EPA Proposes Transportation Controls for 13 Cities
The EPA outlines limits on gasoline sales in Los Angeles and northern New Jersey, a $5 daily off street parking surcharge in Boston, and bans on downtown parking in several cities to cut auto use. Public comment runs to Aug. 15 as EPA seeks to meet mid 1977 air standards.
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Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Robert W. Fri
Los Angeles
New Jersey
Boston
Fri
Frn
Ind
Dayton
Toledo
Ohio
Skylab Crew Prepares Return After Record 28 Days in Space
Skylab astronauts continued sun observations then tested return procedures for Earth, with Commander Conrad noting 22 days in orbit and 317 revolutions. Weitz captured a mid solar flare, described as medium yet energy rich, as Kerwin resumed telescope work.
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Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Earth
Joseph P. Kerwin
Charles Conrad Jr
Paul J. Weitz
Apollo
Conrad
Mission Control
Space
Dick Truly
Truly
Kerwin
Weitz
The
Grottoes Bank Bandit Sought After Holdup and Car Theft
Police seek a masked robber and possible accomplice after the Grottoes Rockingham National Bank branch was held up Friday morning. A car owner, Wendell W. Bruce, was locked in the trunk during the escape. no injuries were reported. The thief fled in Bruce’s car, later abandoned near Grand Caverns. investigators pursue a suspect and potential second vehicle.
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Grottoes
Rockingham National Bank
Wendell W. Bruce
Bruce
Peggy Miller
Jan Trobaugh
Rockingham County
Glenn Weatherholtz
Weatherholtz
Grand Caverns
Week Winds Down Heat Wave With Light Rain
The week eased from heat as clear skies and cooler air moved in. Temperatures ranged from 86 at noon on Monday to 54 overnight, with a 0.03 inch rainfall on Wednesday marking the only measurable shower.
Brezhnev Arrives for Private Talks at Washington
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev is due in Washington for a private arrival at Andrews Air Force Base and a preliminary meeting before summit talks with President Nixon. Kissinger may meet Brezhnev Sunday, with formal discussions starting Monday at the White House. Police guard tight at the base as observers note potential progress toward arms talks and a political stance on emigration.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nixon
Florida
White House
Brezhnev
Moscow
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S
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Marion Smoak
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Henry A. Kissinger
Illinois
Jewish Defense League
Blue Room
Godwin Declines Public Debates in Virginia Governor Race
Former Gov Mills E Godwin Jr the Republican candidate says he will not participate in public debates with Lt Gov Henry E Howell Jr though both may appear at joint events Howell an independent former Democrat accepts a televised debate Oct 17 in Richmond Godwin vows full campaign financial disclosure ahead of the November 6 election and to identify every dollar contributed.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin Jr
Henry E. Howell Jr
Godwin
Howell
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Two Handley teachers die in Rt 50 crash
A motorcycle crash on Rt 50 claimed the lives of Handley High School teachers William T. Chiccirichi and Richard Lee Scherrep. Chiccirichi died at Winchester Memorial Hospital and Scherrep died on arrival. Thomas Tyson Jr. faces manslaughter charges. Funeral plans for Chiccirichi are incomplete.
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James Wood High School
George Washington Hotel
Richard C. Spitler Jr
Sylvia Renner Largent
Joan Bennington
Ritenour
Carl Vance Wedell
Margaret Myers Tanner
Elmer Mathew Loy
Stella Mead Knotts
Ralph T
Handley
William T. Chiccirichi
Shenandoah Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rt. 50
Richard Lee Scherrep
Chiccirichi
Scherrep
Skyline Gasoline Exec Calls for 30 Day Station Shutdown
Jim Robertson of Winchester, president of Skyline Gasoline Retailers Assn., urges a 30 day service-station shutdown if Congress approves a bill shifting fuel from major oil companies to independents. He argues the government would cut supplies and raise prices, and warns workers may be laid off.
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Winchester
Skyline Gasoline Retailers Assn
Congress
Robertson
Gulf Oil
Virginia Gasoline Retailers Assn
Robinson Warns Nixon Price Freeze Disrupts Food Supply
Rep. J. Kenneth Robinson of Virginia says the temporary price freeze will disrupt the food chain unless modified promptly. He cites feed mills refusing to sell to poultry processors at controlled prices, risking supply cuts for Virginia poultry and other feed users.
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Washington
J. Kenneth Robinson
R-Va
Nixon
Robinson
Virginia
Virginia Feed Mills
Cost of Living Council
Chain Store
Diplomatic breach noted in Brezhnev visit to Washington
Moscow diplomats warn of a serious protocol breach by President Nixon as Soviet leader Brezhnev arrives in the U.S. The American ambassador to Moscow was not named to accompany Brezhnev nor was Charge dAffaires Adolph Dubs invited. Observers say Kissinger led summit preparations with diplomats excluded.
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Kissinger
Nixon
Florida
Moscow
Leonid Brezhnev
Washington
U.S
Jacob D. Beam
Beam
Adolph Dubs
Europe
Paris
Roger Seydoux
Bonn
Ulrich Lahm
State Department
Henry Kissinger
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