Tractors Block Major Routes in Washington Demonstration
Washington traffic snarled as 1,500 to 2,000 farm vehicles from the American Agriculture Movement converged on the capital. Police closed key arteries including the George Washington Parkway as crowds flooded toward the Agriculture Department for two days of protests and lobbying.
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Maryland
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Potomac River
Agriculture Department
American Agriculture Movement
Congress
Bazargan named Iran's transitional PM amid power clash
Ayatollah Khomeini appoints Mehdi Bazargan an honest religious oil engineer as head of a transitional government to pave an Islamic republic, challenging Prime Minister Bakhtiar who vows to arrest him. Military loyalty splits, clashes ease after Khomeini’s return from exile.
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Iran
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Mehdi Bazargan
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Shahpour Bakhtiar
Bakhtiar
Bazargan
Khomini
China Policy Faces Close Senate Look
Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens scrutiny of Carter policy toward Taiwan. Chairman Church flags it as inadequate and ambiguous while Kennedy Cranston push a resolution pledging U.S. protection against threats to Taiwan. Woodcock testifies as ambassador nominee.
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D-Idaho
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Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Alan D. Cranston
D-Calif
Teng Hsiao-ping
Cranston
Church and Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Richard B. Stone
D-Fla
Teng Wrapping Up Visit Sees Far Reaching Impact
AP reports Teng Hsiao-ping concludes his U S visit with calls for detente break from the Soviet Union and new China led alliance. He invites West and Japan to tech cooperation while wooing U S leaders toward trade ties and a Hua Kuo-feng visit.
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Key Newport News strike grips shipyard during sixth day
Hundreds of Steelworkers Local 8888 picketed Newport News Shipbuilding to pressure recognition as blue collar bargaining agent. Police protected crossers with no violence reported as 7 am shift proceeded amid large gate lines and fluctuating picket numbers.
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Richmond
Bill Edwards
Atlantic
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William B. Renner
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Shell
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FBI
Real estate disclosures filed across Clarke Counties
Area News summarizes major filings across Clarke Counties with full details on the page. The note mentions two individuals nicknamed Smokey Joe and a reference to a Virginia Lung Association context.
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Virginia Lung Assa
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