Britain seeks help to stop IRA arms and funds flow
British investigators say arms and money reach the IRA mainly from the United States and Europe, with Britain naming the United States Japan Canada and the Irish Republic as partners. They report AR180 rifles in circulation and note fundraising occurs within London’s Irish districts. efforts to halt the flow face legal and diplomatic limits.
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London
Irish Republican Army
U.S
Britain
IRA
United States
Japan
Canada
Irish Republic
Czechoslovakia
Northern Ireland
Europe
Holland
Dublin
Prague
Ulster
TRA
Armalite
Armalite Corp
Costa Mesa
Calif
Belfast
Londonderry
Action urged on rate hike for United Intermountain
In Richmond, Ernest M. Jordan of the State Corporation Commission suggested a near term decision on United Intermountain Telephone Co. s 1.2 million dollar rate increase while continuing a companion case over service complaints from about 100 Southwest Virginia subscribers. John D. Wilson of the company promised improved service and outlined a $30 million five year plant expansion.
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Richmond, Va
State Corporation Commission
Public Utilities
SCC
United Intermountain Telephone Co
Ernest M. Jordan
Virginia
Upper East Tennessee
John D. Wilson
Wilson
Appalachian Student Group Opposes Virginia Strip Mine Study Panel
The Appalachian Student Committee at Virginia Tech opposes the VALC study group on strip mining and land restoration, charging coal interests dominate. They demand open meetings and full records, and call for the resignation of Dr. J. Richard Lucas. VALC chair Del. Dalton defends the panel and notes two professors serve on it. The Labor and Industry report shows strip mining coal rising to 7.1 million tons in 1971, a 23.4 percent share.
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Richmond
Appalachian Student Committee
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
VASC
Appalachian Commonwealth
Virginia Tech
VALC
Study Commission
J. Richard Lucas
Division of
Minerals Engineering
Lucas
del. John N. Dalton
R-Radford
Virginia
Commission
Dalton
Phillip Shelton
Clinch Valley College
The
Conservation Council of Virginia
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Rosemont Circle
Berryville
Clarke County High School
Clarke County
W.D. Orndorff
Miss Palewicz Sails Through Open Heart Surgery Aid
Miss Palewicz arrived with medical help for open heart surgery after doctors warned the patient would not survive without the operation. The report notes the surgery was urgent and life extending per AP Wirephoto.
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Miss Palewicz
States
Conventions on TV a Long Way Since 48
Walter Cronkite reviews how television transformed national political conventions from quiet nomination events to televised spectacles. He notes changes since 1948, Kennedy’s rise via TV in 1956, and 1960 convention ticket shenanigans that helped Kennedy secure the nomination despite Stevenson’s apparent support.
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Philadelphia
Cosmetics
Rose Bowl
John F. Kennedy
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago
Los Angeles
Stevenson
Kennedy
John Kennedy
Mrs. Willa Lockhart Speaks at Strasburg AARP Meeting
Mrs. Willa J. Lockhart president emeritus of Brevard County AARP Chapter 219 was guest speaker at the Strasburg AARP meeting. Members voted to skip the July 10 session due to the annual Shenandoah Caverns picnic. The next gathering is set for August 12.
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Willa J. Lockhart
Brevard County
American Association of Retired Persons
Melbourne Beach
Fla
Strasburg Aarp
Strasburg
Shenandoah Caverns
Gibb Attends Hearing on Petroleum Franchise Act
Del Duncan C. Gibb of Winchester and Frederick County attended a June 30 Richmond hearing of the Courts of Justice Committee on a Virginia Petroleum Franchise Act. He noted over 150 attendees and testimony from oil firms the Virginia Gasoline Retailers Association and service station operators. The bill seeks rules for oil company dealer contracts to protect dealers with another committee review before January’s General Assembly.
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del. Duncan C. Gibb
Winchester
Frederick County
General Assembly
Richmond
Courts of Justice Committee
House of Delegates
Virginia ‘Petroleum Franchise Act
Gibb
Oil Companies
Virginia Gasoline Retailers Association
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
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Brett Boyd
Barbara Reed
Luann Lizer
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Marshall Glass
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Poland
Irene Palewicz
Temple University
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Kennedy Airport
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P.T. McIntire
Northern Virginia Livestock, Inc
Sassar
Gordon Sassar
Greenway Baptist Church
Double Tollgate
Walter Cronkite
Cynthia Lowry
CBS
Mrs. Lockhart
Goodwin
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Mrs. Owen Swimley
Winchester and
Frederick County Conservation Club
Gainesboro
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National Ave
Inchester
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Auct
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