UNITA reports 900 Soviet troops in Angola clash
UNITA foreign minister George Sangumbe said 500 more Soviet personnel arrived in Luanda to join the civil war, bringing total Soviet arrivals to 900. He cited undisclosed “special sources” and spoke ahead of an African summit on the war.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
UNITA
Angola
George Sangumbe
Luanda
Popular Movement
Sangumbe
National Front
Organization of African Unity
FNLA
MPLA
OAU
Africa
Unitafnla
Idi Amin
Swaziland
Sishayi Nxumalo
Nxumalo
South Africa
Soviet Union
Cuba
Zaire
Man and woman charged in $60,000 Luray bank robbery
A man Lee Roy Johnson and his wife Sharon were charged with armed robbery in Page County Virginia. About $60,000 was taken from the First National Bank of Luray and recovered from the getaway car within minutes. The couple, 27 and 26, were arrested with two of their children and a dog in the car. Johnson held on $25,000 bond, his wife released on recognizance.
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First National Bank of Luray
S. W. Weatherholtz
Weatherholtz
Florida Citrus Survives Cold Wave Threat Amid Low Temps
Citrus growers said the near record Florida crop survived a chilly night with only possible minor damage in some counties. A multi-state cold spell chilled gas supplies and caused school closures in five states. Six Ohio deaths were blamed on wind chill as a warming trend moved into the Midwest and Plains.
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Florida
Ohio
Arkansas
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas. Co
Wells
Lake
Marion
Polk
Adams
N.Y
Columbus
Midwest
Plains
Two Plants Hit by Fire Yesterday
Winchester and Frederick County firefighters battled two separate plant fires yesterday. Capitol Records in Winchester Industrial Park suffered a damage mainly to machinery and wall after a lacquer thinner flare up. one worker, Stanley Slavey, treated for smoke inhalation. Unisil Corp near Gore saw an unused building burn as sparks from a cutting torch ignited it while hydrants froze, hampering efforts and prompting a larger blaze.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Unisil Corp
Gore
Capitol Records
Stanley Slavey
Martinsburg
W. Va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Unisi Corp
Ford to push jobs housing and energy plan in State of the Union
A high White House official said President Ford will propose broad new programs to boost jobs and housing and expand energy sources in the State of the Union message to Congress on January 19. The plan also calls for cuts in federal employment, foreign aid clashes, and closing military bases to restrain federal spending growth.
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NY. Times News Service
Washington
Ford
Congress
White House
Three more die in Hamburg shipyard boiler blast
In Hamburg 18 workers are now dead from burns after a boiler explosion on the unfinished container ship Anders Maersk. About 50 aboard, 20 in serious condition, as 900 degree steam sprayed the boiler room during engine start-up before sea trials. An inquiry was ordered.
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Hamburg
West Germany
Anders Maersk
Blohm and Voss
A.P. Moeller
Hans-Guenther Tepel
Reagan Plans Refined Budget Cut Proposal and Transition
Former California governor Ronald Reagan aims to refine his 90 billion plan with a phased transition preserving benefits for those in need. He argues state and local governments would finance programs if they choose, while critics warn of higher state taxes. Ford supporters counter with education and tax relief pitches as Reagan campaigns in New Hampshire and Florida.
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California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Ford
Howard H. Callaway
Tallahassee
Fla
White House
America
New Hampshire
Congress
Callaway
Washington
Winchester Clerk County ministers oppose Virginia gambling
The Winchester Frederick County Ministerial Association voiced opposition to gambling in Virginia. Clarke County basketball defeated Warren County in a rivalry game as part of a busy night of local hoops.
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Winchester-Frederick County
Clarke County
Warren County
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