Potential Defections Threaten Panama Canal Treaty Support
In Washington liberal Democrats threaten to withdraw backing for the second Panama Canal treaty unless the Senate states it will not intervene in Panama's internal affairs. Carter and Senate leaders face a delicate path as key votes near. Separately in Roanoke, Norfolk & Western Railway investigates multi‑million-dollar losses with several middle managers fired amid possible criminal charges.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Panama
Carter
Sen
S.J. Hayakawa
R-Calif
Hayakawa
James Abourezk
D-S.d
Abourezk
White House
Congressional Conference
Dennis DeConcini
D-Ariz
Omar Torrijos
Roanoke
Norfolk & Western Railway
Roanoke Times & World News
N&w
John P. Fishwick
Fishwick
Evening Star Regional Spelling Bee to Crown Winner Tonight
Twenty young contestants from Winchester Frederick Clarke and Warren counties compete at Lord Fairfax Community College for a trip to the national spelling bee in Washington D C. Marian Rhodes will pronounce, with judges including George Froom and Bruce Sauders. First prize includes an all expense paid trip, prizes, and plaques.
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Star
Washington, D.C
Winchester Evening Star
Lord Fairfax Community College
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Marian Rhodes
Lord Fairfax
George Froom
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Bruce Sauders
Shenandoah College
Darryl Maxwell
Berryville
Henrietta Ritter
Thomas T. Byrd
the Star
Washington, D. C
Three Believed Dead In Va Mine Accident
Rescue teams recovered the body of George Umbarger, 53, a section foreman, as the shaft roof collapse at Island Creek Coal Beatrice Mine near Grundy left two other miners unaccounted for and presumed dead.
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Grundy
Dennis Hardy
Island Creek Coal Co
George E. Umbarger
Hardy
Island Creek
Beatrice
Virginia
McClure
Clinchfield Coal Co
Dickenson County
UMW
Sam Church Jr
Ed Gilbert
Jonathan Williams
John Turyn Jr
Rutherford to Be Tried on June 15
Judge Gibb refused to dismiss the charge of nonfeasance against Police Chief Charles V. Rutherford and set trial dates for June 15 and 16. The case centers on missing $1,050 in parking meter fines and failure to investigate.
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Rutherford
Star
Front Royal
Duncan C. Gibb
Charles V. Rutherford
J. Sloan Kuykendall
Gibb
Kuykendall
Quinlan in third year of coma as court ruling guides care
Karen Ann Quinlan, now 24, sits in a persistent vegetative state at Morris View Nursing Home after three years in coma. The landmark 1976 ruling allowing removal of life support in certain terminal cases has prompted hospital ethics committees, prognosis discussions, and varied adoption across New Jersey while doctors and lawyers weigh the implications.
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Karen Ann Quinlan
Morris View
Morris Township
Miss Quinlan
Supreme Court
Karen
Quinlan
John F. Kennedy Hospital
New Jersey Hospital Association
John R. Heber
Princeton
Heher
Vincent Maressa
Medical Society of New Jersey
FBI Wiretap Case Turmoil Hits Top NY Office
Wallace LaPrade, head of the FBI's New York field office, says Attorney General Bell acts with presidential authority and challenges a national TV debate over warrantless wiretaps. He asserts political pressure to control the FBI and reveals his transfer pending investigation tied to the Weathermen probe.
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NEW York
Wallace LaPrade
FBI
Griffin Bell
LaPrade
Bell
Washington
Weathermen
J. Edgar) Hoover
Carter
L. Patrick Gray
Justice Department
Carter Administration
Terry Adamson
Executive Branch
Former Pitt County prosecutor jailed in bribery probe
Lyndburg AP reports former Pitt Syvania County prosecutor Joseph Motley Whitehead received 10 years in prison on federal bribery charges tied to protecting interstate prostitution, plus a 15 000 fine and five years probation after parole. Aubrey Henderson and Wayne Holley also received long prison terms and penalties.
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Lynchburg
Pittsyvania County
Joseph Motley Whitehead
Whitehead
U.S. District Court
Glen Williams
Aubrey Henderson
Danville
Wayne Holley
Blairs
Frederick County voter fire company on the horizon
Country Roads feature hints at formation of a new volunteer fire company in Frederick County with full details and photographs. The edition highlights the Jack Albert trial coverage on Area News Page thirteen and notes Middletown Town Council offers a 200 dollar reward for vandals.
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Country Roads
Frederick County
Dees eGo
Jack Albert
Front Royal
Area
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Shelly Stonestreet
Michelle Fontaine
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