Haig Lifts Suspension on U S Warplanes to Israel
Secretary Haig announced the United States will resume shipments of F-15 and F-16 aircraft to Israel after a two month embargo tied to the Iraq raid and Beirut bombing. Reagan held talks with Begin citing changed Middle East circumstances as the reason. Wayne Williams pleaded innocent in Atlanta for the killings of two black men, with trial set for Oct. 5.
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Los Angeles
Iraq
Alexander M. Haig Jr
United States
Israel
Haig
Reagan
Menachem Begin
Washington
Begin
Wayne Williams
Atlanta
OPEC weighing unprecedented price cut in Geneva talks
In Geneva the OPEC president and six major producers discussed a possible crude price reduction aiming at a base near 34 dollars per barrel with a 37 dollar ceiling for top quality African crudes. Saudi Arabia led opposition to lowering below 36 dollars, while Venezuela urged no drop below 36, amid talks of a potential 2 million barrel daily production cut. Nigeria pressed for revenue recovery from the oil glut.
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Switzerland
OPEC
Subroto
Saudi Arabia
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
United States
Nigeria
Weather outlook: Tuesday through Wednesday showers possible
Tuesday will be partly cloudy with highs near 80 and a mild breeze. Tonight mostly cloudy with lows around 60. Wednesday remains partly cloudy with a chance of rain as conditions shift across the region.
Buchanan Couple Missing in Grundy Virginia Travel Gone Awry
Buchanan County authorities seek Arch W. Ruble and Olive June Ruble who left Grundy Thursday for a fishing trip to Claytor Lake and did not return by Friday. He, 64, with heart condition, and his wife, 59, were in a 1979 blue Chevrolet Malibu Classic, tag SPC-605, with a dented left front fender. Contacts: Buchanan County Sheriff's Department at (703) 935-2313 or (703) 935-4220.
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Grundy
Buchanan County
Claytor Lake
Arch W. Ruble
Olive June Ruble
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Princeton Council Considers Downtown Police Move Plan
Princeton officials will decide within 30 days whether to relocate the police department to downtown. The council unanimously asked the Princeton Merchants Association and Chamber to back the move to curb crime. Supporters cited vandalism, noise, and speeding near Mercer Street with 56 percent of July calls from the area.
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Princeton Police Department
Council
Robert Graham
Princeton Community Hospital
Princeton Merchants Association
Paul Jones
Yankee Barbakow
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Jennifer Belcher
Bob Ellis
Ellis
Princeton Police
Mercer County Sheriff's Department
Mercer Street
Jones
Jim Cannon
Cannon
DuPont Stockholders Approve Conoco Deal
Du Pont Co stockholders vote overwhelmingly to approve a 7.7 billion takeover of Conoco Inc. Nearly 94 percent back the merger, with little opposition at the meeting. The deal would create the seventh largest U.S. industrial company and is expected to close by Oct. 1.
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du Pont Co
Conoco Inc
du Pont
Edward G. Jefferson
Conoco
Ralph E. Bailey
Jefferson
United States
Mobil Corp
No. 2 Oil Company
Seagram Co. Ltd
Seagram
Bland County names Milton Maxton as new school superintendent
Milton Maxton, 49, a longtime Virginia school official, was appointed Bland County School Superintendent at a special meeting. He will assume the unexpired Joyce term on September 1, after being selected from 13 candidates. Maxton has served in Louisa and King George counties and holds degrees from Virginia Tech with further study at William and Mary and UVA.
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Bland County
Milton Maxton
Virginia
Maxton
Louisa County
Maynard Joyce
Blacksburg
Joyce
Ann
Louisa
King George
Gloucester County
Virginia Tech
William and Mary College
University of Virginia
Hare Says Compliance With Jail Order Requires Building A New Facility
Hare argues that satisfying the court jail order necessitates constructing a new detention facility. He cites budgetary and land-use hurdles, urging swift action to avoid further legal exposure and ensure inmate care standards meet mandates.
Sheriff says new jail needed to meet court order
Mercer County Sheriff Don Hare told Bluefield Kiwanis that complying with a federal court order for jail improvements likely requires a new facility as the 150 capacity jail cannot meet mandated separations. He noted the judge could jail him for noncompliance and described inmate supervision and crowding issues amid ongoing disturbances.
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Mercer County
Don Hare
U.S
John T. Copenhaver
Hare
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