Egypt Cabinet Shakeup Seen as Sadat Purge
Observers describe a sweeping Egyptian cabinet shakeup as a purge by President Anwar Sadat to tighten control. Six ministers including defense chief Gen Mohamed Fawzi resigned, along with three Arab Socialist Union leaders, signaling a rift after Sadat’s September rise and affecting strategy toward Israel.
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Anwar Sadat
Mohamed Fawzi
Arab Socialist Union
Egypt
Cairo Radio
Aziz Sidky
Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Ali Sabry
Fawzi
Israel
Oded Zarai
Haaretz
Ehud Yaari
Davar
Suez Canal
Mohammed Sadek
Beirut
Shawari Gumah
Gumah
Mahmoud Salem
Alexandria
Lawmakers Pressure Amtrak On Startup Policy
Senators Magnuson and Staggers fired a sharp letter at Amtrak President Roger Lewis criticizing start up costs and policy. They urge immediate changes and demand analysis of potential service beyond current routes to restore the system’s economic health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Amtrak
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
Roger Lewis
Lewis
House
Senate
Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Staggers
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Ratlief Named Classified Advertising Manager at Star
Harry B. Ratlief, a 1962 Handley HS graduate, becomes the Star's Classified Advertising Manager after a 1963 start in display advertising. He won awards in the Virginia Press Association Creative Advertising Contest and has two children with his wife Darlene Frye. The Rathers live at 418 Millwood Ave. Weekend specials listed for Ward's Pastry Shop.
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Mr. Ratlief
Handley High School
Star
The
Morning Herald
Hagerstown
Rather
Virginia Press Association
Boy Scouts
Ratlief
Darlene Frye
Highview
W. Va
Gregory
Quarles Elementary
Shannon
Rathers
Millwood Ave
Red Cross blood drive and water safety classes in Winchester
The Red Cross calls for 10 pints of A positive blood for heart surgery in Washington DC with a Bloodmobile visit sponsored by the Winchester Rotary Club. The Bloodmobile will be at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration for the Water Safety Program closes today at 5 p.m. Lessons run at Winchester Municipal Pool on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays from June 14 to July 2. Applications at Red Cross 24 S Braddock St by 5 p.m. today. 50 000 bedding plants arrive at Ote McDonalds Farm Market.
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RED Cross
Washington, D.C
Winchester Rotary Club
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
THE
Winchester Municipal Pool
S. Braddock St
Garden Club of
Virginia
Millwood
Thomas E. Thorne
GCV
Clarke County Historical Society
Griswold
Bookmaking Probe Brings 6 Arrests in Virginia
The FBI announced six arrests in Arlington Front Royal and Fredericksburg as part of an operation against bookmaking. Those named include Andrew J. Koerner Jr. Charles Baumgardner Lee Gordon Snellings his wife Clara John Hickey and Jimmy Wyne all of Fredericksburg. Warrants cited violations of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 and the case involved an alleged 1 to 2 million dollar yearly bookmaking operation in the Fredericksburg area.
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Richmond
Arlington
Front Royal
Fredericksburg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Andrew J. Koerner Jr
Charles Baumgardner
Lee Gordon Snellings
Clara
John Hickey
Jimmy Wyne
Donald W. Moore Jr
U. S. Atty
Bryan P. Geddings
Eastern
Virginia
James G. Walsh
Moore
SST Could Cost an Extra Billion Restarting
The SST faces a Senate split as backers seek another vote while opponents push for delay. A new start could cost taxpayers up to a billion dollars, with Ellender warning the Senate may reject the extra costs and Proxmire demanding full cost figures before any move.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Boeing Co
Ellender
House
Congress
William Proxmire
D-Wis
SST
Proxmire
Nixon recalls top officials as Senate tarries on troops
President Nixon gathers former top diplomats and NATO commanders to pressure wavering senators against halving U.S. European troop strength. Brezhnev proposes NATO talks on troop reductions, while Mansfield and other Republicans challenge the administration’s stance on force levels and the draft extension.
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Dean Acheson
NATO
Russia
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Hugh Scott
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Mathias
Peter Dominick
Colorado
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Mansfield
White House
Plane Crash Injures 3 in Loudoun
Three people were injured in a small plane crash on Short Hill Mountain six miles north of Hillsboro Loudoun County. James Snyder of Coral Gables suffered a fractured knee and ankle and an eye injury and is in serious condition after surgery at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Charles Swanson 38 and his son Stephen 13 from Miami were reported in fair and satisfactory condition respectively at a Charles Town hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Loudoun County
James Snyder
Coral Gables
Fla
Winchester Memorial Hospital
a-Charles
W.va
Charles Swanson
Miami, Fla
Stephen
Swanson
Virginia Weather Dims Then Clears Across State
Virginia wrung by a rainy system that moved into the Atlantic, cloudiness thinning today but forecast to return Saturday. Market items note antiques and shop promotions including Camp Sheemar events and Maggie Hodgson selections.
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Richmond
Virginia
Atlantic
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Saad Zayed
Helmie Said
Mohammed Fayek
Weayek
Saby
Sabry
Sabib Shukair
National Assembly
Abdel Mohsen Abul Nur
Dia Eddin Daoud
United States
Aith Israel
Cairo
William P. Rogers
Middle East
Lee Darcy
San Diego
Calif
Harry B. Ratlief
Harry Ratlief
Ward’s
Open Dairy Corner
Berryville Ave
McDonalds
Smalts
Ole McDonald’s Farm Market
Loudoun
Camp Sheemar
W.H. Emmart & Son, Inc
Margaret L. Hodgson
Winchester Evening Star
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