Truckers clash with authorities as fuel protests spread
President Carter faces pressure from the American Trucking Association and Independent Truckers as odd-even rationing and high diesel prices trigger nationwide disruptions. National Guardsmen, port closures, and blocked gas stations spark fears of a broader crisis across Maryland Virginia and Pennsylvania.
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Powell
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Harry Hughes
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James Schlesinger
Bedford County
Montvale
Interstate 81
Amoco
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Senate Action Promised On Synthetic Fuels Bill
Congressional leaders pledged swift action on a plan to develop synthetic fuels replacing imported oil. House Speaker O Neill set a vote for next Tuesday on a 2 billion dollar subsidy bill for coal derived and other synthetic fuels amid gas line shortages.
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House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Hijacker, Police In Stand-Off At Chicago Airport
A convicted bomber hijacked a New Airlines Boeing 727 with 137 aboard, landing at O’Hare. The captain refused to fly further as police encircled the jet. Passengers evacuated to buses for debriefing. two hijackers demanded to go to Peru, one in cockpit and one in cabin.
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New Airlines
O'Hare International
Art Jackson
A.M. Mitchell
Rose Noel
Peru
Fire Deadline Friday For Mercer County Schools
Mercer County schools face a Friday session at the Princeton Municipal Building at 10 a.m. to present progress on safety corrections. Deputy Fire Marshal Russ Perkis expects most Fire Commission members to attend as they review actions taken since last year and the June 22 deadline to fix all violations. The Board of Education recently approved kitchen upgrades for about 30 schools as part of ongoing corrections efforts.
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Charleston
Fire Commission
Perkis
State Fire Commission
Walter Smittle III
Howard Harvey
Sp Soeate Estate
Board of Education
West Virginia Weather and World Events Mix in Brief
Thursday west Virginia foresees increasing cloudiness with showers likely ending Friday. Highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s plus a mid 80s Saturday. Eastern Managua sees heavy fighting as Sandinista guerrillas press a government roadblock. An ABC reporter Bill Stewart was killed at the roadblock. his wife and parents in Huntington WV.
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Managua
Anastasio Somoza
Bill Stewart
New York
Mystery Of Leigh Anne McGuire Cult Involvement
Parents of Leigh Anne McGuire allege their Athens High School graduate joined a Tennessee cult called The Farm led by Gaskin. They claim recruitment in Mercer County and fear brainwashing as Leigh Anne attended Concord College and later communally lives with dozens in Summerstown.
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Daily Telegra
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Pat McGuire
Hinton Road
Athens
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Mercer County
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Fraeine Soon Wash
National Institute of Mental Health
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Gaskin
California
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