Rogers in Arab Land For Visit
Secretary of State William P. Rogers began a Middle East peace mission in Riyadh meeting King Faisal and other leaders. Sadat urged clearer U.S. terms on the Suez Canal reopening while Egypt pressed toward Israeli withdrawal and Washington eyed narrowing gaps between Egyptian and Israeli terms.
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Suez Canal
Five GIs Killed in A Shau Valley Ambush Raids
U S B52 bombers attacked suspected North Vietnamese troop complexes in the A Shau Valley after an ambush killed five American troops and wounded ten. The U S command reported three soldiers killed and one wounded aboard a helicopter shot down while supporting allies pinned down.
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Stanley R. Resor
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13th Annual Apple Blossom Antique Automobile Meet Opens
About 200 antique cars are on display near the War Memorial Building in Winchester Recreation Park as the 13th Annual Apple Blossom Antique Automobile Meet begins. Some 20 classes of cars will be judged with three awards per class, plus costume judging and a flea market. The meet runs until 3 p.m. and concludes with an awards dinner at 6:30 p.m. at Lee Jackson Restaurant, including a best-in-show award from the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce presented by Forrest Jones and Mrs. Jones.
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Shenandoah
Antique Automobile Clubs of America
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Phone Workers Expected to Stay on Jobs
Telephone workers in Winchester and northwestern Virginia plan to remain at work as the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. contracts extend day to day after expiration tonight. Local 2207 president Russell Miller says negotiations will continue, with the company offering a new three year pact including wage increases and cost of living adjustments. Proceeds from a spring musical by the Exchange Club of Winchester and the Quota Club will aid the clubs charity funds.
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Russell Miller
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Virginia
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Exchange Club of
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Quota Club
Shenandoah College
Hundreds of Military Policemen Prepared for Demonstrators
Washington monitors say hundreds of MP troops moved from Ft. Meade to Ft. Myer near the Potomac bridges to deter antiwar protests aimed at disrupting federal operations. Officials report 7,300 police and National Guardsmen will secure venues and traffic as demonstrators plan sit-ins and blockades. Rennie Davis predicts up to 50,000 protesters.
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Virginia
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Pentagon
Lincoln Memorial
Justice Department
Capitol Hill
Rennie Davis
Amtrak Launch Marks National Passenger Rail System
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation began operating 182 trains from 20 railroads, discontinuing 178 others to form a national Amtrak network serving 314 cities on 20600 miles. Inauguration ceremonies in Washington D C featured 70 VIPs and a Metroliner run to New York with events planned in major cities.
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N.J
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Del
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Boston
Houston
Los Angeles
Chicago
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Mike Mansfield
Montana
Aftershock Jars Los Angeles Area
An aftershock shook the Los Angeles area at 9 25 p m Friday rated 4 0 on the Richter scale by Caltech seismologists It was centered 40 miles north of downtown There have been more than 220 aftershocks since the February quake that killed 64 people and caused up to 1 billion dollars in damage
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Pasadena
Mitchell at SMU urges law and facts over emotion
Attorney General John Mitchell told a Southern Methodist University audience that emotion is outweighing truth in national debates. Students protested a court order barring an antiwar rally, but the talk proceeded without incident after a FBI suggested venue change. Mitchell urged change through law and urged facts as foundation for action.
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Train Crash Near Klagenfurt Kills Eight Americans Injures Many
An express passenger train crashed into a stationary freight train near Fuernitz, Klagenfurt, Austria, killing eight people including four Americans and injuring 22, five seriously. Investigators say station staff forgot the freight was on the track and cleared the express. Rail traffic was rerouted. A correction notes a lawn mower price in the same edition.
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