Kellett Attempts Wright Replica Flight at Kitty Hawk
Ken Kellett, a Boulder engineer, staged a three attempt replica of the Wright brothers first flight on a sand dune near Kill Devil Hills. The crowd watched as wind gusts hindered progress with a final lift only briefly off the ground before the tail dragged.
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Ken Kellett
Kitty Hawk
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Kill Devil Hills
Kellett
Boulder
Colo
Orville Wright
U.S
Griffin Bell
Transportation
Brock Adams
Wright Brothers
Wilbur
Cer
First Flight Society
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Miller Concedes Virginia Senate Race To Warner
Democrat Andrew Miller drops recount bid after court orders an $80,000 bond. State canvass shows John Warner defeating Miller by 4,721 votes out of 1.2 million. Warner and wife Elizabeth Taylor were at a northern Virginia farm as Miller announced withdrawal and canvass certification stands.
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Richmond
Andrew Miller
Senate
Virginia
John Warner
Warner
Miller
State Board of Elections
Edward G. Kidd
Actress Elizabeth Taylor
Northern
Andy Miller
States Fear They'll Be Left Holding the Bag
Washington story on how President Carter’s planned federal cuts may burden states with costs and procedures. Governors warn belt tightening could shift $13 billion in 1980 spending from Washington to state capitals, forcing tax votes and risking loss of federal program flexibility.
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Carter
Kentucky
Julian M. Carroll
National Governors Association
Carroll
U S Plans Private Taiwan Office to Preserve Trade Pacts
The Carter administration intends to keep all nondefense agreements with Taiwan intact after recognizing the PRC, using a private corporation empowered by Congress to maintain commercial and cultural ties while ending the defense treaty by year end 1979.
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United States
Taiwan
China
State Department
Herbert J. Hansell
Department
Carter Administration
Congress
Asian-American Services Corp
Japan
Carter
Peking
Teng Hsiao
U.S
OPEC Accepts 14.5 Percent Price Rise for Oil
Abu Dhabi mediated compact to raise OPEC base price in four steps next year. The plan sets prices from 12.70 to 14.44 per barrel by October with staged increases in January April July and October. Discussions reflected Saudi restraint Libyan and Iraqi push and Abu Dhabi influence.
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United Arab Emirates
Opec Oil Cartel
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Sheik Zayed bin Sultan
Mana Said Otaiba
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Iraq
United States
OPEC
Israel May Stall Egypt Peace Talks Over Egyptian Demands
Israel will not restart stalled peace treaty negotiations with Egypt unless Cairo drops its U S backed conditions Dayan said the talks must be on an Egyptian understanding that the new proposals are not accepted Secretary of State Vance urged resuming talks based on four Egyptian proposals Cairo says no room for concessions on linking the treaty to a Palestinian autonomy timetable or to other Arab defense commitments
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Cyrus Vance
Washington
Israel
Cairo
Egypt
United States
Clarke County Courthouse Progress Report Appears On Area News Page
Construction on the Clarke County Courthouse advances on schedule. A detailed progress report appears on the Area News page.
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Clarke County
Area News
Index Area
Abby
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Sheik Zayed
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Tayeh Abdel-Karim
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