At Least 44 Dead as Storm Haunts Five States
The blast of subzero cold and heavy snow from the upper Midwest to the Northeast caused at least 44 deaths in Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin and Ohio. Many deaths resulted from heart attacks during shoveling or traffic accidents.
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Associated Press
Upper Midwest
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Chicago
John F. Hechinger
Peoples Gas, Light and Coke Co
Wendy Coutts
Florida
Gulf Coast States
Midwest
National Weather Service
Erie
Coalition Is Victorious In Australia
Malcolm Fraser's Liberal National Country Party coalition wins Australia's general elections. After 24 hours of vote counting the ruling coalition seems to hold a comfortable majority in the 124 seat House of Representatives and a Senate majority.
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Sydney
Australia
Malcolm Fraser
Liberal- National Country Party
Australian Associated Press
House of Representatives
Senate
Tony Eggleton
Liberal Party
Labor Party
Bob Hawke
Australian Council of Trade Unions
Labor
Don Chipp
Australian Democrats Party
Farmers Rally to Press 100 Percent Parity in Washington
Nearly 1,000 tractors converge on Washington as Virginia and Maryland farmers join coordinated protests from Richmond to D.C. to demand 100 percent parity with production costs. Organizers say nationwide rallies aim to push Congress and President Carter to raise farm prices, with meetings planned at the White House and Capitol.
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Washington
Carter
Congress
Virginia
Richmond
Washington, D. C
Emporia
Loudoun County
State Capitol
Washington Monument
District of Columbia
State Fairgrounds
Northern
Dulles International Airport
Fairfax County
Capitol Square
Mills Godwin
American Agriculture Movement
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Arizona
Tucson
American Agriculture
Maryland
Georgia
Delaware
Colorado
White House
Stuart Eisenstadt
Camp David
Capitol Steps
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Agriculture Department
Handley Tops Turner-Ashby in Home Wrestling Meet
Handley defeated Turner-Ashby at home in a wrestling duel last night. Earlier, Handley received the first annual Sportsmanship Award from the Northern Football Officials Association. The All-Region II AA Football Team lists three area players on the first team.
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Seegts
Handley
Turner-Ashby
Northern Football Officials Assn
Du Pont Considers Front Royal Plant in Warren County
Du Pont proposes a 150 acre site north of Front Royal for a factory to produce automotive finishes, offering 200 to 300 local jobs. The plan hinges on rezoning, with construction possibly starting in two years and production two years later, contingent on site selection among several options.
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Front Royal
du Pont Company
Warren County
du Pont
Wilmington
Delaware
Warren County Planning Commission
Rts
Cedarville
James P. Reynolds
Reynolds
Violence flares as Virginia miners strike resumes
In southwest Virginia the non union coal strike returns to picket lines after state police moved in amid violence in Lee and Wise counties. Police report scattered gunfire and a few arrests on concealed weapon charges as the UMW pickets threaten to stay out through the weekend. An operator and four picketers face charges and a 180000 dollar auger was dynamited at a Lee County mine.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Lee
Wise
Danny Dean
United Mine Workers
UMW
Wise County
Lee County
M. M. Long Jr
Mike Foutz
M&m
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Vance and Sadat Meet in Cairo to Discuss Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met Anwar Sadat beside the Nile to discuss Sadat's peace overtures to Israel and to drum up Arab backing for the Cairo peace conference. Gamasy said the armed forces fully back Sadat's dialogue and peace move.
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Cairo
Cyrus R. Vance
Anwar Sadat
The
Nile
Israel
Sadat
Vance
Egypt
Carter
Mohammed Abdel Ghany Gamasy
Gamasy
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
Tree Sale Supports The Blind In Winchester Fundraiser
Six hundred Christmas trees from Meadow Lake Farm near Mt Williams are being sold to aid the Winchester Federation of the Blind and the Stonewall Ruritan Club. The sale runs daily through December 24 at Ward Plaza Shopping Center from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with proceeds split between the two groups for sight conservation and local building projects.
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Winchester
Meadowake
Mt. Williams
Joe
Nicki Zuckerman
Meadow Lake Farm
Winchester Federation of the Blind
Stonewall Ruritan Club
Zuckerman
Virginia Division of Forestry
Ward Plaza
Rt. 11 North
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