Nixon says wage price freeze ends. plans new stabilization
President Nixon announces the 90 day wage price freeze will not be extended and signals a subsequent stabilization system after consultations with Congress, business, labor and agriculture. He outlines tax proposals to ease costs and urges restraint on spending and further tax cuts without spending cuts.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Business
Labor
Agriculture
Afl-Cio Hae
George Meany
Inion
United States
House
Ways and
Als
America
Early decision urged on Byrd Civic Center drive
Harold G. Brown chaired a breakfast meeting of city and county leaders to decide soon whether to revive the Harry Flood Byrd Civic Center project or repurpose funds possibly to extend the War Memorial Building. Participants debated financing, potential bond issues, and presenting figures to show benefits to the community.
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Harold G. Brown
Harry Flood Byrd
Donald K. Jones
James E. Barnett
Parks and Srecreation Department
War Memorial
Winchester City Council to make September appointments
The Winchester City Council will meet tonight at 7 30 to enact the annual September appointments including Vice Mayor Stewart Bell Jr Clerk of Council B M Porrero City Solicitor J Randolph Larrick City Manager Wendell L Seldon Fire Chief John J Hawse and Assistant Fire Chiefs Richard Comer and Gary McDonald Fire Inspector S R Dyke Also on the agenda are fire wardens and assistants for five fire companies with current holders listed plus a Winchester Board of Plumbing Appeals appointment. Other business includes three zoning amendments second reading by title and Planning Commission rezoning report.
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Winchester
Virginia Municipal League
Virginia Beach
Stewart Bell, Jr
B.M. Porrero
J. Randolph Larrick
Wendell L. Seldon
John J. Hawse
Richard Comer
Gary McDonald
S.R. Dyke
Fred Shoemaker
Rouss Jack Owens
John F. Morrison
Sarah Zane
Linden A. Clevenger
Scott Wingfield
South End
Richard A. Comer
Terry Braithwaite
Shawnee Kenneth Burcham
Winchester Board of Plumbing Appeals
Planning Commission
$1.6 Million in 1973 For Regional Sewerage
Charmayne Moler, 14, of Winchester and Round Hill 4-H Club member, tags entries at the Frederick County Youth Fair. Her foods, clothing, and crafts are among scores from the fair at the Farmers Livestock Exchange.
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Charmayne Moler
Winchester
Round Hill 4-H Club
Frederick County
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Texans Warned as Gales and Storm Tides Approaches
Miami AP reports gales and storm tides nearing the Texas coast. The National Hurricane Center places the area from Corpus Christi to Port Arthur on watch for 90 mile per hour Hurricane Fern, signaling potential impacts on a heavily populated coastal region.
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Miami
Fla
Texas
National Hurricane Center
Corpus Christi
Port Arthur
Fresh Troops Are Ferried Into Battle
American helicopters airlift 1000 fresh South Vietnamese troops within two miles of the Laotian border as part of a major push below the DMZ led by B52 strikes. About 25 B52s dropped 750 tons of bombs on North Vietnamese positions south of Khe Sanh amid ongoing operations. Also, Hurricane Edith threatens Nicaragua and Honduras with dangerous winds as Fern looms near Texas coast.
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Saigon
Dmz
Khe Sanh
Caribbean
Edith
Nicaragua
Honduras
Robert H. Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Fern
Gulf
Galveston
Texas
Puerto Cabezas
Cape Gracias
British Army Post Hit by Sniper Fire
In Londonderry the Creggan District post faced over 100 rifle shots from snipers amid IRA provocation. A British soldier was killed in Belfast while defusing a bomb in a church hall, marking the 101st death in two years of sectarian violence. Gun battles lasted two hours after midnight as authorities faced a IRA ultimatum.
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Londonderry
Northern Ireland
IRA
Belfast
Creggan
Roving bands harass at Hammond High amid integration tensions
Roving groups of black and white students gathered outside Fran cis C. Hammond secondary school as integration took effect. Police reported arrests while officials enforced classroom entry rules to calm unrest.
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Alexandria
Francis C. Hammond Secondary School
Hammond
Ken Kowalski
West End
New Negotiator at Paris Talks
President Nixon appoints Ambassador William J. Porter as Vietnam peace negotiator at Paris. Porter urges Hanoi and the Viet Cong to view his arrival as a chance for progress and renews a proposal for secret, off the record talks to avoid immediate public responses. Communists demand total U.S. withdrawal. Porter avoids criticizing the Communist stance.
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Paris
Nixon
Vietnam
Hanoi
William’ J. Porter
U.S
Porter
Regional sewer plan eyed as $1.6 million aid set for area
Frederick County and Winchester officials report the State Water Control Board has allocated 1.6 million for sewer facilities in 1973 74, contingent on a regional feasibility study. The joint meeting in Front Royal outlined regional sewer system steps involving Winchester, Frederick County, the Sanitation Authority and Lord Fairfax Planning District.
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Audrey Coleman
Frederick County
Winchester
State Water Control Board
Roger H. Alderman
Wendell L. Seldon
Water Control Board
Frederick County Sanitation Authority
WCB
Prody All Pie Andhe Nano
Stephens City
Weather Outlook Over Virginia With Sun and Humidity
A ridge of high pressure keeps Virginia mostly sunny and warm with high humidity. Coastal areas may see some clouds and a few showers while inland remains dry. Corrections note ad pricing errors for a Junior Bike and a New Signature electric range in last night's Star.
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Richmond
Virginia
Amherst St
Winchester
Montgomery Ward
Ward Plaza
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Stewart Bell
Wendell Seldon
James R. Wilkins
Alson H. Smith
Philip B. Whitney
Frederick
Simpson
British Honduras
Belize
Mosquito Coast
Alexandria School
Wyley Mitchell
John C. Albohm
George Washington High School
Arlington
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
W. Piccadilly
James L. Bowman
Opequon
Clarke County
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