Mystery Shrouds Oil Talks In Florida Seclusion
In Panama City four major U S oil chiefs meet Saudi Oil Minister Yamani to discuss Aramco takeover amid tight security. Officials say the retroactive date is Jan 1 1976 and no immediate price hikes are planned while concerns focus on steady oil supply and fair prices.
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Panama City
Fla
Sheik Ahmed Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Aramco
Florida Panhandle
Miller
United States of America
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Vienna
Yamani
U.S. State Department
Texaco
Mobil
Exxon
Standard Oil
California
State Department
Aramco Board
Frank Jungers
United States
Arabia
Federal Energy Administration
Washington
Jim Merna
FEA
Virginia General Assembly Enters Final Week 1976 Session
The Virginia General Assembly heads into the final week of its 1976 session amid unresolved items in the 7.58 billion budget and key issues on construction, pari mutuel betting, and medical malpractice. Senate actions include bills on licensing agents for hunting and fishing and redefining obscene telephone calls.
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Mar Maff
Iver
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
Alson H. Smith Jr
Winchester
Del
Raymond R
Andy) Guest Jr
Front Royal
del. Smith
Frederick County
del. Guest
Virginia
Louisiana
Texas
Upper Valley
House
William A. Truban
Wooodstock
General Assembly
New Weapons Shipped to Mozambique Amid Rhodesia Tensions
U S intelligence reports indicate two Soviet ships unloaded T34 and TS tanks, trucks and rocket launchers at Beira with three more ships en route. Cuban and Soviet activity shifts toward Rhodesian support as Mozambican forces face rising guerrilla actions and a state of war declared by Mozambican President Samora Machel.
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Washington
Russia
Mozambique
Rhodesia
Beira
Africa
Pound Falls Below 2 Dollars as Sterling Slumps Again
The British pound fell below 2 dollars for the first time and then steadied around 1.95 in morning trade. Dealers cited broad selling from Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East and noted little sign of Bank of England intervention to halt the decline.
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London
Britain
Europe
Far East
Middle East
Bank of England
Test Proposed 14-Foot Wide Loads in Virginia
A Virginia Senate committee approved a resolution for experimental travel of 14-foot wide modular home units on state highways. The study by the State Highway and Transportation Department could lead to regulations permitting wider loads beyond the current 12-foot limit if deemed safe.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Senate
State Highway and Transportation Department
Reagan Ends Florida Campaign With Warning Of New Storm
Ronald Reagan closes Florida bid saying signs of economic upturn may precede inflation and unemployment rise. He questions data on prosperity while Ford touts progress. Carter Jackson and Wallace campaign, with Wallace confident but noncommittal on share. Reagan shifts to Illinois as he criticizes policy and recalls 1972 upturn before a downturn.
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Miami
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Florida
White House
California
Jimmy Carter
Henry M Jackson
George C. Wallace
Carter
Tampa
Wallace
Jackson
Massachusetts
Alabama
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
Reagan
Meet the Press
New Hampshire
L.E. Thomas
Illinois
Administration
Richard M. Nixon
Virginia Senate committee advances litter control plan after tax cut
A Virginia Senate committee moved to floor action a litter control bill that faced protests from its sponsor. The House-passed version by Del. Alan Diamonstein included a tax on littering product sales to fund a broader anti litter campaign. The Senate committee removed the tax and ordered a survey by the State Department of Highways and Transportation.
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Richmond
Virginia
Senate
House of Delegates
Del
Alan Diamonstein
Newport News
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
State Department of Highways and Transportation
Economy Gives Ford Edge In 1976 Campaign
The February unemployment rate at 7.6 percent and a 0.5 percent drop in the wholesale price index signal easing inflation. This improving economy boosts Ford in the Republican race against Reagan and unsettles some Democrats. Not all groups share the gains, with Massachusetts unemployment still high and joblessness near 25 percent in construction. Households and housewives show improved sentiment as shopping grows less burdensome. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington Star
Miami
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Lou Goldstein
Miami Beach
Tom Miller
Coral Gables
Reagan
Massachusetts
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
James Wood Edges Patrick Henry In Regional Contest
James Wood defeated Patrick Henry in the Northwestern Regional basketball tournament second round Saturday night in Franklin County. Page 18 notes area Girl Scouts celebrating Girl Scout Week with a Shawnee Council photo feature summarizing activities.
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James Wood
Patrick Henry
Franklin County
Girl Scouts
Shawnee Council
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Seve. Union
Assembly
SALE
Es Es Famison
Nellie
Jamison
Star
J Milles Cary
Blue Ridge Hunt
Woodley Farm
Berryville
Angola
Samora Machel
Command
Pretoria
South Africa
Blue Ridge
Coors i
Colorado
Area
Abby
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