Two More Strikers Arrested At Newport News Shipyard
At Newport News Shipbuilding the walkout enters its third day with two more arrests for violating Virginia right to work law near the 50th Street gate. The union reports far fewer crossings than the company estimates, and the court moves toward an early hearing on the election dispute. Paydays loom for crossing workers, with checks due Monday for last week’s work.
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Teng Continues to Needle the Russians
Chinese Vice Premier Teng Hsiao-ping tours the United States provoking protests as he presses an anti hegemonism message. In Atlanta he told 1,400 businessmen the danger of world war remains and urged opposition to hegemonism while U S officials seek cautious China-Soviet detente. Henry Ford II gave Teng a tour of a factory near Atlanta as his Westward itinerary focuses on US help for China’s industrial growth by century end.
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Virginia General Assembly Highlights from Thursday Session
Highlights include an 72 23 House vote rejecting mandatory license for mopeds and a bill to curb gravel blow from trucks. Other actions cover a flat rate telephone charge ban, tentative approval for brewery advertising changes, a killed gun control by fees bill, and the Alexandria circuit court judge election. The Senate Education Committee backed a George Mason University law school in northern Virginia while a bill for duty free lunches passed committee.
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Khomeini Followers Rally as They Rally Around Leader
Thousands of Khomeini supporters surrounded the leader's headquarters in Tehran while he prayed and plotted strategy. They shouted Death to Carter and Death to Huyser as Bakhtiar sought talks, amid a tense political crisis and a later reported assassination.
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Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly in January
Washington report shows unemployment at 5.8 percent for January, down from 5.9 in December, with 450000 jobs added and total employment at 96.3 million. Virginia ERA defeat noted as House committee votes 12 to 7.
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Gunsmith Ben Connor Featured In Country Roads
Federal and city officials discussed flood insurance regulations with no promises. The Star Solution highlights Ben Connor, a homespun gunsmith, in this week’s Country Roads feature. "Sam Groundhog" continues to fool reporters in today’s edition.
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Disgruntled Farmers Gather For Tractor Parade On Washington
Disgruntled farmers with over 500 diesel tractors camp around Washington planning a Monday arrival to pressure Congress and the Carter administration. Led by Gerald Mc Cathern of Hereford Texas the group seeks full 1977 farm bill parity and aims for 100 percent parity based on 1910 1914 buying power.
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Mother faces death of son and kidney donation
In a two part series a Frederick County mother recalls her son Michael Ramsey’s death at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a skull crush from a construction accident. The family donated his kidneys to help others, a decision supported by hospital chaplain Peter Ford who assists families in processing grief and finding meaning.
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