Thunderstorms Cut Power Across Virginia Amid Severe Weather
A weekend storm system knocked out telephone lines and power to thousands across Northern Virginia and other regions. About 8,000 lost power in the D C area, 7,000 in McLean, 500 in Alexandria, plus 4,000 around Richmond and 2,500 in other counties. Two TV stations were knocked off air, and some areas reported lightning damage though claims of major outages were limited. Weather Service forecast cooler, drier air to follow midweek.
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Fairfax County
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Alexandria
Virginia Electric & Power Co
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Wwbt-Tv
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Wfls Radio
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Faquier
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Rappahannock
Winchester
Potomac Edison
Tidewater
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Gasoline truck crash on railroad tracks in Virginia kills three
Police say a gasoline truck was forced to stop on railroad tracks before a train struck it in Tazewell County. Driver Douglas Schaeffer and passenger Steven McGinnis died, a bystander Jesse Sparks later died from burns. Engineer Virgil Nester remained in critical condition.
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Frank Plummer
Douglas Leon Schaeffer
Roanoke
Steven McGinnis
Tazewell County
Jesse Sparks
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Virgil Nester
Bluefield
Destruction and Poverty Still Evident in Vietnam
Canadian American couple Murray and Linda Hiebert spoke at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand about widespread destruction and poverty in northern Vietnam while noting reconstruction progress on roads railways and public buildings from Hanoi to Quang Ngai. They described heavy labor by women and persistent food shortages amid flood damage and war legacies, and observed a tougher anti American stance in the southern cities Hue and Da Nang.
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Three Mafia Figures Slain in Detroit Basement Shooting
Police investigate the murders of Frank Randazzo Joseph Seregusa and Nick Ditta in Detroit with two suspects in custody after Ditta dies at St. John's Hospital. Victims were found in Randazzo's basement. Ditta called police from Madison Heights for help. Authorities seek motive and note changed street scene signs.
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Detroit
Randazzo
Kensington
Major Changes in Ford's Public Relations Staff
Washington AP report says President Ford reshuffles his PR staff a month before the Republican National Convention. David Gergen becomes communications director replacing Margita White, who is nominated to the FCC. Robert Mead resigns as television adviser amid criticism of PBS coverage of Queen Elizabeth dinner.
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David Gergen
Margita White
Federal Communications Commission
CBS
Robert Mead
Mead
White House
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Great Britain
Gergen
Richard Cheney
William Rhatican
Nixon
Treasury Department
Ron Nessen
Gergen-Rhatican
Byrd Campaign Totals Reach 393 990 in Contributions
U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr of Virginia reports 393 990 in campaign contributions through June per Federal Election Commission records Virginians for Byrd notes 6 509 donors averaging 60 53 each. 98 5 percent are Virginians and 93 percent of total funds come from state donors. 92 percent give 100 or less. Byrd faces Democrat Elmo Zumwalt and independent Republican Martin Perper.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Ind
Federal Election Commission
Byrd
Virginia
Elmo Zumwalt
Northern Virginia
Martin Perper
Weather summary for Northern Valley and Virginia region
Partly cloudy cooler and less humid tonight and Tuesday with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s to mid 80s. Extended forecast calls for fair weather Wednesday through Friday with cooling midweek and warming by Friday. Rainfall totals for past 48 hours and year-to-date listed. long term rainfall records and conjecture chart included.
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Virginia
Leslie Ann Black
Stephens City
Hagertown
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Pandey
Major car rental firms agree to consent orders
The FTC says Hertz Avis and National must stop colluding to monopolize airport car rentals and fix prices. The three signed agreements could be withdrawn later and reflect a complaint filed over a year ago about inflated rates since 1998.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Hertz Corp
Avis Rent-A-Car System, Inc
National Car Rental System, Inc
Hertz, Avis
National
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