Drug Firm's Storage Area Hit by Fire
Front Royal reports an early morning blaze in the back storeroom at Denny Drug. Fire Chief Turner said the fire started in a trash barrel around 3:30 to 4:00 a.m. and was confined to the storage area. Three Front Royal volunteers responded, extinguishing the flames after breaking down a rear door. inventory later suggested a total loss of materials stored there.
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Front Royal
Denny Drug
Joseph Denny
C. Warren Turner
Denny
Final 67 Prisoners Freed by N Vietnam
North Vietnam freed its last 67 prisoners of war today, arriving at Clark Air Base on two C141 transports as part of the final phase of the cease fire repatriation. The releases bring total POWs freed to 587, with one more expected from the Viet Cong this weekend.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
North Vietnam
Indochina
Hanoi
Air Force
James W. O’neill
Las Vegas
Nev
Keith H. Lewis
Goldsboro
N.C
Newport News
White
Mekong
Saigon
Williamsburg
Vietnam
Nixon to Deliver National Address On World Role And Economy
President Nixon will speak at 9 p.m. EST tonight in a radio television address about America's post Vietnam role in the world and the economy at home. The White House said he requested air time but did not reveal topic specifics.
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Washington
Nixon
America
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Warren Officials Oppose Proposed Power Line Route
At a Warren County hearing of the State Corporation Commission the plan for a 500 kv power line through Warren and Frederick Counties drew opposition from Col. R. M. Rollison and J S Wetzel while advocates argued the need to reinforce an overloaded VEPCO line. The session noted potential tax impact with a projected net annual loss of about 5 967 dollars to the county.
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Gail Davis
Washington, Va
State Corporation Commission
Warren
Frederick
Thomas P. Harwood, Jr
Corporation Commission
Preston C. Shannon
Harwood
Junie L. Bradshaw
Richmond
VEPCO
Rappahannock
Culpeper
Fauquier
Morrisville
W. Va.Virginia
Col. R. M. Rollison
Warren County Planning Commission
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Rollison
J.S. Wetzel
Col. Rollison
Warrenton
Commonwealth
George Davis
Associated Press
Davis
SCC
Last US Forces Leave South Vietnam After 11 Years
The last American troops depart Saigon ending over a decade of intervention. General Weyand declares the mission achieved as 2,500 GIs fly home while remaining forces deter further fighting in Indochina. MACV is inactivated and the Joint Military Commission is replaced by South Vietnam and the Viet Cong.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
7Th Fleet
Vietnam
Pentagon
Guam
Thailand
Joint Military Commission
North
Frederick C. Weyand
Republic of Vietnam
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
MACV
Weyand
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Redskins lineman Ray Schoenke to guest at Apple Blossom Breakfast
Former Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins lineman Ray Schoenke will appear as a special guest celebrity at the Apple Blossom Sports Breakfast on May 5 at the Lee Jackson Restaurant. Dallas quarterback Craig Morton will serve as sports marshal.
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Ray Schoenke
Washington Redskins
Craig Morton
NFC
Lee Jackson
Schoenke
Dallas Cowboys
Redskins
Civilians Loot Camp as U S Withdrawals End
Several hundred Vietnamese civilians breached fences at Camp Alpha Tan Son Nhut three hours before the final U S troop planes departed and looted the mess hall. Vietnamese guards stood by while items including bread sugar and furniture were seized. a few American officers ordered the mob out.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Camp Alpha
Tan Son
Nhut
U. S
Charles Dennis
Easton
Thailand
Michael Bounds
Jackson
Miss
Mitchell defends self against Watergate wiretap charges
Former Attorney General John Mitchell rejected as slanderous and false claims he approved Watergate wiretap plans for the Democratic National Committee. The Washington Post reported James McCord Jr. testified that Liddy said Mitchell approved the operation in 1972. McCord also suggested further illegal taps were known but he would seek immunity before revealing them.
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Washington
John N. Mitchell
Washington Post
James W. McCord Jr
Senate
Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
Committee For
Nixon
Ervin
McCord
Sen
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Liddy
Senate Committee
the Post
Senate Watergate Committee
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E. Main St
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