Carter Sees Success in TV Broadcast
President Carter says he may hold a nationally televised citizens news conference after a Los Angeles session that aired locally. He calls the 70 minute Q A show a success and toured drought impacted Fresno area including a farm to assess damage and discuss energy and drought issues.
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Washington
Carter
Los Angeles
California
White House
United Auto Workers
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
Burdell Moore
Watts
Charles Kryder
Victoria Falls Hit by Mortar Fire From Zambia
Rhodesian police report Victoria Falls was struck by mortars from Zambia but there were no casualties or damage. The attack followed Kenneth Kaunda declaring a state of war with Rhodesia, with unclear whether troops or guerrillas carried out the strike.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
Victoria Falls
Zambia
Kenneth Kaunda
Vance and Gromyko Start Three Day Talks in Geneva
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko led officials from 31 nations in signing a convention banning environmental modification for warfare. The ceremony kicked off three days of talks at the Geneva disarmament conference amid Middle East peace considerations following Israel's Likud win.
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Gromyko
Geneva
Switzerland
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Palace of Nations Council
Middle East
Israel
Likud
Labor Party
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
State Department
Carter
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Begin Victory Signals Major Shift in Israeli Election
With nearly half the votes counted, the Likud bloc led by Menahem Begin appeared set to win 41 of 120 Knesset seats, a landslide against Labor which had governed Israel for 29 years. Begin pledged coalition talks and peace negotiations, seeking support from religious and nationalist parties.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menahem Begin
Labor
Knesset
New Democratic Movement For Change
National Religious Party
Begin
Irgun Zva'i Leumi
National
Washington
State Department
Likud
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Cyrus Vance
Geneva
Shimon Peres
Labor Party
Ephraim Katzir
Katzir
Peres
DMC
Carter
Apple drought and crop estimates across Virginia
The Virginia State Apple Commission expects 65-70 percent of a full apple crop with rain shortages affecting peaches in the Winchester area. Experts warn the estimates are preliminary while growth stages and moisture determine final yields.
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Apple Commission
Wiiter
James Chaffins
Virginia State Apple Commission
Chaffins
Ross Byers
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Winchester
Byers
Public Use of Vehicles in Virginia Counties
A survey of municipal vehicle fleets in Frederick Clarke and Warren Counties Winchester Front Royal Berryville Middletown and Stephens City shows more than 380 public use vehicles with annual costs over 1 million dollars. County figures include 140 in Frederick and 120 in Winchester with Warren at 70 and Clarke at 37 including 19 school buses. Police and welfare departments operate several cars. most drivers take vehicles home for 24 hour call status, under strict rules with limited personal use.
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Virginia
Frederick
Clarke
Warren Counties
Winchester
Front Royal
Berryville
Middletown
Stephens City
Frederick County
Warren County
Clarke County
Jim Wood
Sheriff's Department
Welfare Department
Wood
Ciog
Albert Nicodemus
Nicodemus
State Compensation Board
Weie Johnson
Johnson
School Board
Walter Duncan
Duncan
Two Moms Share Kittens In Frederick County
Pair of female cats in Frederick County decide to share their kittens. Story and photo on Area News page. Also a Frederick County man reports a questionable paint job that turns out to be free. A metals company eyes a site in Frederick County promising up to 300 jobs.
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Frederick County
Area News Age
Shenandoah
Ec Esos
Eer
Peer
Eee
Ceverey
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Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
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