President Defends Helsinki Agreements Signing Trip
President Ford defended his decision to join 34 nations in signing a Helsinki statements of good intent while omitting a Baltic States reference from remarks. He said the nonbinding accords advance East West stability and do not change U S policy of nonrecognition of Soviet Lithuania Latvia and Estonia. Ford outlined Bonn Poland Finland Romania and Yugoslavia as trip stops and urged press support for his voyage.
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Estonia
Helsinki
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Henry A. Kissinger
Bonn
Poland
Finland
Romania
Yugoslavia
Eastern Europe
Special Grand Jury in Frederick County Meets for Deliberations
The seven member grand jury convened in Frederick County Circuit Court yesterday to investigate possible violations or misconduct by the Frederick County Board of Supervisors. Foreman Douglas Grimm led a panel that began deliberations around 9:45 a.m. with no date set for the next meeting.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County
Osborne Renner
Robert K. Woltz
Douglas C. Grimm
Renner
Frederick County Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
Winchester City
Hugh Ellwood
Kyle Miller
Coy Ivy
Grimm
Ambrogi
Frederick County Taxpayers Association
Malcolm T. Brumback
John D. Glover Jr
Louise S. Brim
Claude T. Gore
Fay Wallace
W. Eugene Larrick
US delays orders to 7000 troops as Turkey issues base limits
The Pentagon withholds deployment orders to about 7000 U.S. service members in Turkey while assessing Ankara’s plan to curb American use of bases. Turkey’s cabinet says defense treaties with the U.S. are no longer valid and orders all base activity to stop, with a Nato-linked presence possible at Incirlik and other facilities.
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Outstanding Young Women named from The Star and WFFV
The Star reporter Jessica Sullivan of Fox Drive and WFFV radio employee Victoria Wright Grimsley of Front Royal were chosen for the 1975 Outstanding Young Women of America edition by the program’s Board of Advisors. The program is directed by leaders of major women’s clubs and organizations.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Restoring Lees Citizenship Draws Little Attention in Lexington
In Lexington Virginia the news that Gen Robert E Lee had his citizenship restored by a 1975 act drew little public response. Locals see his life as peaceful and uncontroversial, noting VMI and Washington and Lee University shape the town's identity and history.
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Massachusetts
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Washington and Lee University
Apollo Astronauts Remain Hospitalized After Gas Exposure
Doctors report Apollo astronauts Stafford Brand and Slayton will stay in hospital for three more days with potential full recovery within a week from a suspected nitrogen tetroxide gas exposure. X rays show lung lesions improving in Brand and Slayton, with no permanent lung damage expected. NASA investigations continue.
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Tropical low mood near North Carolina coast could become storm
The tropical low mood off the North Carolina coast drifted slightly east and may intensify into a tropical storm. At 6 a.m. EDT its center lay near 33 N, 74.5 W, about 175 miles south southeast of Cape Hatteras, with forecasters warning conditions remain marginally favorable for strengthening.
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National Hurricane Center
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Winchester Swim Club coach Moyers builds winners
Star Sports writer Ken Morrison profiles Shelly Moyers, coach of the Winchester Swim Club, noting its steady development of successful swimmers as the program grows. Bloomery Presbyterian Church marks 150 years with a Sunday celebration and previews upcoming church programs.
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Winchester
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Star Sports
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Shelly Moyers
Winchester Swim Club
Bloomery Presbyterian Church
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