Martial Law Tightens as Polish Protests Grow Feeble
Warsaw tightens martial law as Solidarity faces a crackdown with scattered strikes and leaders arrested. US suspends most food aid to Poland while assessing the crisis amid limited reporting due to a communications blackout.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity Movement
Washington
Solidarity Union Movement
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles H. Percy
State Department
Union
Soviet Union
Associated Press
Solidarity
Katowice
Czechoslovakia
Martial
Israel Moves to Annex Golan Heights Spark International Ire
Israel's parliament approved legislation extending Israeli jurisdiction over the Golan Heights, a move condemned by Syria and Egypt as a breach of the UN charter and Camp David accord. Damascus called it a declaration of war, while Begin admitted U.S. objections were anticipated. The 60-17 vote on first reading followed Labor Party abstention, with final passage expected after two more readings.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Golan Heights
Syria
Damascus
Damascus Radio
Menachem Begin
Middle East
U.N. Security Council
Abdul Halim Khaddam
United States
Britain
France
China
Soviet Union
U.N
Washington
Golan
Egypt
Begin
Labor Party
Mother Dives 36-Foot Well to Save Son in Illinois
In Murphysboro Illinois a mother named Reagan risked her life to rescue her 4 year old son from a rotted 36 foot well. She climbed down a pipe and held the boy above water for 45 minutes while directing her other son TJ to summon help. Deputies pulled both from the well and the family was treated and released from St Joseph Memorial Hospital. The sheriff credited the mother and boy TJ for saving the child though the deputy said they were the heroes.
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Murphysboro
Ill
Berne Levenson
Reagan
Olay Reagan Jr
Timothy
J.J
T.J
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff's Deputies
Ilinois
Dave Nichols
Nichols
Dave Youngberg
Charlie
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Decontrol of Natural Gas Prices Proposed With New Tax
Washington AP A Reagan administration adviser urged faster decontrol of natural gas prices paired with a consumer tax. Murray Weidenbaum suggested not a windfall tax on increased production, aiming to ease deficits while preserving investment. He noted prices could rise about 50 percent by 1985 under either plan.
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Washington
Reagan
Council of Economic Advisers
Murray Weidenbaum
Carter
Weidenbaum
Congress
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Nears Goal With Nine Days Left
Bluefield community fund for underprivileged children shows 61 percent progress toward a 7500 goal. With 9 days remaining before the Dec 24 Tree Party at Bluefield Auditorium for 1200 kids, workers urge local support via Community Christmas Tree Association or Bluefield Daily Telegraph boxes. Recent donors include families, memorial gifts, and local clubs, contributing 481 to bring total to 4,563.50.
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Bluefield
Bluefield Auditorium
Community Christmas Tree Association
C-O Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W.va
Bland St
Weather Outlook Signals Cold Week With Snow Odds
Tuesday will see snow showers and highs in the 30s with teens to mid 20s at night. Wednesday brings lingering flurries in the mountains and 30s, followed by a very cold Thursday to Saturday with mid 20s to low 30s days and teens to 20s at night. In Virginia Uranium surveys show promising deposits in Tazewa, Buchanan, Dickenson and Brunswick Counties, with Marline Uranium Corp. already exploring Pittsylvania and Culpeper regions.
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National Weather Service
Richmond
Virginia
Tazewa
Buchanan
Dickenson
U.S. Geological Survey
Marline Uranium Corp
Pittsylvania
Culpeper
National Uranium Resource Evaluation Program
NURE
Tazewell
Brunswick County
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Commodity Credit Corp
Romberg
Likud
Nancy Reagan
Netherlands
White House
Children of the Diplomatic Corps
Charles H. Wade
Alice York
Sun Valley
Kelly Bishop
Randy Phillips
Danny Newton
David Gray
Cathey Cunningham
David Hartman
Kevin Justus
Dawn Harman
Hoyt Johnson
Richard A. Brown
Robert Y. Woodburn
Ralph H. Ratliff
Paul
Sue Bates
Beverly
Anthony Heses
Vernon
Juanita Howell
Hubert
Barbara Ann Lovell
R.W
Dutch” Tabor
Thomas McVey
Emory M. Shaw
Jean Byars
Nell B. Hodges
Troy Fred Kitts, Sr
Richard
Patricia Reese
Ann Martin Carter
Carl R. Irvin
Paul Fern, Jr
Grant H. Blevins
William B. Belchee
James Earl Moore
C.R. Gilbert
Scotty
Ronnie Hurst
Clyde S. Barr
W.W. Walker
Helen B. Gatherum
Kelly
Scott Meachum
Chris, Mike
Jeffrey Meade
Richard Arlen Bourne
Anello
Charleston
Jay Rockefeller
Del
Donald F
Don) Anello
Bramwell
House of Delegates
John Frazier
Rockefeller
Mercer County
Mercer
Monroe
Summers Counties
C. Tate Lohr
House
Don
Annello
Mercer County Commission
Democratic Executive Committee
Charles Bowers
Richard Flanigan
Princeton
Annelle
Tio
Oni Elise
Eeet
ECCT
Abby
Dixon Deeb
Dr. Lamb
Penner
Renee
Pete
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