Gas Station Closings Ripple Through Northern West Coast States
Widespread shutdowns by gasoline dealers hit northern California Oregon and Washington with Phase 4 price controls provoking protests. In California over 3 000 stations voted to close through Monday and up to 90 percent were shut in parts north of San Francisco. Western Governor's Conference in Gleneden Beach Oregon saw National Guardsmen secure a station for dignitaries.
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Barton Reppert
Associated Press
California
Oregon
Washington State
Maryland
Washington
D.C
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Chicago
San Francisco
Gleneden Beach
Ore
Tom McCall
Union Oil Co
Ohio
Ohio Gasoline Retailers Association
Jerry Imes
Massachusetts
Norfolk Superior Court
Robert H. Quinn
Automobile Legal Association
Cost of Living Council
Unlawful Shooting Case Yields 12 Month Term and Fine
Frederick County Circuit Court found Charles Matthew Cain guilty of unlawful shooting at an occupied vehicle and sentenced him to 12 months in jail and a $250 fine. The vehicle occupied by Trooper J D Howell was struck by shotgun pellets. The day included arraignments for Fred J Cook on murder charges and David Wayne Underwood on arson, with schedules set for October 3.
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Frederick County
Charles Matthew Cain
Cain
Rt. 277
Stephens City
J.D. Howell
Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
Joseph A. Massie Jr
Fred J. Cook
Lillian Lois Chambers
Cook
Ms. Chambers
Lacy Anderson
B.J. Tisinger
Robert K. Woltz
David Wayne Underwood
Albert Lee Place
Underwood
Front Royal two charged with marijuana possession. forgery case also listed
Gene Edward Myers and Carol Ann West face possession of marijuana charges and Myers faces a separate count of failing to stop for police. Both are free on five thousand dollars bond and set to appear October 26. Ronald William Cambell, 27, Martinsburg, is jailed on forgery and uttering charges with a two thousand dollar bond and a preliminary hearing scheduled October 17.
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Front Royal
Gene Edward Myers
Hume
Carol Ann West
Arlington
Wayne Clark
Myers
C.E. Davis
B.W. Pearson
Ralph C. Buracker, Jr
Warren County
West Virginia
Ronald William Cambell
W. King St
Martinsburg
John B. Bunch
Friendship Inn
Skyline Motor Hotel
S. Royal Ave
Cambell
R.D. Updike
Robert Sealock
White House Sees Inflation Easing Despite August Jump
The White House says price increases are temporary and will taper to a reasonable level under Nixon anti inflation measures. Yet August prices rose 1.8 percent seasonally adjusted, the largest in 26 years, driven mainly by a 6 percent rise in food including pork poultry and eggs. Meany blasts administration as incompetent while meat prices surge and beef freezes noted.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Meany
Gerald L. Warren
Labor Department
The
American Meat Institute
Peron Seen Winning by Wide Margin in Argentina
In Argentina 14 million voters head to the polls for a Sunday election. Former dictator Juan Domingo Peron is expected to win decisively with Isabel Peron as his running mate. He pledges a moderate government and warned against violent pressures from extreme groups.
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Peron
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Domingo Peron
Isabel
Kissinger sworn in as secretary of state promising new consensus
Henry A. Kissinger is sworn in as secretary of state in Washington to launch a new consensus approach in foreign policy. The Senate confirmed him 78 to 7 after three hours of debate. His first major task is addressing the U N General Assembly next week.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
U.S
Senate
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Nixon
State Department
White House
John Foster Dulles
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Department
Rogers
National Security Council
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
False fire alarm at 200 block of S Braddock Street
Winchester police and fire crews investigated a false alarm reported yesterday at 4 11 p m by a caller with a high pitched voice giving a false name and number. No fire was found. In a separate call Round Hill and Star Tannery crews fought a blaze at Camp Buckhorn on Mt Williams Road Rt 608 damaging one building.
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Winchester
S. Braddock St
Round Hill
Camp Buckhorn
Mt. Williams Road
Rt. 608
Star Tannery
Skylab 2 Astronauts Set 22-Hour Space Walk for Film Retrieval
Space Center Houston reports Alan Bean and Owen Garriott will exit the Skylab 2 laboratory to bring back six film canisters containing about 77 600 solar activity images. Jack Sousma monitors from inside as the 59 day mission ends with a Pacific splashdown Tuesday.
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Space Center, Houston
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Sousma
Pacific Ocean
Agnew Decides Path After Legal Crisis Grows
Vice President Spiro Agnew’s legal course on alleged political kickback involvement is expected soon with a possible decision next week according to a close source. While resignation remains unlikely, aides acknowledge the strain on staff as Agnew emphasizes a strong legal defense amid ongoing plea-bargaining rumors and presidential succession debate.
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Washington
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Thomson
Justice Department
Washington Post
Congressional
Post
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Nixon
Kickoff Meetings Set for Winchester Frederick and Front Royal UF Campaigns
Kickoff events for the 1973 74 Winchester Frederick County United Fund and the Front Royal Warren County United Fund are scheduled for early next week. Rev Dr Charles H Gibboney of Bristol will keynote Front Royal meeting at 730 p.m. Monday at T W U A Hall Chester Street Front Royal. Paul O Hirschbiel president United Virginia Bank National Valley Staunton will keynote Winchester Frederick County meeting Wednesday at 1215 p.m. Duff's Rebel.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Charles H. Gibboney
Bristol
Front Royal
Warren County
T.W.U.A
Chester St
Duff’s Rebel
Paul O. Hirschbiel
United Way of Virginia
United Funds
Gibboney
Roanoke
University of Virginia
Union Theological Seminary
Hampden Sydney College
Virginia
West Virginia
Georgia
Maryland
Rotary
USO
Huff-Cook Mutual
Hirschbiel
Portsmouth
Seaboard National Bank
Norfolk
United Virginia Bank National Valley
Staunton
Virginia State Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Bankers Assn
George A. Froom
Froom
United Fund
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of State Kissinger
Kennedy
Democratic House
Texas
John B. Connally
House
Connally
Treasury
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
William P. Rogers
Gerald R. Ford
R-Mich
Edward Brooke
R-Mass
Carl Albert
Albert
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