Dutch officials vow to storm hostages as standoff drags on
Dutch authorities warn they will storm train and school strongholds if any hostage is harmed. Eight to ten Moluccan gunmen hold 55 passengers on a bright yellow train near Bovensmilde, with 28 children treated for stomach illness in Assen hospital.
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Assen
The
Netherlands
Holland
Justice Ministry
Toos Faber
Eef van de Vliet
Bovensmilde
Joop den Uy
Pacific Islands
Spice Islands
den Uy
Three Acre Woods Fire Near Route 601 Contained
A three alarm forest fire burned about three acres of mountain woods along the Appalachian Trail near Clarke County. Firefighters from Leesburg Purcellville Round Hill Clarke and Jefferson County Virginia and West Virginia fought the blaze for hours, carrying water on backpacks and digging to remove fuel. No serious damage reported and authorities urged caution for campers and hikers.
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Leesburg
Purcellville
Round Hill
Clarke
Jefferson County
W. Va
Tom Hepler
Hepler
Virginia Division of Forestry
Vance Gromyko to hold two more SALT talks
President Carter announced that Secretary of State Vance and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko would meet twice more in four months to push curbs on cruise missiles and city-buster missiles. Geneva talks left wide gaps despite a three-part framework toward a new SALT treaty. Carter also noted a submarine demonstration related to cruise missiles but gave no direct SALT stance.
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ST. Simons Island
Carter
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Vance
Gromyko
Geneva
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Dancing Rooster Declines Hollywood Trip Health Limits
Arnold the dancing leghorn from Woodford Virginia cannot travel to California for NBC Tonight show filming due to heart trouble. Owners Ruth and Robert Pollard plan a home movie with an 8mm camera. Ruth will narrate and travel to California to deliver the film while Robert stays to care for Arnold and their many pets.
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Woodford, Va
Arnold
Dancing Rooster
Doc Severinson
NBC Orchestra
Rooster
Ruth
Robert Pollard
Pollards
NBC
Oe Calif
Tonight Show
West Coast
Pollard
California
Memorial Day Weekend Weather and Services Planned
The National Weather Service forecasts clear sunny and warm conditions with weekend highs in the 80s and nightly lows in the 60s for Memorial Day. Winchester and Clarke County plan services with speakers, color guards, and wreath laying, led by veterans groups.
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National Weather Service
Winchester
Clarke County
V.F.W. Post
Daniel Morgan Riflemen
Frederick County
Ida Mcilwee
Conrad Hoover
American Legion
Stonewall Jackson Chapter
Disabled American Veterans
Mosby
Davis-Williams
V.F.W
Berryville
H. B. Pierce
Lloyd Williams
Expansion bond pact approved for Warren Memorial Hospital
The Front Royal Warren County Industrial Authority and Warren Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees signed a $6.8 million bond purchase agreement to fund hospital expansion. Bonds total 2.59 million serials maturing 1980 to 1992 with remaining due at closing in Richmond. Construction to start soon with Wheat First Securities underwriting.
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Richmond
Memorial Day Office Closures and Sales Noted
The Star will not publish Monday for Memorial Day and offices will be closed then reopen Tuesday. Large cemetery pots priced at 3.95 from Glassbarn. Penney's opens Monday for a Special Memorial Day Sale from 9 to 5.
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Star
Memorial Ay
Penney's
Winchester Church Programs Open Across Region
Churches in the Winchester area plan memorial services special communion services and gospel singing programs in upcoming days with full details on the Religion page. Also reported Warren County High School girls softball team won the regional championship while the Handley boys tennis team lost to Virginia High School.
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Darryl E. Maxwell
Berryville
Church News
Winchester
Warren County High School
Handley
Virginia High School
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Woods
Kathleen Devereux
North Rt. 601
Jimmy Carter
U.S.S. Los Angles
Port Canaveral, Fla
Hyman Rickover
Hank Ebert
Clearbrook
Long
Vance and Gromyko
United States
Soviet Union
Navy
Los Angeles
Hollywood
National Cemetery
War Memorial
Roland E. Lex
National Cemetery System
Veterans Administration
Its
U.S. Army
Africa
Sicily
Lex
Post 41
Greenhill Cemetery
By Susan Burke
Bristol
Harrisonburg
Abby
Spectator
Seervanes
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