Coal Strike Pushes Britain Unemployment Past 2.5 Million
London AP reports Britain's coal strike and three day week fuel a power famine. Unemployment rose to 2.5 million, with 1.2 million newly laid off since Monday, 280,000 miners on strike, amid TUC rejection of Heath back-to-work appeal.
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Britain
Trades Union Congress
Edward Heath
Department of Employment
Heath
Victor Feather
TUC
Feather
National Coal Board
Joe Gormley
National Union of Mineworkers
Food Manufacturers Federation
House of Commons
Longshore Leaders Back Tentative Pact To End Coast Strike
SAN FRANCISCO AP Longshore leaders recommended ratification of a tentative contract to end the 131 day West Coast dock walkout. The 110 delegates to the ILWU caucus vote to submit the agreement to 13,000 rank and file members across 24 strike bound ports from Seattle to San Diego. If favorable, work may resume by Sunday.
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West Coast
Seattle
San Diego
Sidney Roger
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Pacific Maritime Association
PMA
White House
Congress
Nixon
Brown Appointed State Game Warden in Clarke County
Jeffrey Heeren Brown of Stuarts Draft Virginia has been named state game warden for Clarke County following the promotion of Area Leader Blake Denney to Staunton. Brown is a Waynesboro High School alumnus with studies at Montreal Anderson and Madison colleges and training at the Richmond state police headquarters. He previously served three years as a counselor at a Maine boys camp focusing on survival skills and is single and seeking housing in Clarke County.
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Jeffrey Heeren Brown
Stuarts Draft
Clarke County
Blake Denney
Staunton
Mr. Brown
Waynesboro
Montreal-Anderson College
Madison College
Richmond
Maine
Berryville Council Races Grow With Four Candidates
In Berryville two council seats appear set as candidates file. Ward 4 includes Robert C. Levi and Edward B. Robinson Sr challenging Roy E. Potts Jr. Ward 1 pits John Curtis Clarke against incumbent Kenneth C. Levi. Mayor Canter may run again while Recorder Bowerman to step down.
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Berryville
Robert C. Levi
Edward B. Robinson
Roy E. Potts, Jr
Potts
John Curtis Clarke
Kenneth C. Levi
Thomas Howell
E.T. Magruder
Garland M. Canter
William Bowerman
Nixon Prepares Night of Planning for China Mission
In Maryland and at the White House Nixon and aides work late to finalize a 13 day 20 395 mile trip to China. They plan crowd greetings champagne for a Beijing banquet security, press coverage, and housing for 87 correspondents.
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White House
Nixon
China
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
United States
Peking
Secret Service
Peking Press Center
Woman Charged In Bank Robbery and Fatal Shootout
Sylvia T. Wise of Hopewell faces police court today on charges of attempted murder and armed robbery in a Southern Bank branch heist that left Paul Nelson Fisher of Huntsville dead. The $35,233 haul was in a pillow case. a motel gunfight followed a tipped-off pursuit. Fisher, 29, died during the exchange. Wise is held on $25,000 bond.
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Richmond
Sylvia T. Wise
Hopewell
Southern Bank
Paul Nelson Fisher
Huntsville
Ala
Fisher
Enders Dickerson III
Dickerson
H. R. McDowell
Nixon Itinerary Outlined For China Trip
The White House released an expanded itinerary for President Nixon. The schedule shows departures from Washington to Andrews Air Force Base and Hawaii on February 1, then onward to Kaneohe Bay, Guam, Shanghai and Peking with several overnight stays. The plan includes layovers at Elmendorf AFB before return to Washington on February 29.
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Washington
China
Nixon
White House
White House South Lawn
Andrews Afb
Kaneohoe Marine Corps Air Station
Hawaii
Kaneohoe
Guam
Guam International
Shanghai
Peking
Ziegler
Hangchow
Elmendorf Afb
Anchorage
Alaska
Sadat Hints Egypt to Get Advanced Soviet Weapons
In Beirut the Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat signaled broad Soviet support for advanced weapons to enable deep strikes on Israeli cities. He cited U.S. Phantom fighter bombers and vowed to add to Egypt’s armaments as talks in Moscow promise more supply.
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Sadat
Egypt
Beirut
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
National Congress of the Arab Socialist Union
U.S
Israel
Congress
Moscow
Military Chiefs Oust President of Ecuador
Ecuadorian military chiefs toppled President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra in a bloodless coup and sent him to Panama. Brig. Guillermo Rodriguez Lara declared himself president, promising a council with service chiefs and martial law. The June election looms as Velasco, 78, faces removal.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Panama
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Velasco
Adm
Renaldo Vallejo
Air Force
Julio Espinosa Pineda
Assad Bucaram
Guayaquil
Rodriguez
Nixon Heads for Historic China Trip
The Star reports President Nixon departs tomorrow for a landmark trip to China. A color map on page 12 accompanies statistics on China’s science, language, religion, and ancient history to enhance understanding of the nation.
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Nixon
China
The
Star Today
Virginia Weather Macros Updated With Rain Forecast
Virginia will see a cool air mass shift as rain moves into the state tonight. The report notes cooler conditions and forthcoming precipitation across the region.
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Richmond
Virginia
Dutton Declines Immediate Run for Winchester Mayor
Winchester City Council member Ben B. Dutton Jr says he may seek the mayor's office in the future but not this year. He chairs the public safety committee and serves on fire civil defense and transportation. he leads the Apple Blossom Festival and held chamber posts. He is an adviser to the Parking Authority and president of Hansbrough and Carter Inc.
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Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Winchester
Dutton
Mr. Dutton
City of
Council
Chamber of Commerce
Winchester Parking Authority
J.W. Arthur, Inc
Hansbrough and Carter, Inc
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