Second Family Left Homeless in Stephens City Fire
A blaze on Rt 1012 east of here destroyed a one story house housing the Gene Bartholomew family of four. Investigators blamed an exploding oil furnace. No injuries reported as family sought shelter with the local church. A second fire nearby left the Donnie Christian family homeless and possessions lost. Firefighters battled darkness and rain with help from Middletown and Winchester volunteers. Donations of clothing and furniture were solicited by the church and local fire company for both families.
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Stephens City
Rt. 1012
Here
Gene Bartholomew
Donnie Christian
Rt. 277
I-81
Bartholomew
Middletown
Winchester
Colby Says No Americans Fighting in Angola
CIA Director William E. Colby said there are no Americans fighting in Angola but declined to confirm if agency aircraft are assisting anti-Soviet factions. In an NBC Today Show interview he called the claim “totally absurd.”
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Washington
CIA
William E. Colby
Angola
Portugese
Nbc-Tv
Today Show
Colby
U.S
Vietnam
Organization of African Unity
Friends of the
United States
Snow Delays In Some Counties Amid Cold Weekend Outlook
Area children woke to a forecasted snow threat with Frederick Warren and Clarke Counties delaying school by one hour while Winchester City stayed on schedule. Cold windy weather dominates with overnight lows in the mountains from five below to five above and light snow flurries possible. Weekend outlook trends toward fair start then possible snow Sunday or Monday with plunging temperatures. The piece also notes U.S. positions in Angola with South Africa, Cuba, and Soviet advisers referenced as the broader context.
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Frederick
Warren
Clarke Counties
24 Hour Strike Shuts Down Rome as Italy’s Crisis Deepens
Hundreds of thousands of civil servants walk out across Italy triggering closures of government offices and delays in rail and air traffic. In Rome the international airport at Fiumicino ground to a halt as Moro’s government crisis unfolds and coalition talks begin amid pressure from the Communist party.
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Rome
Italy
Christian Democrats
Fiumicino
Christian Democratic
Aldo Moro
Moro
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Communist Party
Leone
Western
Europe
Socialist Party
Christian Democrats and Communists
Giovanni Leone
Washington Post
New York Times
Colby
Congress
CIA funds in Italy questioned amid covert funding reports
AP reports Colby denies spending in Italy in recent months while refusing to discuss details. Congress members accuse leaks of intelligence secrets as Christian Democrats face a government crisis and unions strike. A $6 million covert program allegedly channels funds to anti-Communist blocs despite Ford approval.
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Nbc-Tv
CIA
Italy
Colby
Congress
Nixon Lawyers Prepare Appeal Over Access to Nixon Papers
Nixon's lawyers say they will appeal a federal court ruling that the government, not Nixon, should decide public access to about 42 million documents and 820 tape reels from his White House years. The court ordered limited releases only for specific purposes while the appeal proceeds.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
House Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
White House
Ford
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Winchester day care center opens for 500 children
A new day care center in Winchester opens Monday designed to accommodate up to 500 children. Representatives say it is the country's only jointly sponsored union management program. A light feature on page 13 titled Monkeyshines previews an interview with Lulu the monkey, described as a pampered pet who believes she is human.
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Lulu
Giffords of
Winchester
Monkeyshines
Eeeene
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Popular Movement For the Liberation
Soviet Union
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South Africa
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Strasburg
Claude Wallace
Wallace
Shannon
Front Royal
Il Popolo
L'Unita
Star
J. Miles Cary
By David C. Martin
Associated Press
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Pappagallo
Wayne L. Hays
Ohio
Leo J. Ryan
Calif
International Relations Committee
Christian Democratic and Democratic Socialist
Henry A. Kissinger
Hayes
Ryan
Hays
Comunists
Herbert J. Miller Jr
Miller
Area News
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