More Than 1 000 Will Get Diplomas This June
School officials estimate over 1,000 area high school graduates in the first two weeks of June. Lord Fairfax Community College will confer 123 diplomas at its commencement on Saturday, June 14.
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Fran Coombs
Lord Fairfax Community College
James Wood
Clarke County High Schools
James C. Gordon
Gordon
Clarke County High School
Roy J. Batterton
Warren County High School
Shenandoah College
Robert P. Parker
Warren County
Robert Long
Robinson
Community College
Laos Halts Some Evacuee Goods as Police Intervene
The Pathet Lao police halted loading of a Bird Air C130 while a DC6 carried 12 tons of belongings left by Americans evacuated from Laos. Officials disagreed over whether a large crate contained helicopter parts or personal property. US officials say distinguishing personal items from aid purchases is hard while some goods must remain behind.
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Vientiane
Laos
Pathet Lao
U.S
Bird Air
U.S. Agency For International Development
Washington
Little Change Expected In Economic Forecasts
Ford administration forecasts show little change from February figures with unemployment projected to average at least 7.5 percent through 1977 and a $60 billion deficit for 1976. The government index rose 4.2 percent in April signaling possible upturn, while Coast Guard reports an empty tanker collision with minor injuries and a small onboard fire in the Gulf.
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Washington
Ford Administration
White House
Congress
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
West Pledges Solidarity At NATO Summit
President Ford and NATO leaders said the Soviet bloc has expanded forces beyond defense needs and pledged to maintain and restore alliance solidarity. They acknowledged economic strains but voiced unity and commitment to shared defense. Turkish premier condemned the U.S. arms embargo, while European leaders praised Ford’s reaffirmation of American support.
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Brussels
Belgium
Ford
North Atlantic Alliance
Soviet Union
U.S
NATO
Turkey
America
Vasco Goncalves
Portugal
Suleyman Demirel
United States
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Jean Sauvagnargues
Helmut Schmidt
Europe
Heath, Education and Welfare plan shift in civil rights probes
Washington reports the Health, Education and Welfare department will stop pursuing individual discrimination complaints and instead target broad bias patterns in institutions such as school districts and government funded industries. The move, to be announced Tuesday, aims to sharpen the work of 500 civil rights inspectors amid critics of enforcement laxity. Caspar Weinberger declined further comment.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department
H.E.W
Caspar W. Weinberger
Rate War Rages On Wall Street
A month after fixed commissions ended, a rate war erupts among major banks insurers and stockbrokers. Firms are slashing fees by 25 to 35 percent and in some cases 50 to 60 percent threatening survival of some Wall Street houses.
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Robert J. Cole
N.Y
Clashes in Beirut Amid Joint Patrols Try to Restore Order
Beiruts streets saw scattered clashes as joint Lebanese security and Palestinian guerrillas patrolled to curb violence after 11 days of street fighting. Casualties remained under 10, amid earlier reports of up to 130 killed. Premier Karami sought a cabinet lineup acceptable to Christian and Moslem factions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Rashid Karami
Christian Phalange Party
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Winterberg
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East German
Boyd Fogle
Winchester
West
Schmidt
Aldo Moro
Italy
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Associated Press
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Nancy Hicks
Wall Street
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James R. Schlesinger
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