Government Says 144 Petroleum Hikes Forced Down
Washington AP report on the Cost of Living Council action after Sen. Proxmire accused gasoline price boosts of preceding Nixon’s 90 day wage freeze. Weber notes 1,012 IRS complaints, 269 under investigation. 144 violators rolled back prices. two court actions filed.
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Arnold R. Weber
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
William Proxmire
Proxmire
D-Wis
Weer
Internal Revenue Service
Weber
Tape Player and Tapes Stolen From School Parking Lot
Winchester police investigate after a tape player and 13 tapes were stolen from a car owned by Roger Thomas Nichols of Stephens City during a James Wood High School ball game. Entry was forced with a clothes hanger through a door crack, and the vehicle was on the north side of Rt. 50 West. Police filed the report at 10:20 p.m.
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Stephens City
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Rt. 50 West
Court to Rule in Annexation Case Over Richmond
U S District Judge Robert R Merhige Jr will rule soon on a suit by Curtis Holt Sr challenging Richmond 1970 annexation of part of Chesterfield County The five day trial ended with city leaders denying racial motive Vice Mayor Marshy testified the move aimed to dilute black voting strength while others argued population and economic needs drove the expansion
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U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Chesterfield County
Curtis Holt Sr
Henry L. Marshy III
Marsh
Chesterfield
Henrico
Henry L. Valentine II
James C. Wheat Jr
Wheat
Daily Crossword by R A Power Across Puzzle Clues
A listing of crossword clues from a daily feature by R A Power with entries ranging from make to gather up to various word definitions. Several clues appear incomplete or garbled with missing letters and erroneous spacing. The page shows numerous numbered hints for across entries including animal parts plants and general terms and includes a date stamp of 9/25/71.
Portrait Of Byrd On Exhibit At Local Bank Lobby
A pastel portrait of U. S. Senator Harry Byrd Sr. by Louis Lupas is on display in Farmers & Merchants National Bank lobby. The bank bought it from Barbara Hines Art Gallery, with private sittings in 1961. Lupas, based in New York, is noted as the favorite artist of the White House and Capitol, painting figures such as Presidents Lyndon Johnson and John F. Kennedy.
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Louis Lupas
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
the Bank
Barbara Hines
Mr. Lupas
New York
White House
The
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Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
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Hymn Sing at Salem Church in Stephens City
A hymn sing is planned tomorrow at 7 30 p m at the Salon Church of the Brethren in Stephens City. Congregational singing will feature The Richard Clem Family The Roy Chapman Family Miss Debbie Neff Wayne White and daughter and others with Harry Soddy Haines of Winchester as leader.
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Salon Church of the Brethren
Stephens City
Richard Clem
Roy Chapman
Debbie Neff
Wayne White
Harry
Soddy) Haines
Winchester
Former Sheriff Knight Cleared for Third Time in 1970 Case
Hopewell Virginia former Nansemond County Sheriff James C. Knight is found innocent on misdemeanor obstructing justice and impeding a policeman charges by a five member circuit court jury after a 13 minute deliberation. Earlier trials acquitted him on multiple felony and misdemeanor counts including forgery and uttering over meat purchases for the county jail. Knight claimed political conspiracy while the prosecution alleged he ordered a windshield damage to aid department funding.
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Hopewell (Ap
Nansemond County
James C. Knight
Hopewell
Knight
Couinty
Sheriff's Department
Senate Leaders Eye Saturday Sessions
Senate leaders discuss weekend sessions to push a 21 billion military hardware bill while attendance remains light. A 51 member quorum barely voted down Humphrey's MIRV amendment 39 to 12 as several presidential hopefuls were absent.
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Senate
Washington
U.S
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Oregon
Robert W. Packwood
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Refugee Flights Resume Monday
The State Department said Cuban refugee flights will resume on Monday after a temporary halt. Spokesman Charles Bray said the Cuban government will permit a week of flights with about 900 Cubans expected to reach the United States. Over six years, roughly 246000 Cubans have arrived on these flights.
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Washington
State Department
Fidel Castro
Department
Charles Bray
U.S
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