Carter Eyes Specific Oil Target Plan For 1980
President Carter in Tokyo to urge seven major industrialized democracies to set individual oil import reduction targets through 1980 with possible enforcement, while also proposing a global refugee resettlement effort. He to travel to Shimoda for a public town meeting and met with Prime Minister Ohira and the Diet before Kabuki and dinner with Rosalynn and Amy.
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Tokyo
Carter
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
OPEC
Blumenthal
U.S
United States
Shimoda
Matthew Perry
Masayoshi Ohira
National Theater
Rosalynn
Amy
Roppongi
Japan
Georgia
Weather and political notes cross West Virginia and Virginia
West Virginia predicts sun with increasing clouds and mild highs into the 70s and 80s while Virginia reports sunny skies and warm temperatures through the day. A separate note urges banning J P Stevens from LA dealings due to discrimination and other regional political updates include a TVA manager resignation and Panama Canal treaty discussion. A Charleston federal judge approves a plea deal with Boston Distiller Corp amid WV charges. Gas prices rise a penny in nearby states as supplies tighten. A Roanoke station union dispute alleges firing for union activity. Stocks section noted on page 14.
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Charleston
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Mr. Boston Distiller Corp
West Virginia
Vietnamese boat people reach Bluefield on rough voyage
Vietnamese refugees reach Bluefield but may require days to recover from the grueling sea journey. The note appears alongside other features in the Telegraph with pages focused on Gore Vidal, flying saucers writing by Gary Barker, and a Beckley factory preparing to build prefab coal processing plants.
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Bluefield
Beckley
Supreme Court Liber Libel Rulings Favor Proxmire and Spy Case
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Congress members may be sued for libel over statements in newsletters and that public funding recipients are not automatically public figures. An 8-1 decision also held that criminal defendants are not necessarily public figures in libel suits. Commentary from press groups labeled the rulings a setback for press freedom. The Wolston case involved a man charged with contempt for not complying with a subpoena.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William Proxmire
Proxmire
Congress
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Freedom of Information Committee
Society of Professional Journalists
Sigma Delta Chi
Ilya Wolston
Arlington. Ua
Wolston
Rockefeller touts low profile stance to curb gas panic
Governor Jay Rockefeller defended a low key public stance as key to preventing panic buying during West Virginia’s gasoline shortage. He cited calm public response after National Guard and state police protected tanker deliveries and noted Morgantown Fairmont Clarksburg and Eastern Panhandle areas faced shortages. He avoided detailing contingency plans for a potential station strike and stressed avoiding a crisis mentality at the pump.
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Charleston
W.va
Jay Rockefeller
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Morgantown
Fairmont
Clarksburg
National Guard
State Police
Eastern Panhandle
Friends Of Leigh Anne Deny Brainwash Claim At The Farm
Mercer County residents close to Leigh Anne McGuire deny her father’s claim she was brainwashed and held against her will at The Farm commune in Tennessee. They say The Farm does not recruit, describe Leigh Anne as loving her family, and note she left home voluntarily after initial residence with friends and in Radford hospital observation.
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Leigh Anne
Dany Tesegraps Owen
Mercer County
Leigh Anne McGuire
Athens
Tennessee
Miss McGuire
Bob Carter
Martha Easter
Concord College
Summerstown
Twen
Carter
Easter
Atlanta, Ga
Elgood
Concord
Nashville
Daily Telegraph
Bob McGuire
Dwight Easter
Lynn Martin
McGuire
Martin
Area 27
West Virginia Department of Welfare
Support Rising For Synthetic Fuels Measure
Washington AP reports House leaders show broad bipartisan backing for a multibillion dollar synthetic fuels bill aimed at reducing reliance on foreign oil. The plan would finance energy industries competing with petroleum and seeks to weaken OPEC influence while facing possible amendments from Democrats seeking safeguards against gasoline rationing and budget concerns.
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Washington
House
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Geneva
OPEC
U.S
United States
John Dingell
Dmich
Dingell
Commerce Energy and Power Subcommittee
Congressional Budget Office
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Virginia
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J.P. Stevens Textile Company
Los Angeles
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Ring
Leon Ring
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Ind-Va
Panama
Byrd
Maryland
Delaware
Automobile Clubs of
Roanoke, Va
WSLS
William Hutcheson
Gore Vidal
Inside Today
Gary Barker
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Bees
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Salinas
Calif
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