McGovern Defends Deep Defense Cuts on Curb of War
Sen George McGovern told the Joint Economic Committee his plan would shrink the 1975 arms budget to 54 8 billion while preserving nuclear deterrence and forces enough for assured destruction He argued cuts would not endanger national security and would free funds for domestic programs Javits and other Republicans pledged to grill him on his wealth taxes and priorities.
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Washington
George McGovern
D-S.d
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
McGovern
Vietnam
U.S
Asia
Indochina
Iam
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Boost in Food Prices Seen Across Retail Chains
Washington AP spokesmen warn consumer groups of another large rise in food prices, especially meats, as the Price Commission plans a meeting next Wednesday to review options amid wholesale increases. Timothy D. McEnroe of the National Association of Food Chains says stores have absorbed higher costs for eight to nine weeks.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Commission
Timothy D. McEnroe
National Association of Food Chains
McEnroe
Treasury
John B. Connally
Battaile Praises Britons in Winchester England Address
Mayor William M. Battaile told an audience in Winchester that he salutes their people as his “delightful cousins across the sea.” He traced ties between Winchester England and Winchester Va and recalled gifts and historical links, stressing close relations among English speaking nations.
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Winchester
England
William M. Battaile
Virginia
Great Britain
Battaile
David Sermon
Lawrence
Amherst
Piccadilly
Leicester
Cork
Cameron
Boscawen
Clifford
Braddock
Tennyson Ave
John Battaile
Caroline County
Fredericksburg
Prospect Hill
Hayfield
Battailes
Sussex
Stapleford
America
Jamestown
James Wood
Sermon
Stewart Green
Green
FDA to Seek Ban on Livestock Growth Hormone DES
The FDA will propose a ban on the growth hormone DES used in about 90 percent of U S beef cattle to speed growth, aiming to open the issue to a public hearing. The proposal cautions DES can cause cancer and involves federal action from Washington D C.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Agriculture Department
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
Live Inc seeks applicants for first recycled house in Winchester
Town Crier LIVE Inc a Winchester nonprofit seeks buyers for its first recycled house at 534 Highland Ave refurbished inside and out. Applications due June 23 at Lake's Grocery or Chamber of Commerce. Selling price not set yet monthly payments may not exceed 95.
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Live, Inc
Winchester
Highland Ave
LIVE
James L. Longerbeam
Lake’s
Liberty Ave
Chamber of Commerce
S. Cameron St
C&P seeks 36 million rate hike in Virginia
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co asks the State Corporation Commission for a 36 million increase to fund a 600 million statewide buildout over three years. Residential bills could rise 55 cents to 1 dollar monthly, pay phones may cost 20 cents, and several business charges would also climb while some customer charges and unlisted numbers see smaller increases. Hearings set for September 18.
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Richmond, Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Virginia
C&p
State Corporation Commission
Lee C. Tait
Tait
SCC
Rate hike proposal affects Winchester area services
C P local manager Mark Rucker details proposed increases for Winchester Berryville and Boyce residents with individual line rising to 6.45 dollars and two party lines to 5.30 dollars. Business lines also rise with individual line from 12.75 to 15.95 and Gainesboro Stephens City rates climbing to 5.90 for residents and 14.40 for individual business lines.
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C&p
Mark Rucker
Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Gainesboro
Stephens City
Rucker
Worldwide Pilot Strike Set Monday by ALPA Leaders
The U S Air Line Pilots Association ordered a 24 hour world wide air service suspension set to begin 2 a m EDT June 19 in protest of UN inaction on hijacking and extortion. John J O Donnell stressed the move targets global inaction not U S airlines and urged broad union support.
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Washington
U.S. Air Line Pilots Association
John J. O'Donnell
ALPA
United Nations
International Federation of Air Line Associations
O'Donnell
U.S
O’donnell
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Ola Forsberg
Finland
Federation
Waldheim
Council
Forsberg
Security Council
Airline Pilots Association
World Federation
Allied Pilots Association
Jetliner Wreckage Probed in Saigon Area Crash
Investigators comb the Cathay Pacific Convair 880 wreckage 200 miles northeast of Saigon after 81 killed including 17 Americans. Seven bodies recovered. survivors unknown. US and Japanese officials assess cause amid sabotage rumours while another Cathay flight is checked for bombs in Singapore.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Singapore
Hong Kong
Japan Air Lines
Cathay Pacific
Wisconsin
Jakarta
Bangkok
Irving given 22 year term for Hughes fraud
Clifford Irving received a 22 year prison sentence and a $10,000 fine for conspiracy and grand larceny in New York for forging an autobiography of Howard Hughes and selling it to McGraw-Hill. His wife Edith, posing as Helga R. Hughes to cash royalties, got a two year suspended sentence and two months in prison with a $10,000 fine.
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NEW York
Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes
McGraw-Hill
U.S. District Court Today
Edith
Helga R. Hughes
Record 350 Strikes Against N. Vietnam
U S warplanes launched a record 350 strikes against North Vietnam, targeting MIG bases at Bai Thung Khe Phat Quan Lang Hai Yen and Dong Hoi area, while Hanoi remained untouched due to Podgorny visit. The assault included a mid air base attack and a siege relief attempt near An Loc with light South Vietnamese casualties and two destroyed APCs.
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An Loc
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Nikolai Podgorny
Haiphong
Soviet Union
Podgorny
MI6
Bai Thung
Khe Phat
Quan Lang
Midway
Hai Yen
Vinh
Badong Army Barracks
Dong Hoi
Demilitarized Zone
Hue
Peter Arnett
Highway 13
Arnett
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Royal Academy of Heraldry
London
Aruma - Battaile
Doomesday
Heraldry
Normandy
William the Conqueror
Huntsberry’‘s
Irving
N. Vietnam
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