Milon Ridgway Killed by Taxi in Winchester
Milton Ridgway a longtime Winchester newspaper carrier dies from head injuries after a taxicab strike on South Loudoun Street. Georgia Anna Smith of Polly's Cab Company faces reckless driving charges amid late life loss and community tribute from Star staff and mother.
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Star
Milton Ridgway
Winchester
The
Milton
South Loudoun St
Carrier
Georgia Anna Smith
Polly’s Cab Company
Thomas T. Byrd
Allen Carter
Critics worry Carter defense spending as SALT vote ploy
Critics question if Carter's plan for military budget increases is a temporary tactic to win Senate approval of SALT. Brown defends it as a long term commitment with annual rises, while senators from both parties weigh whether the spending is real policy or a vote tactic.
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Ashington
Carter
Senate
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Harold Brown
Senate Armed Armed Services Committee
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Defense
Nunn
Brown
John Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Panel
Gary Hart
D-Coro
Carl Levin
Dmich
Levin
Bob Packwood
R-Ove
Congress
Clark's Government Falls in Canada
Ottawa AP Prime Minister Joe Clark presided over a 7 month Conservative government defeated by a no confidence vote and visited Governor General Ed Schreyer to request dissolution. A mid February election was anticipated with Liberal pressure on Pierre Trudeau to return and contest the vote. Two potential dates, February 11 or 18, were discussed as earliest possibilities.
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Ottawa
Joe Clark
Canada
Ser Bows
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Clark
Government House
Ed Schreyer
Liberals
Better Bond Tracking at Winchester Frederickt County Jail
Judge Robert Woltz proposes a improved method to track bonds for prisoners at the Winchester Frederick County Jail after an erroneous bond release led to a missing man. The Area News page outlines plans to alter the system and explains the broader context. Relief features the Kubicka family's story and the community response.
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Robert Woltz
Winchester
Frederick County
Area
Area News
Peace Corps Volunteer Taken Hostage in El Salvador
In San Salvador a Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Loff, 24, from Succasunna New Jersey, reports she is safe but wishes to return home after militants seized her and 16 Salvadorans. The group from the February 28th Popular League occupied San Jacinto Market offices and the Central Market yard demanding lower city taxes and reduced rents for stalls.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Deborah Loff
Succasunna
N.J
Popular League
Miss Loff
San Jacinto Market
Is Corps
Ate
Central Yard
Captors Allow Christmas Cards for Tehran Hostages
In Tehran the captors’ spokeswoman said Christmas cards may reach the 50 U.S. Embassy hostages, with Western ambassadors and an independent observer team possible in the next days. Iran names Ambassador Farhang to the UN, while U.S. officials urge impartial observers and insist on access to all hostages.
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Tehran
Iran
U.S
New York
John F. Kennedy
Chicago
O’hare
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Khomeini
United Nations
U.N
Mansour Farhang
Kurt Waldheim
Farhang
California State University
Sacramento
William Dorman
Farhan
Tehran Radio
Ghotbzadeh
South Korean Cabinet Posts Go to Military
President Choi Kyu-hah unveiled a cabinet with key posts to top military figures signaling hardline generals may control policy. Gen. Choo Young-bok became defense minister and Gen. Kim Chong-hwan took over the Home Ministry. Park Sang-gi led the Justice Ministry as Shin Hyon-hwack formed an 18 member cabinet.
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Seoul
South Korea
Choi Kyu-hah
Justice
Choo Young-bok
Air Force
Ro Jae-hyun
Chung Seung-hwa
Park Chunghee
Central Intelligence
Kim Chong-hwan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Home Ministry
Park Sang-gi
Justice Ministry
Sun Ki-won
Shin Hyon-hwack
Choi
Park
Court to rule on Iran hostages at ICJ session
The International Court of Justice will decide by Saturday on the US request to order the immediate release of 50 American hostages in Tehran. U S Attorney General Civiletti argued Iran violated international law and diplomatic immunity. Iran boycotted and claimed the court cannot act.
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London
Khomeini
Iran
Carter
NATO
Brussels
Belgium
Cyrus Vance
Hague
Netherlands
International Court of Justice
Tehran
United Nations
U.S
Benjamin R. Civiletti
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Cindy Kubicka
Peace Corps
Cheese Board
Ee Ieee
Scrooge
Yona
Washington
White House
Jody Powell
Powell
United States
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Shah
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
Azerbaijan
Fars
Persian Gulf
Chung
Rosalynn
Amy
Ters
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