Record Highs Send Virginia Temperatures Soaring
Central northern and western Virginia faced 100 plus temperatures with Richmond hitting 105. Dulles Airport recorded 101 and several sites broke long standing records. Gov Godwin and state officials evaluated crop damage and drought relief while Vepco reported a peak power demand surpassing previous records.
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Associated Press
Virginia Electric & Power Co
William L. Proffitt
Vepco
Power
The
Weather Service
United States
Chinese AF Pilot Defects to Taiwan Defector Smuggles Gold Reward
A Chinese air force squadron commander flew a MIG19 to Taiwan seeking political asylum. Fan Yuanyen, 41, will receive about 5,000 ounces of gold worth roughly $698,400. He landed at Tainan after departing Fukien province, bringing defense documents and claiming lifelong hardship under the mainland. He is the third Chinese pilot to defect to Taiwan, following earlier defections in 1962 and 1965.
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Taipei
Taiwan
Chinese Defense Ministry
Fan Yuanyen
Fan
Defense Ministry
Chintsian
Fukien Province
Formosa Strait
Tainan
Fukien
Hong Kong
Clarke supervisors vote to appeal sheriff budget dispatchers decision
In Clarke County Virginia the Board of Supervisors voted 3 to 2 to appeal the State Compensation Board ruling allowing the sheriff to keep four dispatchers on the department budget. The board also discussed disaster-area designation and a potential independent county dispatch system.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
State Compensation Board
Sheriff's Office
Eustace Jackson
Raleigh Watson
Jackson
Jack Hardesty
Dr. Watson
Charles Trible
Compensation Board
Virginia
Sheriff's Department
Trible
Hardesty
Robert Hummer
Richmond
Geoff Cole
Cole
Clarke
Godwin
Clarke County
Mason Carbaugh
P.T. McIntire
101 Yesterday Storm Fails To End Area Heat Wave
A heat wave persists in the Winchester Front Royal area with readings near 101 to 103 degrees. Officials note no power cuts despite high demand and drought effects strain gardens while rivers dwindle but remain safe. Slight chances of more storms today offer only brief relief.
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Winchester
Winchester Fruit Research Lab
C & S Bank
Front Royal
WFTR
Walter Duncan
Crime Rate Decline 9 Percent in First Quarter
FBI Uniform Crime Reports show a 9 percent drop in overall crime in the first quarter over 1976, the largest quarterly fall in 19 years. declines hit five of seven major offenses led by larceny down 11 percent. rapes rose 5 percent and aggravated assaults increased 1 percent amid severe winter conditions across the nation.
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Washington
FBI
Carter urges Middle East peace with full Israel Arab ties
President Carter told 53 American Jewish leaders at the White House that a lasting Middle East peace settlement is possible this year. He plans talks with Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin in Washington later this month and will decide soon on recommending a neutron bomb after reviewing studies due by August 15.
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Washington
Carter
Middle East
Israel
Menahem Begin
White House
Begin
Jody Powell
Powell
Detroit Workers Return After Three Year City Contract
Detroit city employees ended a surprise strike as a three year tentative contract was endorsed by 19 locals of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes. Dispatchers said the 879 bus fleet ran 85 percent of morning rush hours and hospital clinics reopened. Police noted most civilian operators returned and emergency lines were relieved as shifts ended.
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Detroit
Detroit General Hospital
Frederick County Planning Commission Rejects Cedar Creek Campground
The Frederick County Planning Commission voted against a proposed campground near Cedar Creek yesterday, though opponents pledge to continue their effort. The related James Killough Jr trial continued yesterday, with details on the Area News Page.
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Frederick County
Cnee Cs
James Killough Jr
Area News
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Clarke Compass
Star
Star Color
J. Miles Cary
Mills Godwin
S. Mason Carbaugh
Shenandoah Valley
Kathleen Devereux
Paris
France
State Supreme Court
Hank Ebert
National Weather Service
Potomac Edison
Lynn Keller
Keller
City of
Win
Chester
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