Nixon speaks at Oxford amid egg barrage and protests
Former president Richard Nixon told Oxford Union students he has retired from politics but will keep speaking out. He discussed Watergate and authorized wiretaps as president amid jeers and an egg thrower crowd, while police made arrests outside and a Secret Service agent guarded his car.
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Oxford
England
Richard M. Nixon
Oxford Union Debating Society
Nixon
United States
U.S
Secret Service
Vietnam
Carter vows to fight inflation despite political risk
President Carter defended his anti inflation program as exactly what the American people want while acknowledging possible political costs. He urged continuing wage and price guidelines, said he saw no reason for despair, and noted modest Middle East negotiation setbacks as not fatal to Camp David progress.
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Jonestown
Guyana
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Israel
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Middle East
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Fragments from Bluefield area news and town notes
A mixed set of local items covers politics in Putnam County, a California case facing fines for transporting obscene material, Bluefield chamber activities on highway and hospital access, a $300 000 federal grant for Bluefield Northside improvements, a Utah judge denying stays for executions, a Moscone funeral moment, a tourism site debate at Bivestone Gorge, and grocery price trends. Several items reference Bluefield and area officials, with municipal and state actions noted.
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Community Development
Bluefield
Greater Bluefield
Violence Escalates in FASH Haulers Strike Convoys Form on Turnpike
Pittsburgh AP reports that state police escorted steel laden trucks along the Pennsylvania Turnpike after 10 new violent incidents including shootings and rock throwing. No direct link established to Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers, which began the strike Nov. 11 for higher rates and bargaining rights. Many carriers face reduced moves and layoffs as shipments across the Midwest and local plants experience delays and reliability issues.
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Pennsylvania Turnpike
Fraternal Association of Steel
Tom Lyon
Pennsylvania
Lyon
Somerset County
FASH
Charles Nekvasil
Republic Steel
Nekvasil
Midwest
Nekrasil
All Republic
U.S. Steel Corp
Virginia Democrat Chairman Resigns After Defeat
Virginia State Sen. Joseph Fitzpatrick announced he will resign as leader of the state Democratic party effective Jan. 5, citing a need for a new face and several business ventures. He denied the move stemmed from repeated statewide losses and said the party is not dead, though he called the water up to the bridge and suggested an interim chairman will be chosen by the Central Committee.
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Richmond
Joseph Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Andrew Miller
John Warner
Warner
Republican Party
Miller
Democratic State Central Committee
State Party
Democratic Party
Norfolk
Central Committee
Princeton Couple Reflect on Tragedy in Guyana
A Princeton couple expresses shock yet not surprise at the Guyana tragedy as survivors recount the night of horror. The report frames the catastrophe through the couple’s perspective and local resonance with the disaster.
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Princeton
Guyana
Final Accord Signed In Firestone Recall
Firestone and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reached a final agreement to end the recall chaos over 10 million Firestone 500 steel belted radial tires. The deal addresses rebates, replacement timing, and potential civil fines tied to a 1976 case.
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Washington
Firestone
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Hal Paris
McDowell County welcomes two new commissioners
Chester M. Matney and Jennings B. Boyd were sworn in as McDowell County Commissioners at Welch courthouse. Matney replaces Cecil Moore Jr. for four years through 1982, Boyd replaces Ronnie McKenzie for two years through 1980. They planned first formal meeting for Wednesday at 10 a.m. and discussed ambulance insurance bids due by Sunday.
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Chester M. Matney
Jennings B. Boyd
McDowell County
Welch
Circuit Court
Jack Marinari
Matney
Boyd
Northfork
Commission
Ronnie McKenzie
Roderfield
Cecil B. Moore Jr
Moore
McKenzie
McDowell
Charleston
House of Delegates
Hulett C. Smith
Arch A. Moore Jr
Raymond Lawson
Laeger
Lawson
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