Carter and Castro exchange best wishes for talks
President Carter sent a personal message to Fidel Castro expressing best wishes for successful negotiations to restore diplomatic relations, and Castro replied in kind. State Department outlined a limited diplomat exchange plan short of full recognition. A separate report notes two Pennsylvania residents escaped injury when a tractor trailer hit power lines on Virginia Route 102.
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Cuba
Castro
State Department
United States
Carter
Pennsylvania
Virginia Rt. 102
Virginia Foods
Virginia
W. D. Barker
Ivan W. Weaver
Ephrata
Ethel
Appalachian Power Company
Barker
Rt. 102
Falls Mills-Pocahontas
Dan Henderson
Panel urges FDA openness and public access to drug reviews
A U.S. panel of experts calls for lifting secrecy at the Food and Drug Administration and revealing data on new drug safety and effectiveness. It urges Congress to end the trade secrets policy, include public representatives on advisory committees, and require independent lab spot checks on animal testing results.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
David P. Ball
FDA
Congress
Gulf Oil Begins Massive $30 Million Test Well in Virginia
Gulf Oil drilled a three mile deep basement test near Castlewood Virginia to locate untapped energy fields in the southwestern part of the state. The $3 million test failed to yield oil or gas but gathered geological data for future drilling decisions. Gulf may spend 30 to 50 million on exploration and has leased land in the area with Phillips Petroleum holding 78 000 acres.
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Castlewood
Gulf Oil Co
Virginia
Gulf
Virginia Mountains
Russell County
Phillips Petroleum
Paul Weirich
Weirich
Oklhoma City
Coal Deal to Add 500 Jobs in Buchanan County Virginia
A Romania government and Ocel Petroleum Company accord aims to add about 500 mining jobs at Island Creek Coal in Buchanan County. The deal includes Romania buying at least 14 million tons of metallurgical coal with an option for 13.3 million more and an advance payment of 53 million dollars, with construction to take at least two years.
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Buchanan County
Ocel Petroleum Company
Island Creek Coal Company
Occidental
Island Creek
John Turyn Jr
Romania
Tts
Furyn
Romania Mineral Import-Export Ministry
Cidental
Island Creek Coal
Guard Who strapped them in for years backs death penalty
Retired San Quentin guard Joe Ferretti who strapped 126 condemned prisoners into the gas chamber says he is for the death penalty. He recalls providing whisky and last words as he supervised 18 hour executions. California debates revived as the court halted capital punishment and Gov Brown vetoed a new bill.
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San Quentin
Calif
Joe Ferretti
Petaluma
Ferretti
California Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Aaron Charles Mitchell
Brown
Los Angeles
George Deukmejian
Rockefeller seeks 80 million for secondary roads in session
Gov. Jay Rockefeller urged the Legislature to settle on 80 million dollars for secondary roads in the upcoming special session to resolve budget differences with the Senate. He noted the House favors 80 million while the Senate proposes 44 million and said funding could still be used this construction season if the higher amount prevails.
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Herb Little
Charleston
W. Va
Jay Rockefeller
Senate House
Rockefeller
House
Senate
Beavers and Tigers Set for Grid-o-Rama At Mitchell Stadium
In today's Telegraph a preseason Grid-o-Rama at Mitchell Stadium features Beaver and Tigers teams. Also noted is an independent Congressional analysis supporting the President's energy plan, though slower than hoped.
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Beaver
Tigers
Mitchell Stadium
Amtrak Hiltopper Starts Service Linking Virginia and Bluefield
Amtrak launches the Hilltopper, replacing the Mountaineer and serving Alexandria Fredericksburg Richmond Petersburg Roanoke Lynchburg and Bluefield Welch Williamson with daily round trips. The schedule aims to boost riders from 53400 to 62800 yearly and includes bus links Norfolk to Petersburg to connect with western and northern points.
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Jim Terry
Daily Telegraph
Statt
National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Bluefield
Amtrak
Washington, D. C
Tri-State
Catlettsburg
Secretary of Transportation
Brock Adams
Norfolk
Suffolk
Petersburg
Tidewater
Mountaineer
Amfleet
Norfolk & Western
Crewe
Richmond
Seaboard Coast Line
Hilltopper
Alexandria
Quantico
Fredericksburg
Nottowa County
Farmville
Lynchburg
Bedford
Roanoke
Christiansburg
Narrows
Virginia
West Virginia
Welch
Williamson
James Whitcomb Riley
Cincinnati
Chicago
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Palmetto
Carolinas
Georgia
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Armand Hammer
Abby
Telegraph
Ette
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