Most Active Sarah Zane Firemen Quit
Sarah Zane Fire Company loses 14 of its most active volunteer firefighters who resign effective next Friday after members voted to keep the company and not merge with Friendship. The volunteers have begun applying to other Winchester fire companies while Friendship approves a merger. Fire Chief Dailey says the station will operate 10 days a month and residents remain protected with four stations.
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Pat Robinson
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Friendship Fire Company
Sarah Zane
Winchester Fire
Petce
Sarahane
Winchester
Reuss
Friendship
Marchers Spend Cold Night in Spanish Sahara Standoff
More than 100000 Moroccans spent a frigid night near the Spanish Sahara front line as Spain claims 20000 mines behind barbed wire and 15000 Spanish troops are on alert. Morocco seeks UN-brokered negotiations while pledging to avoid incidents. U.N. resolutions urge withdrawal to the frontier.
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Spanish Sahara
Spain
Canary Islands
Sahara
United Nations
New York
Security Council
Rabat
Morocco
Dris Slaoui
Hassan II
U.N
Slaoui
Hassan
Ford Travels to New England for Speeches
President Ford arrived in New England to stress that firing Defense Secretary Schlesinger does not weaken his defense stance. He aimed remarks at conservatives and anticipated no international audience, with stops at Westover AFB and fundraising events in Boston.
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Ford
New England
Springfield
Mass
James R. Schlesinger
New England Council
Boston
Schlesinger
Henry A. Kissinger
Debete
Soviet Union
China
U.S
Westover Air Force Base
New England Society of Newspaper Editors
Museum of Science
Logan International Airport
Secret Service
California
Unemployment Rises as October Job Losses Spur Inflation Fears
The October unemployment rate rose from 8.3 to 8.6 percent, with 230000 more Americans jobless for a total of 8 million. Employed individuals totaled 85.4 million, roughly unchanged from September, signaling a renewed recession setback for the Ford administration.
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Washington
Thur
Sday
Ford Administration
Labor Department
White House
Ron Nessen
Three Cambodian Refugees Build New Life in Winchester
Three Cambodian refugees Pin Chan Na Neon and Sam Ol Chan settled in Winchester after fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime. The men, former naval officers aged 23 to 27, escaped by night from a Cambodian island and crossed into Thailand, choosing not to return home despite danger.
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America
Winchester
Pin Chan
Na Neon
Sam-Ol Chan
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Sam-O]-Chau
Thailand
Navy
Pcf’s
Sam-Ol
Sam-O
Frederick County Supervisors Face 4 Year Terms Shuffle
Three of five Frederick County supervisors will serve four year terms after a random drawing by the Electoral Board. Will Owings Thomas Rosenberger and Dr Raymond Fish won the four year terms while Thomas Malcolm and Dennis Cole draw two year terms. Roger Koontz will also serve four years as chairman at large. The drawing aims to stagger terms and aligns with board resolutions.
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Frederick County
Opequon
Will Owings
Back Creek
Thomas Rosenberger
Gainesboro
Raymond Fish
Shawnee
Thomas Malcolm
Stonewall
Dennis T. Cole
Frederick
Malcolm
Cole
Gandhi Wins Court Battle Over Conviction In India
Indira Gandhi's Supreme Court win nullifies her corruption conviction via retroactive election law amendments. The court struck down a constitutional amendment nullifying her conviction, while backing changes that effectively end the four year legal case. She addressed cheering supporters outside her residence after the ruling.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Supreme Court
Gandhi
Mrs. Gandhi
Congress Party
REA Judged Bankrupt REA Express to Liquidate
REA Express Inc the nation s largest surface carrier has been judged bankrupt and will go out of business in about a week to 10 days with about 8000 jobs lost Judge John J Galgay federal bankruptcy court issued the ruling on Thursday The company has been under Chapter 11 since February 18 and will liquidate after delivering all freight now in the system Stephen Finkel REA spokesman said they will sell everything
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New York
REA Express, Inc
John J. Galgay
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Stephen Finkel
REA
Two Apply for Winchester Circuit Clerk Job
The Winchester City Council announced Peyton J. Marshall will resign as Circuit Court Clerk by November 30 due to ill health. Two applicants have submitted forms: Noble C. Pierce, city sheriff, and Lee Ebert, a land surveyor. Judge Robert K. Woltz confirmed one more informal approach but no additional formal applications.
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Peyton J. Marshall
Marshall
Winchester
Robert K. Woltz
Noble C. Pierce
Lee Ebert
Woltz
Leary Center Highlights Special Programs
In a Frederick County feature Country Roads readers learn of Leary Educational Center’s special programs for special persons. The article includes details and photos from the weekly section.
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Leary Educational Center
Frederick County
van der Linden
Washington
Frank van der Linden
Rotary Club
Nelson Rockefeller
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