Virginia Governor Ends Energy Order Amid Snowfall and Hope
Gov Mills Godwin announces the energy emergency order limiting store hours will expire at midnight while urging continued conservation. He cites improved natural gas supplies from a 1.3 billion cubic foot FPC arrangement and calls for energy-saving measures as Virginians face ongoing shortages and a new winter outlook.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Virginia General Assembly
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
FPC
Intelligence Review Ordered by President
President Carter orders a broad review of U S intelligence operations amid claims CIA paid secret sums to foreign leaders. Names include King Hussein of Jordan Willy Brandt Nguyen Van Thieu Jomo Kenyatta Joseph Mobutu and Forbes Burnham. Archbishops Makarios and the Dalai Lama also named in reports.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
CIA
King Hussein
Jordan
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenya
Joseph Mobutu
Zaire
Forbes Burnham
Guyana
Makarios
Dalai Lama
Washington Post
Victor Marchetti
John D. Marks
Carter May Visit Europe in Spring
Western diplomats discuss President Carter visiting major European capitals if two spring summit meetings in London can be arranged. U.S. officials say the idea is exploratory with no definite plans for either conference.
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Washington
Carter
London
U.S
Japan
North Atlantic Council
NATO
Valery Giscard d'Estaing
Nickel short days and long memory from a bygone era
The piece recalls how nickels shaped past leisure from Palace Theatre cinema and radio to nickelodeons and jukeboxes. It notes the evolving coin composition, the Jefferson nickel, and rare Buffalo nickels while contrasting past prices like a 25 cent coffee with today’s purchasing power. It also mentions forthcoming summits in London with Carter signaling attendance and NATO talks in May.
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Nickelodeon
United States
Finance Body to Meet Over Appropriations Bill in Virginia
Virginia Senate Finance Committee plans a Sunday meeting to advance an appropriations bill before tackling a $347 million bond package. Senator Willey aims to have the budget ready for the full Senate by Tuesday, with bond approval unlikely beyond $150 million. Governor Godwin opposes a $200 million House-passed package.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate Finance Committee
Edward E. Willey
Senate
Willey
Mills Godwin
House
Hunter Andrews
Andrews
Ray Acted Alone In King Slaying
Justice Department findings say the FBI probe into Martin Luther King Jr's murder was thorough and honest and that James Earl Ray acted alone. The six year surveillance of King was unwarranted and no evidence linked King to communism.
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Ray
NY. Times
Washington
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Martin Luther King
James Earl Ray
FBI
King
Communist Party
J. Edgar Hoover
Dr. Ng
Edward H. Levi
Senate Intelligence Committee
Levi
Water Is Threatened By Chemical Spill Along Ohio River
A 75 mile carbon tetrachloride spill, likely from FMC Corp in South Charleston West Virginia, flows toward Louisville Kentucky threatening water supplies. EPA officials urge boil water. FMC testing conducted after court hearing while three other plants tested negative for discharges.
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Cincinnati
West Virginia
Ohio River
Louisville
Joseph Harrison
Chicago
Environmental Protection Agency
Harrison
James Manwaring
EPA
Philadelphia
FMC Corp
South Charleston
W.va
FMC
Parkersburg
Manwaring
Diamond Shamrock
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Allied Chemical Co
Huntington
Bill Currey
Kanawa River
Ohio
Area churches announce schedules for tomorrow and week
State Sen. William Truban warns VPI-SU may lose a veterinary science school as church listings note programs for tomorrow and the coming week across area parishes.
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Assembly
William Truban
Vpi-Su
Veterinary Science
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Star
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Canada
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Monticello
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