valley Apple Corporation
Fairmont Ave
Nixon backed antipollution bill aims for clean air by 1975
The measure advanced in Congress sets January 1 1975 as the target for cutting new car exhaust emissions 90 percent. It authorizes 1 billion dollars over three years to fight pollution and allows a one year extension if industry proves progress. Critics warn it could hurt the auto industry while officials debate timing.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House-Senate
Senate
Elliot L Richardson
Thomas F. Eagleton
Dmo
Taxi Settlement Reached in 15th Day Taxi Strike
A tentative agreement ends a 19 hour bargaining session with 36 000 New York taxi drivers, pending ratification by AFL C IO Local 3036 Taxi Drivers Union and fleet owners. Drivers sought a weekly wage rise from about 150 to 174 200 dollars matching city transit workers.
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New York
AFP
Vincent D. McDonnell
State Mediation Board
Afl-Cio
Taxi Drivers Union
Centenarian in Altavista Reflects on War and Change
Mrs. John Owens of Altavista, aged 102, celebrates her birthday and recalls family history from Aspen Level on Staunton River. She notes hardships of Reconstruction, recalls first car and electric light, and criticizes modern fashion trends while cherishing memories of farm life and her long marriage to John Anderson Owens.
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John Owens
Raymond L. Cross
Eighth St
Aspen
Staunton River
Maria Louise Jenks
James Jenks
Harriett Slaughter Jenks
New London
John Anderson Owens
Virginia
Kidnappers Offer List for Swiss Envoy Release
The captors of Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Bucher present a demand list of seven prisoners to secure his freedom. President Medici's cabinet reviews the authenticity while talks with Algerian and Chilean embassies explore asylum for the inmates.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Giovanni Bucher
Brazil
Emilio Garrastazu Medici
Bucher
Cuba
Algeria
Chile
Nancy Mangabeira Unger
Jean-Marc von der Weid
Jorge Medeiros Do Vale
Rholime Sande
Weather turns cloudy with possible snow flurries in Virginia
A cold front moving eastward to the Blue Ridge brings increasing clouds and a chance of showers with possible mountain snow flurries. Also notes bank offices closing at 12 noon on Thursday December 24. Merry Christmas and holiday ads follow including Christmas gifts and apple specials from local shops.
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Richmond
Blue Ridge
Virginia
C & S Bank
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