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Washington hospital scene and shifts in DC politics
Actress Elizabeth Dayior Testudeuuitus Laury, wife of Sen. John Warner, was hospitalized in Washington after oral surgery and was reported in satisfactory condition. Former Sen. Edward Brooke married Anne Fleming in a private ceremony in Washington. Pope John Paul II urged prayers for Uganda victims of violence in St. Peter’s Square. Soviet dissident Valentyn Moroz spoke to Ukrainian supporters at a rally. Maryland official Jeffrey Schmieler named to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Camp Greentop announced its meal policy for the 1979 Summer Food Service Program for Children. Moroz urged combatting Moscow stereotypes about nationalism.
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Richmond
Elzabeth Dayior
Laury
Washington
John Warner
Taylor
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Warner
Virginia
Edward W. Brooke
Anne Fleming
Ms. Fleming
Brooke
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Senate
St. Martin
Caribbean
Camp Greentop
League For the Handicapped, Inc
Mary Ellen Quinby