Carter Torrijos meet to clarify Panama Canal treaty terms
President Carter and Panama's Gen. Omar Torrijos met over 90 minutes at the White House seeking to resolve disputes over joint defense and neutrality provisions after 2000. A clarifying statement was anticipated as Senators weigh ratification while Torrijos faces a Panama plebiscite on October 23.
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Washington
Carter
Panama
Omar Torrijos
White House
Torrijos
Oval Office
Israel
Europe
Cyrus Vance
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Henry A. Kissinger
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kissinger
Rusk
U.S
Latin America
Senate
Godwin Promotes 125 Million Virginia Bond Plan at Winchester
Governor Mills Godwin spoke to a packed Winchester Rotary Club urging voter support for a 125 million bond package. He highlighted 86.5 million for higher education with funds for VT Institute, William and Mary Law School, UVa, Madison College, MCV, and VCU. He also outlined 22.5 million for corrections capital improvements and port upgrades in Hampton Roads.
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Mills Godwin
Winchester Rotary Club
Virginia
Godwin
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Law School of William and Mary
University of Virginia
Warren County athlete Mike Ford featured in sports section
The Star highlights Warren County football player Mike Ford in today’s Sports Section. The World Series resume is fully covered. Country Roads profiles a Frederick County tree farm with a future crop worth millions on page 6. Henry Howell testified before the Preeeeeeee
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Magical Pages
Warren County
Mike Ford
Frederick County
Hijacked Plane Demands Ransom Over West German Hostages
Arab speaking hijackers of a Lufthansa Boeing 737 threaten to kill 11 West German beauty queens and Hanns Martin Schleyer unless a $15 million ransom and released prisoners are supplied. Plane with 92 aboard landed in Dubai after stops in Rome and Cyprus. passengers include eight Spanish crew and many West German vacationers.
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Dubai
United Arab Emirates
West Germany
Turkey
Frankfurt
Mallorca
Hanns Martin Schleyer
Struggle Against World Imperialism Organization
Schleyer
USA
Majorca
Senate Panel Finishes Energy Tax Bill Despite Carter Plea
The Senate Finance Committee moves toward final passage of an energy tax bill that spares Carter's favored conservation incentives while approving large tax credits for coal converting plants. Carter warned of veto power and potential gas rationing if an acceptable energy program is not approved. He assailed oil companies amid sharp industry and Republican reactions.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Carter
Congress
Shell Oil
Howard Blauvelt
Continental Oil Co
John E. Swearingen
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
Senate
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Russell B. Long
Finance Committee
Louisiana Democrat's
Laurence Woodworth
Opponents in Court Seek Lower Potomac Edison Rates
Area residents including Social Security recipients told the State Corporation Commission hearing that Potomac Edison rate increases are unaffordable. Judge Preston Shannon urged meter checks and noted limited relief for poor electricity users while highlighting fuel cost pressures and possible year-round pricing.
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Potomac Edison
State Corporation Commission
Preston Shannon
City Hall
Shannon
SCC
OPEC
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Stockholm
Sweden
James Meade
England
Bertil Ohlin
Meade
Cambridge University
Ohlin
Royal Academy of Sciences
Chicago
Milton Friedman
Rotary
George M. Stoddart
Hampton Roads
Inside Today
Henry Howell
Area News
Lufthansa
Rome
Cyprus
Bahrain
Star
Theodore Williams
Winchester
Winchester Citizens Assn
Seventh District
Black Caucus
Brooks
General Assembly
Sam Lehman
Vero Beach
Fla
Vietnam
Saigon
Frederick Dellenbaugh
Cornelia
Dellenbaugh
Bangkok
Thailand
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