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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon arrives at Camp David for the weekend with a briefcase of paperwork as doctors had urged rest days. The White House releases a busy upcoming schedule for next week, and Nixon tells aides he will be working after leaving Bethesda Naval Medical Center.
Hog prices jumped up to six dollars per hundredweight the day after Phase 4 lifted price freezes, then cooled the next day. Marketing officials cited volatility and evolving supply, with 11 Midwest markets showing higher costs while cattle and poultry trends remained uncertain.
The hot muggy spell ended with a heavy rain shower overnight. The week July 15-21 averaged highs near 79 and lows around 63. Thursday reached 88 degrees for the high and 57 for the low midweek. Yesterday’s high was 78 with a 68 low.
Thousands of Libyan unity marchers left Mersa Matruh after reports of Khadafy's resignation. The Revolutionary Command Council rejected the resignation and kept Khadafy as leader. Delegations headed to Cairo for unity talks while Sadat urged restraint and called for orderly merger proceedings.
Former White House aide Gordon Strachan testifies he destroyed documents on political intelligence but claims he did not know about Watergate wiretapping in advance or participate in a cover up. He says he told Haldeman before the break in about a $300000 intelligence system and later burned a memo and other files. He disputes Magruder and Dean on key points as Senate Watergate hearings continue.
The Senate approved a war powers limit bill 71 to 18, allowing 30 days of troops without Congress approval with enemy attack or to forestall one. The House passed 244 to 170, 32 votes short of two thirds, and Nixon threatened a veto. The bill faces a possible override fight in Congress and a veto from the president.
Four grain dealers challenge Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz by disputing his claim that the department did not know the scope of the Soviet Union wheat sale last summer. Continental Grain vice president Steinweg testified he informed officials on July 3 and again on July 6 about the deal’s details.
In Dubai a Boeing 747 carrying 123 passengers and 22 crew was seized by terrorists. One hijacker woman died when a hand grenade exploded after takeoff from Amsterdam en route to Tokyo. Police report the hijackers held diverse nationalities and demanded only food before negotiations.
Thousands of visitors from Virginia and nearby states attend the fifth annual Shenandoah Valley Farm Craft Days at Belle Grove. More than 40 craftsman demonstrate 1800s skills such as blacksmithing, horse shoeing, quilting, basket making, and horse plowing as part of a two day event with archaeology projects, music, puppet theater, and pony rides.
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