Bay Bridge-Tunnel Reopens After Tug Barge Collision
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel reopened to traffic at 10 20 a m after a tug and barge slammed into the structure two weeks earlier causing outages. The first travelers included Mr and Mrs Andre Vallieres of Quebec and John Weeks of Dunn North Carolina.
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Virginia Beach
Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
Maryland-Virginia
Andre Vallieres
Quebec
Vallieres
John Weeks
Dunn
N. C
Weeks
Weeks Dredging & Contracting Co
Elizabeth
N.J
J. Clyde Morris
Bridge Tunnel Commission
Morris
Navy
Carolyn
Weeks Dredging and Contracting Co
Chesapeake Bay
Peace talks stall as Viet Cong rejects offers
In Paris at the 162nd session, Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh and Xuan Thuy said positions remain far apart on political and military questions, calling any substantial settlement impossible. U.S. Ambassador Porter urged real negotiations and condemned intensified war actions while Nguyen Xuan Phong reaffirmed South Vietnam’s rejection of a tripartite regime.
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Paris
Viet Cong
Vietnam
Nguyen Thi Binh
Provisional Revolutionary Government
U.S
Xuan Thuy
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Saigon
Woman Injured in Valley Ave School Bus Crash
A Frederick County woman Elizabeth Winter Beverly was injured when her car skidded into the rear of a Winchester City School bus on Valley Ave at 8 14 a m. The bus was stopped to pick up children and none on board were hurt. Beverly's condition was unclear. The Beverly car was demolished while the bus had minor rear bumper damage. Officers Ronald Carper and John Lemarr investigated.
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Frederick County
Valley Ave
Winchester
Elizabeth Winter Beverly
Falls Rt
Winchester City
Gerald E. Caton
Beverly
Ronald Carper
John Lemarr
Rain Lifts Town as Drought-Ending Showers Begin
A steady first rain in a month drenched streets with .36 inch by 7:30 a.m. and continued midmorning. Forecasters predict more rain tonight and tomorrow to help recover September's 1.11 inch deficit. Apple growers face possible damage and delayed picking as heavy rain spares crops. Washington AP notes Senate again blocks a Consumer Protection Agency bill ending its effort for the year.
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Washington
Senate Today
Consumer Protection Agency
Three Sought for Armed Robbery in Three-State Area
Police search three suspects driving a 1965 light blue Oldsmobile with a damaged front fender after an armed heist at North Frederick Shell Station on Route 37 at 4 33 p m Yesterday. They fled with about 110 dollars as the attendant was robbed of cash.
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North Frederick
Tommy Larose
Larose
Railmen Win Pension Boost Over Nixon Veto
Congress overrode President Nixon’s veto to grant 900000 retired railroad workers a temporary 20 percent pension increase. The House vote was 353 to 29 and the Senate 78 to 5, making the law effective through next June 30 with funding questions to be addressed next year.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Sen
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
Nixon Says No Presidential Tax Increase in 1973
President Nixon told reporters there will be no presidential tax increase in 1973 but warned congressional overspending could force one. He cited a sensitive stage in Vietnam talks and vowed vetoes against last minute budget-busting bills while staying in Washington to fight rising spending.
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Washington
Nixon
Oval Office
Vietnam
Congress
Flash Flood Watch Called Off in Southwest Virginia
A flash flood watch for Carroll Floyd Montgomery and Giles counties in Southwest Virginia was cancelled as heavy rain moved eastward. The National Weather Service said additional rain may occur but should not reach flood levels.
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Richmond
Virginia
National Weather Service
Carroll
Floyd
Montgomery
Giles
Wholesale prices rise across broad range and sectors
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows wholesale prices up across farm products processed foods and feeds and industrial commodities in September and over the year. The index reaches 120.2 with food prices mixed while inflation trends under wage price controls are noted. The piece ends with retail ads for Penney Days and shoes at Wilkins Shoe Center.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
F111s Cleared for North Vietnam Missions After Tests
U S Air Force reports its controversial F111 fighter bombers passed six days of tests and flew two strikes overnight in North Vietnam. Reports say about 50 F111s reached Takhli Thailand, attacking near Dien Bien Phu and a Hanoi rail siding amid weather-linked cancellations and prior withdrawal from combat after four missions last week.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Takhli Air Base
Thailand
Dien Bien Phu
Hanoi
China
United States
Air Force
Navy
Marine
South Vietnam
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Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Democratic Party
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Building
FBI
Penney Days
Penney’s
Wilkins Shoe Center
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