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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1980
Page
1
Tens of thousands of Iranians rally outside a Tehran hospital celebrating the first anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return. Crowds cry during prayers as Revolutionary Guard guards with flowers watch over. A separate note says about 50 Americans mark 90 days in captivity near the U.S. Embassy in Tehran amid hostage tensions.
The Labor Department reports unemployment up 340,000 to 6.4 million in January, with adult men hardest hit as job losses hit autos, steel, and housing. The overall jobless rate reaches 6.2 percent, the highest since July 1978, while employment falls to 97.8 million and women show modest gains. A sluggish economy prompts caution on a looming recession.
A sweeping ethics revision titled the Model Rules of Professional Conduct proposes that lawyers perform public interest work at times free of charge and disclose client wrongdoing in certain cases. ABA leaders fear government intervention if self policing fails and plan debates across cities before final House of Delegates approval next year.
About 50 attendees gather for the second Front Royal meeting on a proposed commuter service to the metropolitan area and a formal organization is established. The Area News page promises more details.
Research by the Star confirms Winchester enforces cast iron sewer pipe and copper water service for sewer laterals, exceeding state code. State officials say the Uniform Statewide Building Code permits plastic pipes and performance codes, and state law supersedes local specifications.
Virginia General Assembly highlights include Thomas P. Harwood Jr. winning a six year term as State Corporation Commissioner and Robert Joyner reappointed to the Virginia Industrial Commission. A 4 day school week bill faced strong opposition and was sent to a subcommittee. Senator Fitzpatrick urged caps on rent increases for service stations, while Senator Waddell pushed helmet use to be optional for adults over 21. The House backed a resolution showing Virginians’ support for moving the Summer Olympic Games from Moscow if Afghanistan remains unresolved.
Spain decided to sever diplomatic relations with Guatemala after a police assault on peasants occupying the Spanish embassy in Guatemala City killed 39 people. The Guatemalan government blamed a firebomb, while Madrid said the assault was intolerable and unauthorized. The embassy assault left many dead, with witnesses describing bodies visible through windows as the siege ended. Separately, Joseph Motley Whitehead, former Pittsylvania official, awaits a habeas corpus ruling after bond approval.
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