Cairo religious minister abductors kill with ransom demand
In Cairo a 64 year old former religious affairs minister Sheik Mohamed Zahabi who was kidnapped by Jaamat al Tafkeer wal Hijra was found strangled and shot near the Giza pyramids. Three youths under 21 were arrested and a confession was reported. The group demanded 500000 dollars and jail releases before negotiations faltered.
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Cairo
Giza Pyramids
Sheik Mohamed Zahabi
Middle East
Zahabi
Winchester Council votes to include owner-occupied homes in housing code
Winchester City Council voted seven to six to extend the housing code to owner occupied dwellings reversing a prior Planning Commission stance. The special work session drew all council members and over 30 members of the public plus city department heads.
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Winchester
Winchester Planning Commission
William Keyton
Thomas Glass
Pannill Jones
Glass
Stewart Bell
Charles Zuckerman
Door-to-Door Measles Shots Effort in Norfolk and Chesapeake
Free measles immunizations are offered door to door in Norfolk and nearby Chesapeake as Health Director Dr. Harry S. Wise campaigns to prevent an epidemic after six cases were reported. Two new cases emerged Tuesday amid concerns of high susceptibility to the disease.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake
Harry S. Wise
Wise
Bus Hijacker to Be Examined by Psychiatrists
Luis Robinson, charged with murder and kidnapping after hijacking an interstate bus, will undergo psychiatric evaluation for a month to assess fitness for trial. He described the siege at JFK as triggered by a sense of betrayal by those in the Navy and expressed mixed feelings about his actions.
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New York
Luis Robinson
Robinson
John F. Kennedy International Airport
U.S. Navy
Panama
Queens
State Supreme Court
Max Gallant
Kings County Hospital
Brooklyn
Cuba
Warren County Seeks Drought Disaster Area Status
Warren County joins several Virginia counties in requesting Gov. Mills Godwin to declare a drought disaster area. If granted, residents could access low interest federal loans and reduced hay and feed freight rates. Local officials cite 18 months of drought with minimal hay, a 20 percent first cut, and 470 bales this year compared to 4,500 last year.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Virginia
Mills Godwin
George B. Baggarly
Gary DeOms
Warren County Board of Supervisors
DeOms
Postal Service weighs three cent rise for business mail
Postmaster General Bailar asks the Postal Service board to raise first class business mail by three cents while keeping individual rate at 13 cents. A citizen rate for individuals could be tried with five day delivery, though no date is set.
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Washington
Benjamin F. Bailar
Postal Service Board of Governors
Bailar
Carter
Board of Governors
Postal Rate Commission
United States
No Relief In Sight As Winchester Endures Heat Wave
Weather observer notes Winchester endured a 97 degree afternoon with statewide forecasts predicting more heat through Sunday. Health official warns hot humid conditions can deplete water and sodium, risking shock, urging fluid and electrolyte replacement and protective clothing for outdoor workers.
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Winchester
Lord Fairfax Health Department
William Hatfield
Hatfield
Airline Faces Fight Over DDT Spray Order for Beetles
Washington AP report says the federal government ordered planes leaving Dulles to California sprayed with DDT after live Japanese beetles were found. United Airlines refuses citing EPA farm-use ban. They plan talks with USDA and FAA to seek safe, compliant options.
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Washington
California
King Lovinger
Agriculture Department
United Airlines
Environmental Protection Agency
United
James Linse
Federal Aviation Administration
USDA
EPA
Dulles International
Dulles
American Airlines
Trans World Airlines
American
TWA
Lovinger
Five vehicle crash damages elderly Winchester resident
An elderly Winchester man lost his leg in a five car chain reaction in a downtown parking lot yesterday. The incident is featured with a story and photo on the Area News Page.
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Winchester
Area News
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Safwat el-Sheikh el Zeiny
Anwar el-Ma’ Moun
Shukri Ahmed Mustafa
Interior Ministry
Petah Tigra
E. Roy Carr Jr
Reed Nester
James Swiger
James DeHaven
Gene Dailey
Jay Givens
Herbert Sluder
J. Randolph Larrick
William Shendon
William Mote
The
State Dept. of Tourism
Ben Dutton Jr
Larrick
Navy
Board
Warren
Islamabad
Pakistan
Muhammed Ziaul Haq
Army
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Harper's Ferry
Maryland
Pennsylvania
William Spillman Jr
Lee County
Agricultural Council
James DeBergh
Warren County Health Department
Warren Supervisors
Congress
A.C. Nielsen Organization
George M. Stoddart
Star Staff
Frederick County
Pesala
John
Kerr
John Kerr School
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