Holton to discuss Portsmouth Police corruption probe
Gov. Linwood Holton scheduled a press conference to address all facts about a State Police inquiry into alleged corruption in Portsmouth police. He urged Mayor Barnes to suspend Police Chief Calvert Warren, amid conflicting statements on a second investigation and continued concerns from Portsmouth officials.
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Virginia Beach
Linwood Holton
Portsmouth
Holton
Jack Barnes
Calvert Warren
Barnes
Portsmouth Commonwealth
James A. Cales Jr
Atty
Andrew Miller
Warren
Robert E. Joyner
Joyner
Harold Burgess
Aubrey R. Johnson Jr
Dollar slides as banks end Frankfurt trading early
U S dollar hits new lows across Europe as several Frankfurt banks halt trading an hour early amid speculation of currency realignments. Treasury official Volcker cautions against formal devaluation while signaling a possible turnaround. Veronica Lake dies at 51 in Vermont from acute hepatitis. noted for This Gun for Hire and a brief 1940s stardom.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Europe
Washington
Paul A. Volcker
the Treasury For Monetary Affairs
Volcker
Burlington, Vt
Veronica Lake
Medical Center
Vermont
Alan Ladd
B52 Bombers Hit Phnom Penh Area in Cambodia Action
U S B52s unleashed hundreds of tons on suspected anti government positions west and north of Phnom Penh along Highway 7 and near Phnom Del as Cambodian forces abandoned a hill stronghold. Insurgents attacked Mekong convoy while Palloc sank to stop its capture and two Canadian ICS officers remain missing.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Phnom del
Mekong River
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Leing
South Vietnam
Jerusalem Post
Keo Kimsan
Thailand
Kontum City
Kontum
International Commission of Control and Supervision
China Won’t Open China for U.S. Tourists Soon
Beijing officials told eight visiting U.S. congressmen that China will not issue tourist visas broadly. Only Americans with special skills may qualify, with few exceptions. Representatives noted China lacks hotels and interpreters for a tourism surge. Tens of thousands of Americans applied for visas. about 100 in 1971 and 200 in 1972 were granted.
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U.S
People’s Republic
Yang Kung-fu
China
Baker Hopes Nixon Aid in Watergate Report
Senate Watergate panel member Sen. Howard Baker hopes for a definitive statement on Watergate aided by an informal meeting with President Nixon. The weeklong hearings near a recess bring new disclosures of illicit campaign funding as American Airlines disclosed 55,000 in corporate gifts to Nixon's 1971 72 campaign. The panel resumes Tuesday with focus on campaign financing and possible public discussion of a Nixon conversation.
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Washington
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Tennessee
Howard Baker
Bristol
Tenn
Ronald L. Ziegler
San Clemente
Watergate
Citizens’ Lobby
Spater
Finance Committee
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Kalmbach
New York
Phoenix
James H. O’connor
Democratic National Committee
Kissinger Hints at Talks With Sihanouk
Kissinger signals possible talks with exiled Cambodian prince Norodom Sihanouk as he presses for a quick settlement in Cambodia. He avoids public discussions and says outcomes will develop next month.
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San Clemente
Calif
Henry A. Kissinger
Cambodia
Peking
Norodom Sihanouk
Kissinger
Nixon
Huang Chen
Sihanouk
Lon Nol
$1 Million Suit Against Railroad Continues Today
Testimony resumes in circuit court in a $1 million civil suit against Winchester and Western Railroad and engineer John Kerr over a Rt. 1 crossing collision near Winchester. Plaintiff Jack A Thornton alleges severe knee injury and a fractured wrist from the crash involving a train backing with 13 cars.
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Winchester and Western Railroad
John Kerr
Jack A Thornton
Virginia Beach
Rt. 1
Winchester
Thornton
Northern and Western Railroad
Rt. 11
Frederick County Fair President Buys Kenilworth Property
Charles Orndorff, president of the Frederick County Fair Association, purchased the Kenilworth property on Rt. 11 north of Winchester for 131000 dollars. The estate sale of Dr. Charles R. Anderson’s estate put the former Harry K. Thaw home up for auction. Court approval needed for the sale. The association had sought 22 acres to expand its fair grounds adjacent to the property. Orndorff could not be reached for comment.
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Charles Orndorff
Frederick County Fair Association
Kenilworth
Rt. 11
Winchester
Harry K. Thaw
Charles R. Anderson
Fair Association
Orndorff
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European Security Conference
Andrei Gromyke
William Rogers
Helsinki
Rogers
Gromyke
Xuan Loc
Joint Military Peacekeeping Commission
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
H Na
Jerry L. Pettis
R-Calif
Baker
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Huang
Hollywood
Indochina
Edgardo Dursi
Dursi
Sky Pirate
Panama
Buenos Aires
Cuba
Jorge Fernandez
Flagman
Bernard Miller
Tidewater
Sloan Kuykendall
Henry H. Whiting
Kuykendall
Assembly of God
Springcrest St
Stonebrook
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