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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1977

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House Rejects Senate Abortion Funding Plan In 252 164 Vote

The House blocked a plan endorsing Senate abortion funding language by 252 to 164, keeping federal money restricted to cases where a woman's life is at risk. Conferees will resume talks on a $4.03 billion Labor HEW bill as debate over abortion funding continues.

Washington House Senate Thomas P. O'Neill Departments of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare O’neill Daniel Flood D-Pa Louis Stokes Ohio Chamber Supreme Court Stokes Robert Bauman Rméd Wea Bauman Silvio Conte R-Mass

FBI reports 1976 violent crime dips amid overall rise

FBI data from over 13 000 agencies show murders down 8 percent and robberies down 1 percent in 1976, with total violent crime dropping 4 percent though overall offenses rose slightly. Rape up 1 percent to 56 730, burglary down 3 percent, larceny theft up 5 percent, and auto theft contributing to the totals.

Washington FBI Griffin B. Bell

Top Military Leader Claims Panama Treaty Boosts U S Security

Washington AP top military leaders testified before the Senate that ratification of the Panama Canal treaties would strengthen U S security and preserve canal use for the long term. A Senate subcommittee subpoenaed a discharged Army sergeant as it opened a probe into alleged U S bugging of the Panamanian delegation during treaty talks.

Washington Senate U.S Senate Judiciary United States Sen James 8. Allen D-Ala Air Force George 5. Brown Joint Chiefs of Staff Latin America D.P. McAullffe U.S. Southern Command Canal Zone State Department John Trattner Panama Omar Torrijos Pentagon

Tropical Storm Dorothy Could Become Two Small Hurri

Tropical Storm Dorothy formed southeast of Bermuda moving slowly northeastward with 50 mph winds. Forecasters expect possible minimal hurricane within 24 hours but say it poses no land threat. Center near 81.4 N, 3.7 W about 100 miles southeast of Bermuda with no strong winds observed.

Miami Dorothy Bermuda National Hurricane Center Jatishufe Island

Weather report for Virginia and North Carolina

Sunny pleasant day in Virginia with highs near 70s and a cool clear night. North Carolina forecast calls for autumnal nights and mostly sunny days through Thursday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and varied nighttime temps along the coast and southeast.

Virginia North Carolina

Japan Airliner Hijacked Over India

A Japan Airlines DC8 with 146 aboard signalled it had been hijacked over India on a Paris to Tokyo flight. The plane reported three hours after leaving Bombay for Bangkok. Japanese and airline officials cited 146 passengers and 10 crew. Unconfirmed reports linked hijackers to the Japanese Red Army.

Tokyo Japan Air Lines India JAL Paris Japanese Transportation Ministry Bombay Bangkok Thailand Red Amy

Death on the Nile filming amid pyramid stunt in Egypt

A young actor Lola Chiles and British actor Simon MacCorkindale lead a filming crew atop the Menkaura pyramid in Giza during the first week of Death on the Nile. The scene involved climbers, cameramen, and crew under the Egyptian sun as production begins in Reypl Crossed in the 1980s.

Cairo Death On the Nile Lola Chiles Jordan Gatsby Simon MacCorkindale Reypl Menkau’ra

U S Mediated Lebanon Cease Fire at Risk of Collapse

Beiruts AP report notes Palestinian guerrillas manning positions as a fragile cease-fire holds for a second day in southern Lebanon, while right wing Phalangists warn the pact could fail without Palestinian withdrawal. Israeli officials say Weizman discussed border security and a broader settlement, with no timetable for a pullback or Lebanese army entry. Shelling near Rosh Hanikra and Ein Ebal reported with casualties.

Beirut Lebanon Tel Aviv Israeli Defense Ministry Exter Weizman Israel Lebanon Weizman Bordar Israel Fuadi Butros Associated Press Otto Doelling Rosh Hanigra Ein Ebal

Danville Register Subscription Rates Notice

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