China warns U S over Taiwan in Xinhua dispatch
Peking Xinhua warns U S policymakers that forced action against Taiwan may be needed if the United States adheres to the Taiwan Relations Act. The piece denounces U S claims it needs China for modernization and questions Haig’s policies while stressing peaceful unification remains the goal.
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Peking
Xinhua
China
Taiwan
U.S
U.s.-China
United States
Taipei
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Smith Trial Months Away. Officers Say
A man charged with killing two Appalachian Trail hikers in western Virginia may be returned from South Carolina next week, but the trial appears months away. Randall Lee Smith, 27, of Pearisburg, has been held in Conway, South Carolina. The victims were Robert Mountford Jr. and Laura Susan Ramsay, both 27, of Ellsworth, Maine. Autopsy found Ramsay stabbed and beaten. Mountford shot. Governor Dalton signed extradition papers. Smith may face a July 14 grand jury, with October meeting possible.
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Richmond
Virginia
South Carolina
Giles
Randall Lee Smith
Pearisburg
Horry County
Conway
S.C
Myrtle Beach
Smith
Robert Mountford Jr
Laura Susan Ramsay
Ellsworth
Maine
Giles County
Mountford
Ms. Ramsay
John Dalton
Honeymoon in the Smokies in a 1940 Chevrolet
Ashland Kentucky AP reports Bill Horn, who only drives his 1940 Chevrolet on special occasions, recreated his 1956 honeymoon with Wilma for their 25th anniversary. The couple retraced the original thousand mile route through the Smoky Mountains and North Carolina, staying in the same room at the same motel as their wedding night. This was their third such extended trip, as they also did a 20th anniversary voyage, and Horn hopes to reach the 50th in the same car.
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Ashland
Bill Horn
Wilma
Smokey Mountains
North Carolina
Horns
Boyd County
Horn
Weather Forecast Warm with sun and storms across region
Weather outlook calls for a mix of sunshine and clouds with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Expect highs from 75 to 85, fair tonight with lows around 60 to mid 60s. Sunday showers spread west to east with mid 70s to low 80s highs. Sunday night through Tuesday remain warm and humid with daily scattered showers and storms, highs in mid 80s to near 90, lows mid 60s to near 70, mountains 5 to 10 degrees cooler.
Angela Michele Celebrates Independence Day Early in City Park
Angela Michele rests with the American Flag in Bluefield City Park between activities during a holiday afternoon. Accompanied by her parents Lewis and Linda Taylor from Glenwood in Mercer County, the family marks July 4th one day early. See page 2 for a City Park Independence Day activities schedule.
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Angela Michele
Bluefield
Angela
Lewis and
Linda Taylor
Glenwood
Mercer County
July 4th Weekend Begins Across Nation
The holiday weekend opens with rain and ample gasoline while celebrations mark the 205th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Many events occur on Saturday though some pre Fourth odds include an elephant adoption by Senate leader Howard Baker and a Mississippi steamboat race end.
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Associated Press
Senate
Howard Baker
Terminal Island Federal Prison
California
U.S
Israeli Vote Ends In Virtual Tie In Deadlocked Election
Israel faced a razor close vote as Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Labor leader Shimon Peres fought for power. State radio projected 48 seats for Likud and 48 for Labor with 6 for NRP and 4 for Agudat Israel, signaling a fragile coalition and possible new elections.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Labor Party
Shimon Peres
Begin
Likud
Labor
National Religious Party
Peres
U.S
Samuel Lewis
Man
Aryeh Noor
Israel Radio
National Election Commission
Knesset
State
NRP
Agudat Israel
Tami
Handicapped Climbers Summit Mount Rainier in Joy
Five blind climbers with braille maps an epileptic and two deaf adventurers reached Mount Rainier's 14 410 foot summit with guides including Jim Whittaker. They unfurled flags celebrated a landmark achievement while planning to descend to Paradise Lodge after overnighting at Ingraham Flats.
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Paradise
Wash
Mount Rainier
Chuck O’brien
Philadelphia
Richard Rose
Vancouver
O'Brien
Kirk Adams
Snohomish, Wash
Alec Naiman
New York City
Moun
Jim Whittaker
Everest
Ingraham Flats
Whittaker
Federal aid wanes as Reagan cuts hit Appalachian coal region
In Virginia and Appalachia, decades of federal support for coal communities face cuts under the Reagan administration. Officials warn of reduced funding for roads, schools, and health services, with local taxes and severance taxes to fill gaps. Key figures include Rep. William Wampler and Gov. John Dalton, who stress the need for state action to sustain industry and local revenue.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Appalachian Coalfields
Appalachian
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Appalachia
Federal Cash Register
Washington
Dole
William Wampler
R-Va
Reagan
Wampler
del. Orby Cantrell
Pound
House of Delegates
Cantrell
Richmond
John Dalton
Dalton
Wise County
Buchanan County
West Virginia
Kentucky
Wyoming
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Joe Reap
State Department
Congress
Abby Onas
Dixon
Lambaeno Vel
Eie
Billy Coram
National Safety Council
Sheila Holzworth
Des Moines
Iowa
Frederick Noesner
Glenside
Douglas Wakefield
Arlington
Paul Stefurak
Federal Way
Seattle Recreation Club For the
Justin McDevitt
Rosemont
Paradise Lodge
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