Winter Storm Pounds West Coast Across States
Wet winds up to 90 mph lashed California and Oregon with snow and rain. The storm knocked out radio in Washington and halted highway travel from California to Nevada, with heavy snow in Oregon and flooding in Marin and San Francisco suburbs. Ski lodges welcomed Tahoe snow as avalanches warned.
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Associated Press
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Oregon
Washington
Pacific Coast
Mt. Tamalpais
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Bridge
Redwood City
Calif
Joanne Blocker
Nevada
Manchester
Port Orchard
Wash
Puget Sound
Highway 160
Southworth Ferry Terminal
U.S. Forest Service
Monterey
Prunedale
Marin County
Redding
Sacramento
Seattle Tacoma International
Cougar Mountain
Issaquah
Seattle
Candles for Freedom Lights 1600 Candles Tonight
Front Royal residents plan 1600 candles to honor Iran hostages in Lights for Freedom. Vernie Johns leads the effort inviting neighbors on Cavalier Drive and nearby streets to join at 6 p.m. for singing and a $5 per household candle cost.
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Front Royal
Iran
Vernie Johns
Cavalier Drive
Christmas Hostages Define 1979 Season记
History recalls the Christmas of 1979 as the season backdrop for 50 Americans held hostage for 50 days. The event framed national mood and headlines amid the holidays.
Iran hostages story and attacks in Tehran amid crises
An Iranian official said no formal invitation was received and no January tribunal sitting was evident. Five gunmen attacked the Syrian ambassador's Tehran home injuring a guard and one gunman. Zahedan remained calm after three days of rioting with martial law, as Baluchis demand more autonomy and ethnic minority unrest grows.
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Tehran
Syria
Ebraham Younes
Pars
Zahedan
Baluchistan
Khomeini
Eee
Iran
Christmas Eve in Winchester 1979 Town Observes Silent Night
The community keeps Christmas traditions with church bells, prayers, and Santa visits while last minute shoppers fill the malls. Families head to old farms and gatherings after services as children await gifts, with lights rising as evening settles.
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Winchester
Santa Claus
Brzezinski urges stronger security links with Third World nations
Washington official urges sustained defense and arms control efforts and closer ties with Asia Africa and Latin America as the Iranian crisis reshapes U S security thinking. He notes by century end 85 percent of the world’s population will be in these regions.
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Washington
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Carter
America
U.S. News and World Report
Brzezinski
Latin America
Africa
Asia
Safer fetal sickle cell test debut at Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital adopts a genetic analysis of fetal cells in amniotic fluid to detect sickle cell anemia, replacing a risky blood-based method. Dr Haig Kazazian notes the new test is less difficult and safer. The approach comes from work by Nathans and Smith, Nobel laureates in 1978.
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Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Haig Kazazian
Johns Hopkins
Hopkins
San Francisco General Hospital
Daniel Nathans
Hamilton Smith
Weather forecast and rainfall data for the region
The forecast calls for showers and colder conditions tomorrow with highs in the 40s. Tonight in Virginia expect lows in the 30s to 40s with showers turning to snow in the north and west. Rainfall totals and long term figures are provided, including monthly and yearly rainfall records and average values.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Rocky Mountains
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Florida
Turkish Airlines jet crashes near Ankara killing 39
A Turkish Airlines Fokker F-28 on approach to Ankara collided with Cubuk Hill in fog, 62 miles north of the city. Forty three aboard, including 39 passengers and four crew, perished. a stewardess and three passengers survived and were hospitalized. The flight originated from Samsun on the Black Sea coast.
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Ankara
Turkey
Turkish Airlines
Cubuk Hill
Black Sea
Samsun
Winchester Evening Star Classified Rates Note
Local carrier and mail delivery rates listed for subscriptions in Winchester Virginia. The notice shows daily publication details and pricing structures for various time frames and delivery options. The text emphasizes local readership and rate options.
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Puget Sound Power & Light Co
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Star
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Food and Drug Administration
Ayerst Laboratories
FDA
Wayne Pines
Dailey
City of
Fairfax
Pan American World Airways
National Airlines
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Pan Am
National
William T. Seawell
Robin Matell
United
Concord
N.H
New England
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
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OIL Heat & Burner Service, Inc
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Extol
Inchester, Va
Dota
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U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Winchester Evening Star
E & Johnson: Inc
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