West Virginia and Virginia Weather and Local News Briefs
West Virginia observes mostly sunny days with highs near 60s to mid 60s and a cool night in the 30s to 40s. Virginia sees sun with highs in the 60s and scattered rain chances along the coast. notable items include Mary Catherine Randolph’s surgery in DC, a 27 month Stearns strike ongoing, ROTC cadet death inquiry, political shifts in the House of Delegates, and rate rollbacks by two large gas utilities. Also reported are Carter wage standards, fugitive Mike Thevis captured, Pope John Paul II on priestly marriage, China hotel deal, TVA small coal program, Virginia budget stance, a Bluefield station operator found guilty of beer theft aiding interstate commerce.
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Bluefield
Carter Signs Weakened Energy Bill After 18 Month Battle
President Carter signed a diluted energy package, calling it 65 percent of his plan, and said Congress will seek further changes as the law aims to curb oil use and expand coal and solar energy. He traveled to Kansas City for a FFA event and press briefing, framing the vote as a hard but necessary domestic victory.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
Administration
United States
Carter explains signing tax cut bill in Kansas City
President Carter spoke at a Future Farmers of America event in Kansas City to justify signing the $18.7 billion tax cut. He said the measure would prevent large tax increases next year and noted it saved $13 billion compared with expiration of prior tax cuts. He urged linkage of Egyptian Israeli peace talks to a broader Middle East settlement and commented on Democrats’ election performance.
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Kansas City
Carter
Egypt
Israel
Middle East
West Bank
Jordan River
Future Farmers of America
White House
Norman Rockwell dies at 84 in Stockbridge Mass
Norman Rockwell died late Wednesday night at his home in Stockbridge Massachusetts aged 84 neighbors recall his plain friendly nature and say his Americana drawings reflected his life. Arlington Vermont neighbors remember him for neighborliness and the many Rockwell portraits.
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Stockbridge
Mass
Norman Rockwell
Massachusetts
Berkshire Mountains
Marty Salvadore
Salvadore
Rockwell
Peace Corps
Look Magazine
Arlington
Saturday Evening Post
Carl Hess
Hess
New England
William J. Obanhein
Kennedy
Secret Service
Obanhein
David Wood
Old Corner House
Mary
Vermont
Molly Penderson
Germany Faces 40th Anniversary of Nazi Crimes in Cologne
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt admitted Germany's “heritage of the guilty” on the 40th anniversary of Kristallnacht while anti Semitic vandalism appeared in Flensburg and Bredstedt. He urged considering whether to lift the Nazi murder statute of limitations as Germany weighs moral consequences and future trials.
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Cologne
West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
Fuehrer
Flensburg
Bredstedt
Schmidt
Virginia Democrats Assess Setbacks After Miller-Warner Race
Three Virginia Democrats weighed the Miller Warner result with fears the party lacks a solid structure. Leaders Howell Fitzpatrick and Robb noted a near 1 percent margin in unofficial returns and possible recounts as they warned the party’s finances and organization need strengthening after close statewide losses.
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George W. Wilbur
Richmond
Virginia
Andrew Miller
John Warner
Henry Howell
Miller
John Dalton
Joseph T. Fitzpatrick
Chuck Robb
Miller-Warner
News Election Service
Warner
Howell
State
Democratic Party
Dalton
Fitzpatrick
State Party
Howell Godwin
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House of Delegates
Clyde M. Lee Jr
Moorefield
Donald L. Kopp
Clarksburg
West Virgina
Pagee
Public Service Commission
Columbia Gas
Hope Natural Gas Co
Treasury
Thevis
Mike Thevis
FBI
Atlanta
Pope John Paul
China
Intercontinental Hotel Corp
Tennessee Valley Authority
The
Agency
Board of Directors
Trang
Dow Jones
Norman
Molly
Germany
Europe
Alexander Ginsburg
Central Committee of Jews In
Schadt
Werner
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