Year of 1979 area news summarized in a wrap
Winchester and Frederick County edged toward regional wastewater plans and a new James Wood Senior High School funding, while many top administrators retired or reshuffled. Local politics saw Mauck defeated for sheriff by Roscoe Bruce, and party gains with women entering boards as Republicans and Democrats traded seats in Clarke Warren and Frederick counties.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
James Wood Senior High School
Jacob Johnson
John Capehart
Warren Rudolph
Fred Hildebrand
Gene Dailey
Fairfax City
Lynn Miller
Dailey
J.C. Renalds
Renalds
Jerry Falwell
Culpeper
James White
Ron Berg
John Riley
Augusta
David Dickson
Dorothea Stefen
Dickson
John Horne
Stefen
Frederick
Carroll Mauck
Tim
Mauck
GOP
Roscoe Bruce
Virginia State Police
Richmond
Del
Andy Guest
Front Royal
William Truban
Donald Patterson
Clarke
Warren
Rhoda Maddox
Bill Ingram
Phyllis Rinker
Iran says hostages should face spy trials if U N sanctions push
Iran’s foreign minister warned the United States against pressing U N sanctions describing it as propaganda and threatening spy trials for the U S hostages. He proposed an international grand jury to hear Iranian grievances with hostages as witnesses only.
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Ghotbzadeh
Carter
Iran
America
Security Council
United States
Panama
U.S
Tehran
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Iraq Raises Oil Price Amid OPEC Tensions
Iraq boosted its oil price to $26 a barrel today signaling potential new increases. OPEC member and second largest producer, Iraq, faces uncertain markets as officials weigh supply moves. A Reuters report notes heightened Soviet troop redeployments outside Eastern Europe, stirring regional anxiety.
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Iraq
Organization of Exporting Decision
OPEC
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Europe
Afghanistan
Kabul
Carter Returns To Washington Amid Iran Sanctions Push
President Carter cut short Christmas leave to return to Washington for talks with advisers on Iran policy and other foreign affairs. White House officials say sanctions may be pursued at the United Nations Security Council with support from key powers, aiming to pressure Iran and secure the release of three American hostages.
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Carter
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Rosalynn
United States
United Nations Security Council
Iran
Soviet Union
CBS News
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Jody Powell
Security Council
Council
United Nations
U.N
America
Japan
Militants Deny Transferring U S Hostages from Embassy
Militants occupying the U S Embassy in Tehran denied reports that seven American hostages were moved to a maximum security jail. Pars news agency and NBC Tehran corroborated the denial. A French dispatch via AFP cited a Turkish lawmaker about the transfer to Tehran’s Evin Prison for health reasons.
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Iran
U.S
Pars
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Agence France Presse
Chartres
France
Evin
Winter pool program enrollment faces new system
Frederick County residents recall prior rights to enroll children in Winchester’s indoor pool program but this year a new registration method raises fears of exclusion. Country Roads feature surveys local experiences while Frederick County Board Chairman Roger Koontz warns that lawsuits may test the county’s ability to block multi family housing if challenged by the federal government.
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Winchester
Eaenne Page
Frederick
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