Evacuations urged as Shenandoah River rises toward flood
The Shenandoah River swelled with heavy rains and melting snow prompting evacuations in Warren and Clarke counties. Sheriff Keyser and Sheriff Nicodemus helped lead rescue efforts as crests approached 16 feet at Strasburg and 13 12 feet at Front Royal, with water covering low bridges and blocking roads including Rt 606 and 621.
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Clarke Counties
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Augusta
Gasoline rationing plan vetted by Energy Chief
Federal Energy Chief William E. Simon announced a stand by system for gasoline rationing with a three month supply of coupons printed and contact to states for prep. The program could start March 1 and would cost about 1.5 billion annually with a $1 monthly charge per driver. Simon noted legislation may be required and stressed public cooperation could avert rationing. He warned higher prices loom due to Arab oil and rising world oil costs.
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Washington
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Congress
New England
Nixon
California
San Clemente
Annexation Suit Filed by Front Royal
Front Royal filed a suit in Warren County for the annexation of about six and a half square miles. The case is set for Feb 6 at 10 a.m. with James S. Wetzel named as defendant and copies served on the Warren County Board of Supervisors and Commonwealth's Attorney John F. Ewell. If the merger plan moves to the General Assembly the annexation will be dropped.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Circuit Court
James S. Wetzel
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Commonwealth
John F. Ewell
General Assembly
Christmas weekend traffic deaths hit low mark since 1951
The AP reports 520 lives lost in four days over the Christmas weekend, the lowest on record for the period since 1951. Alexander Butterfield, FAA administrator, says Nixon’s California flight on a commercial jet was not coordinated with his agency, leaving little time for special air traffic precautions.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Aviation
Alexander P. Butterfield
Nixon
California
Six Gypsum Board Makers Indicted on Price Fixing
A federal grand jury indicted the nation's six largest gypsum board manufacturers, a key home construction component, on price fixing charges.
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Washington
Gypsum Board
Nationwide Trucker Strike Probable by Jan 31
A spokesman for a trucking publication says a nationwide truckers strike on January 31 is 95 percent certain. The statement signals potential widespread disruption of freight and supply chains across the United States.
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Los Angeles
Appropriations to Be Considered in Warren
Warren County supervisors reconvene the Dec 18 meeting for a semiannual review of accounts and appropriations. The short agenda includes funding for six months of programs, approval of current accounts, and new appropriations for Jan 1 through Jun 30. The session starts at 10 a.m. in the Court House Law Library.
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Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Law Library
Court House
Viet Troops Rally in Delta Drive to Save Rice Harvest
South Vietnamese forces moved hundreds of troops into the lower Mekong Delta after a Viet Cong ambush on Christmas Day left 18 dead and 42 missing. Officials say 1,500 reinforcements entered the area as fighting continued nearby while in Cambodia Khmer Rouge clashes and Laos Pathet Lao activity added regional tension.
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South Vietnam
Mekong
Vi Thanh
Delta
Cambodia
Mekong River
Phnom Penh
Trailer Park Owners Weigh Legal Challenge to New Tax
Frederick County trailer park operators consider court action over a new $15 annual license tax per mobile home. The tax, critics say, compounds real estate and personal property taxes and could be challenged as discriminatory. County officials defend the levy under state code and outline ordinance details and enforcement plans.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
E. Eugene Gunter
No Withdrawal Accord Delayed Until Mid January
Israel's chief of staff says no disengagement agreement with Egypt along the Suez Canal before mid January or early February. Talks in Geneva resumed with preparatory details only amid election-influenced cabinet considerations and warns of possible renewed conflict if deadlock persists. The session was chaired by Lt Gen Ensio Siilasvuo with Egypt represented by Brig Taha el Magdoob and Col Ahmed Fouad Howaidi. Israeli delegates were Maj Gen Mor Dechai Gur and Col Dov Sion.
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Israel
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David Elazar
West Bank
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Elazar
Geneva
United Nations
Ensio Siilasvuo
Finland
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Cairo-Suez Road
Egypt
Taha el-Magdoob
Ahmed Fouad Howaidi
Mor
Justice Department Reports Slight Rise in Serious Crime
The Justice Department says serious crime rose one percent in the first nine months of this year while 71 of the nation’s largest cities saw declines. Violent crime climbed three percent. property crimes rose one percent. Regional shifts show declines in the West and mixed gains elsewhere.
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Washington
Justice Department
Robert H. Bork
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