Secretariat Becomes Virginian Hero in Belmont Triumph
The Virginian horse Secretariat earns the nickname Superhorse after a stunning Belmont victory. Virginia fans hail him as the state’s finest equine champion, recalling early colonial races and celebrating a sport long loved by Virginians.
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America
FFV
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Pegasus
Virginia
York County
James Bullock
Bullock
Secretariat
Highway Drug Deaths and Global Drought Tragedies
A study sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration links drugs to fatal accidents, with 28 percent of 410 deceased drivers testing positive and 22 percent marijuana use. Caution due to limited sampling across five states. Separately, New York Times reports 50-year droughts in Chad Mali and Senegal causing mass starvation, with relief efforts needed as regional herds die and ancestral lands erode.
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United States
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Midwest Research Instittute
Chad
Mali
Senegal
New York Times
North Africa
American Southwest
Sub-Sahara
U.S
Treasury
Nixon
Watergate
Reader Donates Kitchen Matches After Expressed Frustration
A reader responded to a lament about kitchen safety matches by dropping off three boxes at the office. He left no name but requested thanks, noting the matches remain effective for lighting a pipe.
Blanton to resign Front Royal mayor post August 12
W Douglas Blanton announces resignation as Front Royal mayor after seven years to take general manager job at a Williamsburg department store. Sheriff DeHaven wins renomination by 150 votes over Fahnestock. Bass of Stephens City to chair Frederick County school board. Bank stock brings record prices at public auction with par values noted.
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W. Douglas Blanton
Front Royal
Blanton
Williamsburg, Va
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
David Fahnestock
Stephenson
Charles E. Bass
Stephens City
Grove Lime Co
New Truth Reframed as Old Truths Endure
The piece argues that there is no truly new truth as all novel ideas arise from established truths. It compares expansion of knowledge to branches growing from the trunk, and urges testing new ideas against enduring truths. It cites great thinkers building on predecessors and a novelist’s line about keeping a past reference when facing the future.
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Geneva
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Brezhnev
Congress
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
House
Agriculture Committee
Cost of Living Council
Sens
George McGovern
D-Sd
Bob Dole
R-Kan
GOP
Agriculture Department
Hal Boyle
New York
Gloria
Army Secretary: Drug problem improving but still major concern
Army Secretary Howard Callaway, touring Europe, says drug abuse, racial friction, and morale remain problems but are being tackled by stronger leadership. He notes the Vietnam withdrawal reduced the hard drug threat, with hashish and heroin concerns shifting to Europe and Turkey-linked traffic.
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Washington
Army
Howard Callaway
Germany
Vietnam
Callaway
Europe
Turkey
Calaway
Robert Froehlke
G.I
U.S
Nixon
NATO
What Happens Next in the 1973 Economy
Washington notes warn the 1973 boom mirrors 1929 in troubling ways. FDIC might rescue banks, stocks retreat, consumer demand sours, auto output soars, retail sales rise, savings fall, and prices climb. The dollar weakens while gold rises, signaling looming inflationary pressures.
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Washington
FDIC
Wall Street
Mock Disarmament Talk Stirs Washington and Geneva
Henry J. Taylor argues total disarmament is impossible, criticizing Brezhnev’s push and Nixon’s diplomacy. He contrasts Geneva SALT stalemate with the risk of escalation, warns definitions will derail talks, and notes domestic economic strains and NATO deterrence needs.
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Washington
Camp David
San Clemente
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Geneva
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