Peace Bid Extended By Nixon
President Nixon quietly extended an olive branch to the Democratic-led Congress after a clash this week. At a White House breakfast he told Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield he was referring to congressional inaction, and Mansfield signaled openness to a cooperative climate. The two men discussed a new State of the Union message due Monday, likely a repackaging of prior proposals with little new legislation.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Montana
Three Charged After Warren County Drug Raid
Three men Ephriam McLemore Perry W Kephart and James K Bowman were jailed on $10000 bond each after a Harmony Hollow raid yielded a large quantity of drugs Police led the operation with investigators from the sheriff state police and local officers.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Gary T. Keyser
Ephriam McLemore
Perry W. Kephart
James K. Bowman
Harmony Hollow
Keyser
B.W. Tewart
K.N. Longerbeam
Thomas Cormany
Hal J. Meredith
Donald Burke
Fred Hale
Price of Gas Should Dip But Some Stations Resist
Gasoline prices are expected to drop one to three cents a gallon at many stations under Phase 4 price controls that took effect at midnight. Some retailers voiced outrage as regulators said not all stations must lower prices, and a Supreme Court ruling upholding the rules left little chance to block them.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Weekend Forecast for Northern Valley and Virginia
Northern Valley expects increasing clouds tonight with lows in the 60s and a 20 percent rain chance. Sunday brings cloudy skies with a 30 percent chance of rain and highs in the mid 70s to around 80. Virginia sees mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain in the southwest tonight and increasing clouds elsewhere. lows in the 60s and Sunday highs in the 70s to around 80. Extended Monday to Wednesday look for cloudy skies with intermittent rain and seasonable highs in the 70s and low 80s.
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Virginia
Palestinian gunmen free hostage on Kuwaiti airliner
Five gunmen seized a Palestinian leader aboard a Kuwaiti Airlines plane in Kuwait and released him after hours. They had earlier abducted four Saudi hostages in Paris and demanded Daoud's release and safe passage to Syria. The plan involved driving to Damascus via Baghdad with Yassin as driver.
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Kuwait Radio
Aly Yassin
Palestine Liberation Organization
Kuwaiti Airlines
Paris
Kuwait Airlines
Middle East
Syria
Damascus
Baghdad
Yassin
France
Daoud
Front Royal Studies Appraisals for Sewage Plant Site
Front Royal council will study multiple appraisals for about 23 acres of the J F Donaldson estate on Manassas Avenue as a potential site for a new sewer treatment plant. Estate executors priced the land between 1950 and 3000 per acre. town appraisals averaged around 2017 per acre. The agenda also includes a county consolidation report, bids for a town hall air conditioning system, and a council appointment for the Lord Fairfax Drug Abuse Council.
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Front Royal
J.F. Donaldson
Manassas Ave
Donald Vaughn
Irvin H. Clem
Richard R
Paul R. Hockman
Bernard L. Stokes
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Lord Fairfax Drug Abuse Council
Deborah Braithwaite Wins Sweepstakes at Frederick County Fair
Deborah Braithwaite 15, a James Wood High sophomore, accumulates 223 quality points from 96 entries to win sweepstakes and top overall honors in both exhibits and quality points for girls at the 1973 Frederick County Youth Fair.
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Deborah Braithwaite
James Wood High School
Frederick County
Braithwaite
Kelley Cather
Connie Bauserman
Beef Price Hikes Start Early As New Controls Go Live
The Nixon administration lifts beef price ceilings two days early and enacts new food price controls to take effect at midnight Sunday. Auto makers face restraint on price hikes, while tire, paper, and detergent increases are delayed pending hearings. Gasoline prices may fall by a few cents as ceilings apply.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
American Motors
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Nixon outlines eight point program to meet U.S. energy needs
President Nixon unveils an eight item energy plan after talks with policy advisers. White House energy director John A. Love says the U.S. could be energy self sufficient in three to five years with some oil imports still possible from the Western Hemisphere and perhaps the Middle East. He cautions Arab oil as political leverage may be countered by seeking other markets.
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Washington
United States
Middle East
Nixon
Congress
John A. Love
White House
Press
Love
U.S
Israel
Three Winchester Firms Entered Last Night
Winchester police investigate three downtown break ins and larcenies from the previous night. The Third Base Restaurant on 21 E Boscawen St reported a door forced open and about 40 dollars stolen. The Snack Shack at 19 S Loudoun St saw an unlisted cash amount taken from a jukebox after a west side entry. Ward's Pastry Shop on the south side had roughly 5 dollars in change stolen from its cash register. Officer Gary Froelich is leading the inquiry.
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Winchester
E. Boscawen St
S. Loudoun St
Ward
Gary Froelich
Wiretap probe sidetracks questioning of Kissinger
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee pauses Kissinger confirmation to seek FBI wiretap summaries from the Justice Department. Kissinger testifies about 1969 70 taps on 17 officials and newsmen, defending national security needs while pledging openness.
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Kissinger
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Justice Department
Atty
Elliot L. Richards
FBI
J.W. Fulbright
National Security Council
Fulbright
Department
Sen
Clifford Case
R-N. J
Southeast Asia
Cambodia
Shultz Sees No Repeat Of Wheat Deal
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz warned that the 1972 wheat deal saw Soviet traders outsmart the United States. Sen. Huddleston urged probes into possible profits from selling grain at inflated world prices with shipments reported near Rome.
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Washington
United States
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Walter Huddleston
Oky
Italy
Soviet Union
Huddleston
Agriculture Department
General Accounting Office
U.S
Rome
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