WV family reports UFO sighting near Trout Run Road
Rollin Garrett and his son Michael observed a large glowing object in the night sky early Friday near their home in Wardsenville. The family used field glasses and telescopes to watch the craft hover over the house for hours while Garrett, a Virginia highway inspector, estimated its size and distance.
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Wardensville
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Jennifer
W. Va
Trout Run Road
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Delores
Virginia Department of Highways
Begin to Visit Egypt for Final Peace Talks
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat announced that Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin will visit Egypt soon to finalize details of a peace settlement. He noted U.S. outlines were discussed with President Carter, and stressed a discreet approach while awaiting Begin's schedule and location. Sadat reiterated Arab demands and hinted at possible Washington talks with Carter.
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UFO Interest Rises Nationally Amid New Films
National fascination with flying saucers grows as U F O reports surge after Star Wars and ahead of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. NASA and White House aides say public inquiries have increased, with debates over a possible U N agency to study U F O sightings.
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Outer Space
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Aviation Week
Space Technology Magazine
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NASA
Stanley D. Schneider
Frank Press
Dr. Press
Robert A. Frosch
Edward A. Condon
University of Colorado
Air Force
U.F.C
Carter relays Egypt’s appraisal of Begin plan
President Carter relayed Egypt’s take on Israel’s negotiating proposals to Prime Minister Begin and voiced U S backing of a plan granting civil self rule to Palestinians. He spoke with Anwar Sadat by phone and expressed optimism that Begin’s outline could aid a Middle East settlement. Egypt would regain most Sinai lands while Israel holds a security corridor and key sites near the border.
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Middle East
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Israel
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West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza
Jordan
Palestinian Authority
Cyrus R. Vance
Ahron Barak
State Department
Blair House
Alexander Schindler
New York
Palestine Liberation Organzation
PLO
Potomac River water approved for northern Virginia
The U S Army Corps of Engineers has approved tapping the Potomac River as a water source for northern Virginia. The plan may affect a proposed 105 million gallon per day Shenandoah River pumping project from Warren County and concerns persist about drought needs and alternative supplies.
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Shenandoah
Corps of Engineers
Fairfax
Potomac
State Water Control Board Office of
Northern Virginia
Corps
Shenandoah River
Resigning Clarke County Planning Commission Chairman
Gwynne Jones, chairman of the Clarke County Planning Commission, discusses his past and future as he prepares to resign from the commission. The feature outlines his tenure and implications for the planning body.
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Clarke County Planning Commission
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