Iranian Official Questions Attitudes On Hostage Issue
Charge d Affaires Ali A Agah the top Iranian official in the United States questions American outrage over the Tehran embassy seizure. He cites U S actions in 1953 and ongoing support for the shah, calling for justice and peaceful resolution. The shah, in Panama, was visiting for medical treatment when the embassy takeover occurred.
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Charlottesville
U.S
Tehran
Ali A. Agah
United States
Islamic Republic of Iran
Agah
Iran
CIA
Panama
Vepco Rate Hike Request Chopped
The State Corporation Commission trimmed more than 35 million from Virginia Electric and Power Co. fuel charge requests for 1980, finding APCO and four other companies fuel hikes reasonable. APCO faces an $11.7 million increase, raising the average 1000 kilowatt hour monthly bill by about $1.34.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Virginia
SCC
Appalachian Power Co
APCO
Army of Employees Rally Against VSRS Benefit Cuts
State and local officials marched to the Virginia Capitol to urge the study commission not to trim retirement benefits. The hearing highlighted fears of demoralization and lawsuits if VSRS benefits are reduced, with officials stressing a contractual obligation to current employees. Some support a dual system for future hires, but most want no changes for existing workers.
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Richmond
Virginia
Phil Meekins
Virginia Beach
State Highway Com
Harold King
State Highway Department
Suzanne Kelly
The
Virginia Education Association
Commonwealth
Bayse Wilson
Association of Roanoke County Administration and Supervisors
Suit Dismissed Involuntarily Committed Patient Case
A federal judge tossed Jackie L. Gearheart’s suit alleging doctors at the VA Medical Center forcibly injected him with psychotropic drugs while he was involuntarily committed. The judge did not rule on whether Gearheart was mentally competent when the treatment occurred, citing evidence he lacked informed consent. Gearheart was committed April 5 after a Roanoke district court hearing, and he claimed officials restrained him and forced Thorazine and Prolixin to counter paranoia and delusions.
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Roanoke
Jackie L. Gearheart
James Turk
Gearheart
Veterans Administration Medical Center
Turk
U.S. District Court
Roanoke General District Court
Miners Convinced Computers Work at Sesser Mine
Veteran miners in Sesser Illinois say they were skeptical about Inland Steel Coal Co. plans to install a production computer system but now believe it works. The system in the mine near Sesser uses three programs to track everything and has changed daily operations.
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Sesser, Ill
Inland Steel Coal Co
Sesser
John Prudent
Chicago
Prudent
Inland
Miners Refuse Welfare In Dilles Bottom Ohio
Ohio miners resist welfare as hundreds idle after mine shutdowns. UMW District 6 auxiliary leader Carol Glass says workers prefer jobs over aid, while Belmont County welfare chief Thomas Williams notes a 20 percent caseload rise. Salvation Army aid and a Food Closet help families, with Christmas boxes distributed. A computer system in Inland’s mines aims to improve communication and production tracking across 18 terminals linked to a Chicago center, with plans for a safety program.
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Dilles Bottom
Ohio
Carol Glass
Women's Auxiliary
United Mine Workers District 6
Williams
UMW
Bellaire
Salvation Army
Bruce Wallis
Consolidation Coal Co
Egypt Valley
Auxiliary
Glass
Chicago
Adkins
Kurt Mueller
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D-Fredericksburg
Mary Washington College
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Virginia Conference of American Association of University Professors
Old Dominion Briefs
Salem
Roanoke County
S. Foster
Foster
Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program
Norfolk, Va
Brenda Joy Bancroft
Norfolk
First Virginia Bank
Domino's Pizza Shop
Brenda
Bancroft
Domino's Pizza
A Norfolk
Norfolk International Airport
Robert E. Washington
D-Norfolk
Boush Street
College Place
Opal J. Pope
Popes
Paul E. Jacobs
Pope
Virginia Hospital Association
Heinemann
Assembly
Adelard Brault
Fairfax
Roger Adkins
Bluefield Janitorial Service
Bluefield
W.va
Princeton Urological Group, Inc
Parkview Professional Building
Medical Arts Clinic
Route 20
West Virginia
Mian W. Shah
M.D. F.R.C.S
American Board OF Surgery
American Board OF Urology
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Krugerands
Oakvale RD
Princeton
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