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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1978

Page

5

Voters Boycott Municipal Elections Across Nicaragua

Voters stayed away as protests against President Somoza shut down polling across Nicaragua. Officials report minimal turnout, with reports of demonstrations, closures, and violence in Leon and Masaya as National Guardsmen fired warning shots and a boy was wounded.

Managua Nicaragua Somoza Pedro Joaquin Chamorro Leon el Paraiso Masaya

Hijacker surrenders after Frankfurt airliner lands in West Germany

A man with a suitcase claiming a bomb surrendered to police after a hijacked Czechoslovak Tupolev 134 from East Berlin landed at Frankfurt. Forty-two aboard. He sought political asylum and was taken to a special room for suitcase checks.

Frankfurt West Germany East Berlin Prague

Fewer Virginia bills expected than past sessions

Virginia lawmakers face public hearings on major issues with far fewer bills introduced this year than last. ERA hearing draws capacity crowd as debate over equal rights rages. abortion funding and Medicaid use also trigger heated questions among proponents and opponents.

Richmond Virginia General Assembly Assembly House Privileges & Elections Committee Richmond Coliseum House Health, Welfare and Institutions Committee John Dalton State Board of Health Warren Stambaugh D-Arlington

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