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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1978
Page
3
Police chief Gen Reza Razmi said 10 suspects have been arrested in connection with the Abadan movie house arson that killed 377 people over the weekend. The government blamed opponents of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi’s reforms for the disaster.
The Virginia State AFL-CIO convention opens a three day run with likely endorsement of Democratic U S Senate candidate Andrew P Miller. The shift follows Obenshain's Aug. 2 death and John Warner’s entry, while observers expect the union to back Miller to protect Gov elect prospects for Lt Gov Charles Robb and labor allies. Robb and union leaders including Julian F Carper are slated to speak at the opening session.
The dollar sharply recovers across markets after the Fed raises the discount rate from 7 to 7 percent amid nervous trading as Carter administration actions await. The currency gains include Tokyo 4 yen and Zurich 5 centimes while gold prices fall but stay above $205 an ounce.
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