Gunmen Seize Saudi Embassy in Paris Demand Flight
Three gunmen claiming Palestinian ties seized the Saudi embassy in Paris and demanded a plane to fly them and hostages to an unnamed Arab capital. Negotiations continued as officials reported a possible softening of stance and a goal to leave unharmed. Hostages included the cultural attaché, the embassy accountant, and a translator.
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Paris
Jordan
Kuwait
Jean Bucheton
al Scab
Beirut
Orly
Delia Storm Causes Two Deaths Across Southeast Texas
Remnants of tropical storm Delia moved ashore near Galveston with winds up to 68 mph. Two storm related deaths were reported in a highway crash near Anahuac. Rain fall threatened more flooding in at least 12 southeast Texas counties.
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Galveston
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
National Weather Service
Delia
Palacios
Texas
Anahuac
Houston
Danny K. Lester
Cedar Park
Timothy O’connor
Lafayette
24 Million Bees Die in Virginia and West Virginia
About 24 million honeybees perished in Virginia counties Frederick Warren Clarke and in two West Virginia counties this summer from a mysterious ailment. Experts link the deaths to antibiotic use weakening bee bacteria and low pesticide tolerance, costing beekeepers roughly 280000 dollars and about 600000 pounds of honey.
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Berryville
Virginia
West Virginia
Homer P. Powers Jr
Powers
State Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Frederick
Warren
Clarke
Nixon to Hold Televised News Conference at White House
President Nixon will hold a televised news conference today at 3 p.m. EDT in the East Room of the White House, Deputy Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren said. This follows a San Clemente session on August 22, his first since mid 1972 and his first public Q and A since March 15.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Gerald L. Warren
San Clemente
Calif
Ehrlichman among those indicted in Ellsberg break in
Former White House adviser John Ehrlichman and aide Egil Krogh Jr. along with David Young and G. Gordon Liddy were named in burglary conspiracy charges tied to the Ellsberg psychiatrist office break in. The indictments were sealed and set to be released after surrender. Bond was set at 500 dollars per person.
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Los Angeles
John D. Ehrlichman
Daniel Ellsberg
Los Angeles Times
Washington Post
Ehrlichman
White House
Egil Krogh Jr
David Young
Henry A. Kissinger
G. Gordon Lid
Senate Watergate Committee
Ellsberg
Krogh
Young
Apple Harvest to Begin Sept 17 Prices Listed
The Apple Maturity Committee fixed the week of Sept 17 as the general picking date for Red Delicious in the area. National Fruit Product Company announced prices for its Winchester Martinsburg and Timberville plants paying 6.00 per cwt for 2½ inch up Yorks and 5.75 for 2¾ inch up sauce apples, with straight loads at 3.00 per cwt. A spokesman warned that overpriced fruit could hurt future crops amid high interest rates.
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National Fruit Product Company
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
George Mattus
VPI
National Fruit
Winchester
Martinsburg
Timberville
Jonathan
Leaks From Justice Dept Cloud Agnew Probe
Atty. Gen. Elliott Richardson received word that some leaks about the federal investigation of Vice President Spiro Agnew may have come from within the Justice Department. A spokesman said Richardson obtained the tip from news media sources and that a Time reporter cited an unnamed DOJ official as the leak.
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Washington (Ap
Elliot L. Richardson
Spiro T. Agnew
Department of Justice
Department
Richardson
John W. Hushen
Hushen
Time Magazine
Agnew
Justice Department
Muggy heat drives power strain across Eastern Seaboard
The ninth straight day of high humidity sent demand surging for electricity. In New England the grid faced stress pushing voltage down five percent. Pollution rose to hazardous levels with the Washington area under a 10th day alert and New York City rated unhealthy. Connecticut declared a Stage 1 alert.
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Associated Press
Seaboard
New England
Washington
New York City
Connecticut
McDowell on Watergate and constitutional values
Washington correspondent Charlie McDowell spoke to the Winchester Frederick County Chamber about Watergate. He argued the crisis reveals a high placed unconcern for justice and urged nonpartisan civic engagement to defend the Constitution. He warned against centralization of power and urged reverence for constitutional processes.
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M.L. McCullough Star
Winchester - Frederick County
McDowell
Virginia
Watergate
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Jack Schill
Virginia Fruit Inspection Service
Frederick and
Clarke County
Beverley Greenhalgh
New York
Agricultural Marketing Assn
Seneca Foods Corp
Lyndonville Canning Co
Hopkins
Sodus
AAMA
Seneca
Lyndonville
Wealthy
Monroe
Greenings
Baldwin
Rome
Goldens
Justice Dept
Mattus
Wilkins’ Shoe Center
Times-Dispatch
Howard Baker
Charlies McDowell
Millard
Margaret L. Hodgson
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