Court Upholds Hostage Deal Settlement by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the 1979 hostage deal authorizing release of about 2.3 billion dollars of Iranian assets held by U.S. banks. The decision, delivered by Justice Rehnquist, affirmed presidential power and cleared the way for transfers to the tribunal and the Federal Reserve for execution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
U.S
Carter
United States
Tribunal For Claims Settlements
New York
Eric Lieberman
Central Bank of Iran
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Iran
U.S. Court of Claims
Justice Department
San Diego
Bert Lance
Federal Election Commission
Georgia
William H. Rehnquist
Congress
Rehnquist
Reagan
High Court
Dames & Moore
Los Angeles
International Tribunal
Extradition Papers Signed For Giles Man
Gov. John Dalton signed extradition papers to return Randall Lee Smith, a 21-year-old Pearisburg man, from South Carolina to face two counts of murder in Giles County. The Maine hikers Robert Mountford Jr. and Susan Ramsay were found dead after last being seen May 19 near the Appalachian Trail. Ramsay died from stab wounds and beating. Mountford was shot in the head.
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Richmond
John Dalton
Pearisburg
South Carolina
Dalton
Randall Lee Smith
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Smith
Virginia
Europe
Charles Davis
Giles County
Maine
Robert Mountford Jr
Susan Ramsay
Ellsworth
Bland County
Ramsay
Mountford
Britain proposes NI advisory council amid protests
London unveils plans for a 50 member Protestant and Catholic advisory council to engage Northern Ireland in politics and social issues. The proposal, nonbinding, met swift rejection from Sinn Fein's Gerry Adams and Ulster Unionist MP James Kilfedder. Britain has run NI since Stormont was dissolved in 1972 after sectarian violence since 1969.
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London
Northern Ireland
British Northern Ireland
Humphrey Atkins
House of Commons
Atkins
Gerry Adams
Sinn Fein
Irish Republican Army
James Kilfedder
Stormont
Britain
Record Coal Production In Virginia 1980
Virginia’s 1980 coal production set a state record with more than 41 million tons, led by Buchanan 17.7 million and Wise 12.5 million tons, together 75 percent of the total. Other counties and mining methods showed varied gains and declines across truck, tipple, strip, and auger operations.
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Grundy, Va
Virginia
Buchanan
Wise Counties
Buchanan County
Wise County
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
Dickenson
Tazewell
Russell
Lee
Scott
Scott County
Hickman Denied Bond In Charleston Police Murders
Antoine Hickman, 22, McDowell County man, was denied bond at arraignment on two murder counts in the shooting deaths of Charleston Lt. Delbert Roush and Patrolman Eddie Duncan. Hickman surrendered to police after the fatal downtown ambush following an assault inquiry. His attorney hinted at a possible change of venue due to publicity.
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Charleston
W.va
Antoine Hickman
Hickman
John Mitchell
McDowell County
Kanawha
John Hey
Chambers Plan Meeting On AeroMech Status
Princeton Mercer County Chamber and Greater Bluefield Chamber executive committees will meet July 15 at noon at the Bluefield Sheraton Inn to review AeroMech Airlines service at Mercer County Airport. AeroMech has reduced flights. officials may cancel more this fall if bookings don’t improve.
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Princeton — Chamber of Commerce
AeroMech Airlines
Mercer County
Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bluefield Chamber
PMCCC
Western Steel
Dewey Russell
Transportation Committee
Bluefield Sheraton Inn
Russell
Chamber
AeroMech
Council Idaho to host 11th Championship Porcupine Race
In Council Idaho residents will parade porcupines in garbage cans to a football field for the 11th annual Championship Porcupine Race at 1 p.m. Organizers expect 15 to 30 entrants. Some porcupines move fast and occasionally run into the crowd, prompting quick crowd clearance.
Weekend Weather Outlook With Scattered Showers
Friday brings showers or thunderstorms with highs near 70 to 82. Tonight and Saturday expect variable clouds and scattered showers, with lows mid 50s to mid 60s and highs near 70 to 80. The extended forecast through Monday shows warm humid days with 80s highs and mid 60s to around 70 lows, cooler in the mountains by 5 to 10 degrees.
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National Weather Service
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Sheila Holzworth
Project Pelion
Mount Ranier
Martha
Camp Muir
Ranier
Ingraham Flats
Giles Man
Northern Ireland Council
Ed Leonard
Mitchell
Chambers
Department of Highways
Charles Miller
Ingleside
Rt. 460
Main Street
Princeton
Miller
Odell Huffman
Highway Department
Abby Dixon
Dr. Lamb
Beirut
Lebanon
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
America
Russia
Tehran
Khomeini
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Islamic Republican Party
IRP
Mujahedeen Khalq
Tabriz
Ahwaz
Caspian Sea
Babul
Tehran Radio
Mujahedeen
Fedayeen Khalgq
Peykar
Islamic Revolutionary Courts
Ghassem Bani-Hashemi
Bani-Hashemi
Javadieh
Majlis
Bani Hashemi
Mohammad Javad Bahonar
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