Premier Withdraws Resignation as Beirut Truce Holds
Rashid Karami, Lebanon's premier, rescinds his resignation amid a Syria-backed cease-fire holding after heavy fighting on Beirut's outskirts. A joint force paused clashes between Ein Rammaneh and Chiyah as violence injured 36 and killed 20. Truce provisions include patrols by Palestinian and Syrian units and a three-nation peacekeeping commission.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Karai
Ein Rammaneh
Chiyah
Palestine Liberation Army
DeHaven's Cycle Shop Damaged by Fire at Sunnyside
A 10 55am fire at DeHaven's Cycle Shop in Sunnyside caused heavy fire water and smoke damage to a small frame building. Owner Howard DeHaven said 16 motorcycles valued at 2300 each were removed to safety, while parts inventory valued at 40000 remained undetermined. Firefighters from Winchester and Round Hill controlled the flames in about ten minutes and stayed to complete cleanup at noon.
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DeHaven
Sunnyside
Howard DeHaven
Winchester
Round Hill
Kepone Pleas Ignored by Engineers in Hopewell Plant
A Virginia State Water Control Board engineer testified that officials ignored pleas in 1974 to crack down on the Hopewell kepone factory. Evidence shows widespread contamination and that over 70 workers were affected, with liver damage, nervous symptoms, and risks of cancer.
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Washington Star
Washington
Virginia State Water Control Board
Hopewell
Senate
John B. Reeves
Raymond E. Bowles
Allied Chemical Corp
Allied
Subcommittee On Agricultural Research
James B. Allen
D.-Ala
Robert S. Jackson
U.S. Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Russell E. Train
Environmental Protection Agency
Weather outlook with showers and cooling trend
The forecast notes temperatures in the 40s tonight rising into the 50s tomorrow. A chance of rain is seen tomorrow with partial clearing Monday and Tuesday. No further precipitation is expected until Wednesday.
Kissinger Heads to Madrid to Sign Base Treaty
Secretary of State Kissinger arrives in Madrid to sign a bases treaty securing four U.S. bases in Spain in exchange for 1.25 billion dollars in aid. He is to meet King Juan Carlos and return to Washington by Sunday. The pact faces Senate approval.
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Washington
Senate Intelligence Committee
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Chile
Frank Sinatra
John F. Kennedy
Salvador Allende
Houston
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Church
Sinatra
CIA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Kennedy
Judith Campbell Exner
California
Castro
House Intelligence Committee
Ford
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
Ford Administration
Henry A. Kissinger
Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Kissinger
Barajas
Jose Maria Areilza
U.S. Senate
Senate
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Temporary Shutdown Sought for Shenandoah Downs
West Virginia Racing Commission was asked to permit a temporary closing of Shenandoah Downs at Charles Town as an economy move. Spring racing would move to Charles Town Turf Club, owned by Shenandoah Corp, on an experimental basis.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Racing Commission
Shenandoah Downs
Charles Town
Miller Brewing Co
Good
Handley leads Northwestern District in tight night action
Four area basketball teams played last night with Handley earning a win to stay atop the Northwestern District standings. James Wood wrestling stunned Gar Field by finishing tied at 23 all in a surprising result.
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Assisthid Taabee Das Pages
Handley
James Wood
Gar Field
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Phalange Party
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Frederick Heights
Valley Mill Road
Sanitation Authority
S. Roger Koontz
Perry Engineering
S.J. Bell Construction Co
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Perry
S.J. Bell
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Rota
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