Pickets Arrested After Coal Strike Clashes in Wise County
More than 100 striking coal miners were arrested by Virginia and Wise County officers after rock and bottle throwing blocked a road to coal trucks on Old Coeburn Mountain Road and Guess River Road. The unrest involved Paramount Coal and Sunshine Coal nonunion firms. injuries were minor.
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Paramount Coal Co
Oliver
Wise
Clinch Valley College
Paramount
Wise County
Guess River Road
Sunshine Coal Co
Sunshine
Wise County Sheriff's Department
New Year Weekend Traffic Toll Tops 300 Dead
Over the three day New Year weekend from Friday evening to Monday night traffic accidents killed 306 people. The National Safety Council had estimated 300 to 400 deaths and the 1977 three day count was 305.
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National Safety Council
Virginia
Lloyd Samuel Woodton
Brooklyn
N.Y
Woodton
Mecklenburg County
Penhook
Ricky Lee Lawrence
Penfook
Rocky Mount
Franklin County
Manassas Park
Yvonne Taylor
Woodbridge
Prince William County
Montpelier
James Downer
Mineral
Hanover County
Norfolk
John Pascarola
Virginia Beach
Dinwiddie
James Albert Hobson
Petersburg
Dinwiddie County
U.S New Market
Helen Sherwood
Silver Spring
Shenandoah County
Miller Seeks Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate in Virginia
Former Virginia Attorney General Andrew P. Miller declared for the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Senator William L. Scott. Miller cited broad support and polling showing he could beat any Republican, while urging unity, fundraising, and strong Congressional candidates for a successful November run.
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U. S. Senate
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Washington
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U.S
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Scott
Clive DuVal
Fairfax
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Falls Church
Linwood Holton
Richard Obenshain
Nathan Miller
Rockingham
Navy
John Warner
Elizabeth Taylor
Doris
Andy
21 Gun Salute For Carters in Saudi Arabia
President Carter arrives in Riyadh for oil and Middle East talks during a seven nation tour. He and King Khaled discuss peace with Israel and a potential oil pact, while tensions over Iran arms sales loom. Seven Virginia traffic deaths reported as New Year toll rises.
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Saudi Arabia
Carter
Middle East
Morarji Desai
Khaled
Fahd
India
Nassiriyah
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Israel
United States
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
U.S
Iran
Persian Gulf
Daulatpur-Nasirabad
Desai
Banned Editor Woods Flees Across Southern Africa
Donald Woods, editor of the East London Daily Dispatch and ally of Steve Biko, left Lesotho for Botswana by small Lesotho Airways plane with his family. The flight covered 340 miles over South Africa with a safety escort, amid fears of arrest if forced down. Woods had escaped house detention, sought political asylum, and holds UN refugee documents as he continues to urge an end to apartheid.
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Lesotho
Donald Woods
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Wendy
Foreign Ministry
South Africa
Gaborone
Johannesburg
East London
United Nations
Daily Dispatch
Steve Biko
Pretoria
Upsets mark top bowls as college teams clash
In today’s Star The Bowls the nation’s leading college football powerhouses collide in major bowl games. Upsets were common as teams faced off in the season’s marquee contests across top bowls. Details appear in the Sports Section NE.
Buying Booze A Real Trip on New Year’s Eve
Shoppers raced for last minute stock on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. At the ABC Store on Valley Ave bottles vanished from shelves as panic buying swept the aisles. A shopper’s champagne treasure vanished from her cart but another store finally yielded a single bottle of bubbly.
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Star
ABC
Valley Ave
Safeway
Semi Annual Clearance 3 to 2 Off Worth 5
Local store advertises a semi annual clearance with items marked down from five to three or two dollars. Shoppers are urged to act before stock runs out. Promotions focus on selected apparel and household goods across multiple departments.
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