Waldheim confronts angry crowd during Tehran visit
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim visited Behesht Zahra cemetery in Tehran to lay a wreath but was surrounded by about 500 angry Iranians including relatives of revolution martyrs. He left by helicopter after six minutes and later met Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh for about three hours.
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Kurt Waldheim
Behesht Zahra
Waldheim
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Ghotbzadeh
Nbc-Tv
Case
United States
United Nations
U.S
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
U.N. Security Council
Mary Bar Waldheim
Mr. Waldheim
Soviet forces seize Kandahar and Jalalabad in Afghanistan
Reports from Kandahar and Jalalabad state Soviet troops captured Kandahar City on Wednesday and Jalalabad on Sunday amid clashes with Afghan government forces. Diplomatic sources say airlifted units and heavy weapons aided the push as the U.S. and allies seek a U.N. Security Council meeting to demand withdrawal and consider sanctions and aid options for Afghan rebels.
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Kandahar
Jalalabad
America
U.N. Security Council
Carter
Senate
Kabul
Pakistan
Baluchistan
Jasarat
Kandahar City
Kyhber Pass
Ed Bamian Pone
Herat
Afganistan
Babrak Karmal
Hafizullah Amin
Tehran
Karmal
Amin
U.S
CIA
Vietnam
Ethiopia
Washington
United States
U.N
1979 Rainfall and World Gold Markets Highlight Year
1979 nearly matched Virginia rainfall records with a late surge of precipitation including a record October snow and a freak weather pattern. Shenandoah Valley rainfall was shaped by a rain shadow effect from the Appalachians. Meanwhile global gold markets surged as investors fled crisis fears, sending bullion above 600 dollars per ounce and London silver to new highs.
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Warren County
Winchester Fruit Research Station
Hayden
New River
Virginia
United States
Great Plains
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Appalachians
Blue Ridge
London
Hong Kong
Zurich
Europe
Carter seeks U N condemnations over Soviet Afghanistan action
President Carter plans to ask the United Nations Security Council to condemn the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan despite a likely Soviet veto. White House officials indicate actions will go beyond words, possibly delaying SALT II Senate consideration while pursuing a broader international response. Ambition at the U.N. includes isolating the USSR and pressuring troop withdrawal.
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Carter
United Nations Security Council
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Senate
White House
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Moscow
Thomas J. Watson Jr
Area News highlights new officers and county board roles
Warren County Hearl of Supervisors selects a chairman for the year along with other officers and agents. Details appear on the Area News page and are continued at two on the page index.
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Warren County Hearl of Supervisors
Prederek County
Area News
Russia accuses Carter of bellicose statements over Afghanistan
The Soviet Union denounces President Carter as making wicked declarations and distorting the Afghan intervention. Tass blames Carter and officials for a frenzied propaganda outcry and notes his recall of ambassador Watson and possible delay of SALT II action.
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Carter
Moscow
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Tass
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