Truck Crash Ties Up I-81 Near Stephens City Exit
A Kenan Transport Company tractor-trailer driver was injured in an early morning crash on I-81 near the Stephens City exit. He was trapped for 30 minutes before rescue squads freed him and took him to the hospital for treatment. A Winchester foam unit assisted, as the truck carried fuel oil. Northbound lanes were closed for several hours while wreckage was cleared. State police offered no further details.
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Kenan Transport Company
Chapel Hill
N.C
Stephens City
Middletown
Winchester
Mexican President denounces human trafficking at Carter summit
Lopez Portillo delivered a pointed toast accusing "men that buy men" and "sell themselves" as he pressed U.S. leaders during a Mexico visit. Carter's aides noted progress on energy but no agreement on illegal immigration amid the cross border talks.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Carter
United States
Lopez Portillo
U.S
Unites States
Ion
High House
Lopez Po’s
Executions Reported After Iran's Revolutionary Takeover
Revolutionary guards in Tehran executed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's former secret police chief and three other generals at Khomeini headquarters amid street battles. Tehran radio cited charges of torture and treason. Bazargan approves decree seizing royal property. the shah and family flee toward exile.
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Tehran
Iran
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
Ettelaat
Radio Tehran
Mehdi Bazargan
Shah
Pahlavi Foundation
Marrakech
Morocco
Rabat
London Daily Telegraph
Mit
Weather's messy mix hits Shenandoah Valley
A multi layer air event brought a rainbow of precipitation to Shenandoah Valley residents with freezing rain and cold air driving a dreary pattern. National Weather Service officials caution that Father Winter lingers as warm air clusters interact with cold air.
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Star
Shenandoah Valley
National Weather Service
Father Winter
Weather Bureau
Charlie Chilton
Washington
Business Council Pessimistic on 1979 Economy
Washington AP The Business Council says a mild recession in 1979 is virtually certain with GDP growth under 1 percent, unemployment rising to about 6.8 percent, and inflation stubbornly around 7.5 percent through 1980. Council forecasts contrast sharply with administration predictions.
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Washington
Carter Administration
Business Council
Council
Carter
Business
Amtrak Blue Ridge Line Seen as Possible Shutdown
Daily rider James Eberhardt fears Amtrak may end the Blue Ridge to Washington service. The piece notes DOT losses of 212000 last year for the Martinsburg to Washington line and lists other threatened trains as part of Amtrak’s cost-cutting push.
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Shenandoah Valley
W. D.C
Star
Blue Ridge
James
James Eberhardt
D.C
Eberhardt
Dept. of
Jef- SeaUvier
Shanidge
S Ferry
Montgomery County
Bakerton
W.va
West Virginia
Department of Transportation
DOT
Martins , W. Va
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Virginia
Ae Coamet
Energy Is the Key
A brief feature discusses D J Howard Vocational Education and the skills it provides area students. A Rotary meeting features former U S Ambassador Ivan Joseph Farland delivering remarks on Russian aims and global influence.
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Osen
D.J. Howard
Chester Rotarians
U.S
Ivan Joseph Farland
Farland
Virginia Assembly Highlights From Richmond Session
Highlights include final passage of a constitutional amendment to allow an annual mini session to override governor vetoes, and a bill to bar sand and gravel from spilling from trucks though not requiring covers. Senate also backed local grant property tax measures, protests against exempting nonprofits continued, and work release prisoners faces strike-related removal. The House approved renaming Radford College to Radford University and other measures.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Final Assembly
Assembly
General Assembly
Senate Transportation Committee
Senate
Wiley Mitchell
Alexandria
John Dalton
Dalton
Radford College
Radford Uni
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