Agnes advances on Florida Panhandle with 12 dead
Hurricane Agnes nears Florida's Panhandle as it accelerates to 15 to 18 mph. At least 12 dead and many injured follow tornadoes in Okeechobee and across the state. Evacuations exceed 1,500 along the Gulf Coast while some residents stay put amid rising threats.
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Worldwide airline pilots strike disrupts 19 foreign flag carriers
The Associated Press reports a 24 hour global pilots strike led to grounded flights for 19 foreign flag airlines while major U.S. carriers largely operated normally. Eastern Eastern Airlines Southern Airways and Northeast Airlines halted service amid a court injunction.
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Moscow Radio Demands U S Halt Actions and Resume Talks
Moscow Radio pressed the United States to stop military actions against North Vietnam ports and to resume constructive talks in Paris. It pledged continued Soviet aid to Hanoi, dampening hopes for new peace moves amid Kissinger’s China trip and Podgorny’s Hanoi visit.
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Winchester Plans a Beltline and Rail Line Vacates
The Winchester Master Plan study considers a railroad beltline west of the city joining the B and O lines, with phased track removals from Milwood to Abram’s Creek and slimmed routes including Wyck Street and North Loudoun to North Cameron. The aim is economic diversification and land use for a new linear park system and a mixed commercial apartment district.
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Virginia Women Challenge 7th District Delegates at DNC
Henry M. Brooks and Charles Duvall Jr of Winchester 7th District faced challenges from the Virginia Women Political Caucus as part of a bid for a 50 50 male female delegate balance. The state's Miami convention delegation met to plan hearings likely overseen by Patricia Roberts Harris.
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Charles Duvall, Jr
Winchester
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Miami
Patricia Roberts Harris
Maine Primary Focuses on Smith Re election Bid
Portland voters head to the polls as Sen. Margaret Chase Smith seeks a fifth term in the Republican primary facing challenger Robert A G Monks a wealthy businessman making his first run for office.
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South Viet Drives Face Strong North Vietnamese Resistance
In Saigon today two South Vietnamese offensives battled stubborn North Vietnamese resistance as Thieu announced a three month effort to retake lost territory. U S air forces crippled much of Hanoi Haiphong air defenses and resumed bombing after Podgorny's departure.
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Supreme Court Rules Wiretapping Without Warrant Illegal
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that government wiretapping of suspected domestic subversives without a warrant and outside the 1968 Safe Streets Act is unconstitutional. Justice Powell led the decision with Justices Douglas Brennan Stewart Marshall and Blackmun in support. Burger White concurred in the result. Life seem unbearable call Concern 667-0145. New lower prices at Nichols Pampers coupons Daytime 30s 1.37 Newborn 1.17
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William J. Brennan Jr
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Harry A. Blackmun
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More Than 150 Feared Dead In Hong Kong Storm
AP reports that three days of heavy rains floods and landslides left more than 150 feared dead on Hong Kong island and Kowloon. Avalanches wiped out squatter huts and demolished three apartment buildings on Victoria Peak amid floods and rock falls from the three day storm.
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Court lets baseballs reserve clause stand in antitrust ruling
The Supreme Court ruled five to three that baseball is interstate commerce but kept the sport exempt from antitrust laws. Justice Blackmur said any required reform should come from Congress, not the court, in a case led by Curt Flood with Arthur Goldberg arguing.
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Moist air flow from Atlantic impacts East Coast
The passage of very moist air from the Atlantic spreads over the East Coast as Hurricane Agnes moves northward in the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. The storm's advance edge brings heavy rains, with southwest Virginia potentially receiving rainfall tonight.
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