Russians Accused of nerve gas use in Afghanistan
U.S. intelligence sources say evidence points to Soviet nerve gas use against Afghan rebels in five areas including Panjshir Takhar Bamian and near Jalalabad. Descriptions from refugees and a defecting officer align with the nerve agent Soman and chemical decontamination equipment has been seen in Afghanistan.
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U.S
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Takhar
Bamian
Kabul
Jalalabad
Pakistan
THE
David Jones
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Congress
Renewal of Registration Considered by Carter White House
President Carter weighs asking Congress to authorize peacetime registration of draft age youths amid manpower strains and a defense emphasis. White House aides dispute, while military leaders push for prepared standby draft mechanisms to ensure deployable forces in a crisis.
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Carter
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Aear
Capito
Defense Department
Pentagon
Defense
Harold Brown
Shah's Arrest Denial Stands Amid Exile Crisis
Panamanian army spokesman denied Iran's claim that Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was arrested for extradition. The Shah, sheltered on Contadora Island since Dec. 15, and his entourage were reported unaware of any arrest. Other news notes cover Iran hostages and Waldheim's push for an international inquiry.
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Iran
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Panama City
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Contadora Island
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Tehran Radio
Artistides Royo
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Royo
Mark Morse
Contadora
Pahlavi
Omar Torrijos
Pacific
Tehran
U.S
New York
Ghotbzadeh
Waldheim
Diplomat Predicts Palestinian Home in Middle East Peace
Charles Marthinsen, U S State Department official, told Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers Association in Winchester that a Palestinian home with autonomous government is central to a comprehensive peace in the Moslem Middle East. He urged inclusion of Arab nations and predicted gradual progress toward a transitional regime in the West Bank and Gaza, with Camp David as a reference point. He stressed patient, building-block diplomacy and US good offices to push negotiations forward.
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U.S. Department of State
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Shenandoah Valley Manufacturers’ Association
Winchester
Mat
Camp David
Anwar
Sadat
Menachem Begin
Matthinsen
Egypt
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Oslem
David
United States
Matthiasen
Guest Bill Provides Incentive to Wineries
Richmond legislator Del. Raymond R. Guest Jr. and Del. Ray Ashworth sponsor a Virginia winery law to promote wine production. The bill mirrors California's system, allows winery licenses for fermentation and direct sales with tax exemptions on direct vintner sales, and ties wholesale taxes to standard rates. Guest notes support from the Agricultural Opportunities Commission and cites Seagram’s vineyard plans in Albemarle County as context.
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Fauquier
Shenandoah
Warren
Virginia
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Raymond R
Andy) Guest Jr
R-Front Royal
Guest
Ray Ashworth
Wakefield
General Assembly
Ashworth
California
Agricultural Opportunities Commission
Commission
Albemarle County
Sai Guest
House Agriculture Committee
Gold Rebounds Amid Slide on World Markets
Gold prices fell sharply on world markets early today continuing Tuesday's nosedive, then began rebounding in Europe as the dollar showed a mixed pattern.
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Inside Today's Star Murder Plot Page 19
Two men are accused in a murder plot detailed on page 19 of the Star. The report outlines charges and the identity of the suspects as the case progresses through the legal system.
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