Energy Crisis Tops Virginia News In 1974
The 1974 energy crisis triggered lower thermostats and rationing, with 55 mph speed limits and odd even license plate days. It hit electric utilities hard, drove inflation, and preceded a weak economy with layoffs and rising prices. The Trans World Airlines crash near Mt. Weather ranked third, while politics, corrections, and the 1974 elections filled the rest of the top 10.
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Associated Press
Broadcast
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Trans World Airlines
Indianapolis
Washington
Bluemont
Clarke County
U.S
Earthquake in Pakistan Kills Thousands Near Pattan
An earthquake in northern Pakistan near Pattan killed about 4,700 people and injured roughly 15,000 across nine villages. Rescue teams reported widespread destruction, with many sleeping outside as temperatures dropped near freezing. The main Karakoram Highway was damaged, hampering aid as some injured were airlifted to Rawalpindi hospitals.
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Pattan
Pakistan
Karakoram Mountains
Islamabad
Rawalpindi
Star Office to Close Early for New Year Holiday
The Star office will close at 1 p.m. tomorrow with the circulation department staying open until 5 p.m. Tuesday. The tar will not be published on Wednesday for New Year’s Day.
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Star
No Mail Delivery Jan 1 Holiday in Winchester
Winchester Postmaster Jonas Cham berlin says no mail delivery or Post Office window service on Wednesday January 1 due to a holiday. Lockbox and special delivery service will be provided. receipts and dispatches will follow holiday schedules and white star box collections will be made.
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Winchester
Jonas Chamberlin
Leggett's White Sale Opens January Second
A local retailer promotes an upcoming White Sale with a bold, colorful display and a wait-for-it message. The ad encourages shoppers to call 667-0145 for more information about the on hour service and opening details.
Nicaragua Government Agrees To Meet Guerrilla Demands
The Nicaraguan government agreed to pay 5 million dollars in small bills to five men and three women of the Sandinista Front, release 18 prisoners, and fly the guerrillas and hostages to Havana. Details on money and prisoner handover remained unsettled as a Lanica jet prepared for Cuba.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Cuba
Sandinista National Liberation Front
Havana
Lanica
Mills to Stay in Congress Despite Illness
Rep Wilbur Mills of Arkansas declares he will remain in Congress and continue serving on the Ways and Means Committee after treatment for acute alcoholism. He describes the illness as a physical disease and says total abstinence is the answer. He recounts blackouts linked to drinking and notes he will not discuss the matter further.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Richmond
Calif
San Francisco Bay Area
Chile
San Francisco
Washington
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Mills
Congress of
United States
Arkansas Democrat
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Boston
Annabel Battistella
House
Ways and Means
Ford urged to push for tax cut to lift faltering economy
In Vail Colorado President Ford faces White House debates over a potential income tax cut as recession deepens. Advisers weigh cutting taxes against maintaining the surcharge while Ford considers vetoing a strip mining bill and plans future economic reforms announced after Congress convenes.
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Ford
Vail
Colo
White House
Ron Nessen
State of the Union
Congress
Nixon pardon not to influence Watergate jury says Sirica
U S District Judge John J Sirica tells jurors in the Watergate cover up trial that the Nixon pardon and any extraneous matters must not affect deliberations. The nine women and three men must decide guilt or innocence of five defendants including Mitchell Haldeman Ehrlichman Mardian and Parkinson.
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Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
Richard M. Nixon
Sirica
Nixon
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Mardian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Mardian
Mitchell
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Grand Jury
Senate Watergate Committee
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Department of Corrections
Jack F. Davis
Joel T. Broyhill
Stanford E. Parris
William Wampler
General Assembly
Jose Maria Castillo
Castillo
Star Office
Sacasa
Guillermo Sevilla Sacasa
Washington Diplomatic Corps
Edda Maria Sevilla-Somoza Sacasa
Shenandoah XVII
Lillian Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Florida
Miami. Beach
Don Wickersham
Fort Lauderdale Camelot
Arthur Feigeles
Miami Beach Resort Hotel Association
Broward County
Fay McGrath
Landon Haynes
State Department of Tourism
Walt Disney World
Gold Coast
Spain
Mexico
The
National Bank
Turner Shelton
Alejandro Montiel Arguello
United Nations
David Carpenter
New York City
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Rep. Mills
Nessen
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