War Memorial Addition Dedication Ends With Aquatic Free-for-all
Winchester marks the dedication of the War Memorial Addition a 47 0000 dollar project with a 25 meter pool fitness room arts crafts room and courts. The indoor ceremony turns playful as Mayor Stewart Bell Jr and officials dive into the new pool amid cheers and a poolside celebration.
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Winchester
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Winchester City Council
Hubert T. Stratton
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Bell
Henry Lowry
Lowry
Nancy Levi
Michael Foreman
Bomb blast at London Hilton kills two near Buckingham Palace
A bomb exploded in the lobby of the Hilton Hotel near Buckingham Palace at lunchtime, killing two and injuring 41. Police found a second device later and began demolition. An anonymous caller warned the blast, and initial reports revised the death toll from three.
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London Evening News
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Irish Republic Army
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Park Lane
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St. George’s Hospital
Jobless Rate Holds Steady at 8.4 Percent in August
The Labor Department reports 8.4 percent unemployment with employment up by 275,000 to 85.4 million and the labor force at 93.1 million. Wholesale prices rose 0.8 percent, fuels and power up 2.9 percent, fueling inflation fears.
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Labor Department
Ford derides federal bureaucracy in Bay Area speech
President Ford blasted the federal bureaucracy during a Sacramento address to California business leaders. He urged Congress to pass regulatory reform to cut what he called a “mulligan stew” of rules and to free the free enterprise system, criticizing 100000 federal staffers focused on regulations. He hinted opposition to public works jobs for the unemployed.
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Kissinger Meets Waldheim on UN Peacekeeping in New Buffer Zone
In New York Kissinger and Waldheim discuss the enlarged UN peacekeeping force in the Israeli Egyptian buffer zone. Soviet objections are debated as Moscow boycotted a Geneva ceremony where Egypt and Israel signed the agreement. President Sadat condemns Soviet tactics amid rising regional tensions.
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Portland
Ore
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Washington
Dinah Cole Finds Centennial Pin for Bicentennial Fair
Star reports on Dinah Cole who discovered a centennial pin to wear during the Bicentennial Fair Color. Another photo by J Miles Cary shows color along the midway at the Frederick County Youth Fair currently under way.
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Star
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Dinah Cole
J. Miles Cary
Frederick County
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Winchester Federation of the Blind
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