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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1979
Page
2
Western and Thai analysts in Bangkok say the 100,000 man Vietnamese invasion force has lost momentum six weeks after entering Cambodia to install a pro Hanoi government. Fighting continues at several points as Khmer Rouge forces blow bridges and hinder heavy equipment mobility.
Partly cloudy and cold with diminishing winds tonight in the Northern Valley. Tuesday brings morning sun, then increasing clouds with highs in the low to mid 40s. Virginia sees partly cloudy skies with west and east differences and highs in the 40s.
Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. argues the southern Africa conflict is a resources and strategic battle not a war of liberation. He urges tougher U S policies, stockpiling with NATO and Japan, and stronger Navy to safeguard Cape route and Western access amid Kremlin and Cuban influence.
A farmers’ tractorcade with over 900 people and nearly 400 tractors rolled from Wytheville toward Roanoke on a cold morning. The convoy, part of a nine-vehicle caravan to Washington, began at 8 10 a.m. and aims to press Congress for greater farmer benefits.
Former Virginia Attorney General Andrew Miller says poor Democratic organization helped him lose to Republican John Warner by about 4,000 votes. He praises GOP campaign machinery and warns the party must tighten its structure before 1981 governor race. Miller took a law firm job January 1 and may run again, campaigning for other Democrats in the meantime.
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