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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1979

Page

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Deserters From Spanish Legion Hijack Plane Bound for Geneva

Three deserters from the Spanish Foreign Legion who hijacked an Iberia DC-9 with 12 hostages released nine aboard in Lisbon and took off for Geneva. Swiss authorities said the aircraft would be allowed to land if the pilot obtains permission, with hijackers to be treated as air pirates and tried in Swiss courts.

Lisbon Portugal Spanish Foreign Legion Geneva Switzerland Bern Legionnaires Spain Canary Islands Africa Portela Zurich Fren Japan Peking Karachi Pakistan Iberia EFE Fuerteventura Canaries Iberia Air Lines Las Palmas Islands Gran Canaria Casablanca Morocco Algiers North Africa Ceuta Melilla

Protest Demonstration Gathers 1000+ at Station

More than one thousand protesters gathered along the sidewalk Sunday to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima with a demonstration at the station.

Hiroshima

First Nuclear Bomb Attack Recalled Amid Global Protests

Americans recall the Hiroshima attack anniversary with silence and protests as 22 nations urge a nuclear arms ban. In Hiroshima 30,000 attended under rain. 95,685 victims listed on a Peace Park scroll. A Nagasaki toll and survivor counts are noted as broader disarmament calls persist. A U S Navy cook was arrested in Connecticut during a protest at United Nuclear Corp.

Associated Press Hiroshima Japan Cco Takeshi Araki Peace Park Nagasaki U.S. Navy Montville Conn United Nuclear Corp Philip Sipp Narwhal

No Cancer For Me Demonstration Ties Plant to Peaceful Protests

Observers noted the River Plant near Aiken South Carolina faced its first anti nuclear protest since construction 25 years ago. The plant produces nuclear warheads and linked demonstrations drew over 200 arrests at Indian Point in Buchanan New York with actions also in California New Hampshire Kentucky Iowa Nebraska New Jersey Virginia Ohio and Colorado.

U.S Indian Point Buchanan N.Y New York City California New Hampshire Kentucky Iowa Nebraska New Jersey Virginia Ohio Colorado

Forest fires rage across three states with 2000 crews battling winds

More than 2,000 firefighters in Montana Oregon and Idaho struggle to contain fires spread across national forests. Challis and Targhee in Idaho report tens of thousands of acres burning while guardsmen assist road crews. Weather turmoils hinder air drops and fire lines as Mortar Creek and other blazes threaten resorts and towns.

Associated Press Montana Oregon Idaho National Forest Challis National Forest Targhee National Forest Salmon National Forest Payette National Forest National Forest Service Barr Wirth Mortar Creek John Evans Middle Fork Lodge Gordon Stevens Wirth Anaconda

Miscalculation Will Give Oil Industry $9 Billion

The Washington Post reports a Department of Energy miscalculation in the Tilt Rule could yield billions in extra profits for oil companies through 1980. The rule, retroactive to Jan 1, was designed to spur refinery expansion but may not boost capacity as hoped.

Washington Department of Energy Washington Post Energy Department Douglas G. Robinson Department Economic Ulatory Administration Robinson Post

Ballet school opens new Front Royal studio

Linda Wu the proprietor plans a nonprofit to create a regional ballet company at a Front Royal studio expanding local dance horizons. The Area News page promises more details. A pony was brought before Clarke County General District Court Friday. Dr. David Moreman of Front Royal discusses his solar heated house in a Warren feature on alternative energy.

Chrysler Board of Directors Fraser Union Public Anne Pt Bie UAW Chrysler Ford Motor Co General Motors Corp Ford Front Royal Linda Wu Clarke County General District Court Area Ossie Olan Cee Uers David Moreman Warren

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