Coast Guard Cutter Sinks Off Smith Point
Rescue crews search for 11 missing crewmen after the 125 foot Coast Guard cutter Cuyahoga sank in 57 feet of water near Smith Point following a collision with the Argentine cargo ship Santa Cruz II. Four survivors were evacuated to Patuxent River NAS in Maryland in stable condition.
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Portsmouth
Coast Guard
Chesapeake Bay
Smith Point
Cuyahoga
C. L. Kern
Patuxent River Naval Air Station
Maryland
William Frieson
National Transportation Safety Board
Naval Air Station
J.g. John Williamson
St. Inigoes
Kern
Potomac River
Yorktown
Baltimore
Atlantic Ocean
Cape Charles
Brazil
Elizabeth City
N.C
Cape May
N.J
Patuxent Naval Air Station
Marine Base
Quantico
Washington
Jack Schwab
Charlottesville
Schwab
Peace Talks Stalls Fed by Camp David Disputes
Centered on Israel Egypt negotiations the Mideast talks pause amid Egyptian calls for linkage to West Bank issues and Jerusalem autonomy while Dayan and Weizman consult with Cabinet and U S proposals. Carter campaign stops in Kansas and Minnesota unfold alongside protest by farmers and a $475 million Mississippi River project plan.
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Washington
Mideast
Camp David
Israel
Egypt
Carter
Kansas
Minnesota
Senate
American Agriculture Movement
Wichita
Kan
Alton
Mississippi
Bill Roy
John Carlin
Rochester, Minn
Minneapolis
Minn
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Robert Short
Washington Senators
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Muriel
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Defense
Ezer Weizman
Weizman
Osama Al-Baz
London
Hosni Mubarak
Mubarak
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
West Bank
Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
White House
Cyrus Vance
South Africa
Miller Accuses Warner of Buying Virginia Senate Seat
In Richmond AP report Democrat Andrew Miller claims Republican John Warner is spending to buy a U S Senate seat. Miller cites Warner's self funding totals 491000 plus 125000 with near one million expected before election day. Warner retorts that Miller exaggerates and notes past campaigns and media purchases.
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U.S. Senate
Andrew P. Miller
John W. Warner
Richmond
Andrew Miller
John Warner
Virginia
U. S. Senate
Miller
Warner
Secretary of the Navy
Firestone recalls millions of tires amid federal pressure
Firestone agrees to replace up to 10 million Firestone 500 steel belted radials in the United States after federal suit threats. The recall covers tires built before specific cutoffs and affects several brands. Government officials cite tread separations, explosions, and fatalities as context. Firestone vows free replacements with model 721 radials and warns dealers to expect procedural delays.
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Washington
Firestone
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
United States
Ontario
Canada
Firestone Canada Inc
Michael Fay
Transportation
Brock Adams
Richard A. Riley
TPC
General Motors
Potomac Edison Seeks Emergency Rate Hike Hits Roadblock
The Virginia SCC rejected an immediate 6.2 million emergency rate increase filed by Potomac Edison. The commission suspended action for 60 days allowing time for review, while the utility argues an urgent threat to service and urges swift relief. Potomac serves 51 000 customers from Winchester to Albemarle County.
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Richmond
Potomac Edison Co
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Potomac Edison
Virginia
Winchester
Albemarle County
Nkomo Rejects Rhodesia Peace Talks After Raid
Joshua Nkomo condemned peace negotiations with Rhodesia after a major air raid that killed 226 and wounded 629 in a camp inside Zambia near Lusaka. He accused Rhodesian forces of fascism and vowed to press the fight, while Ian Smith warned of bigger raids as long as guerrillas hide in Zambia.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Joshua Nkomo
Rhodesia
Nkomo
Ian Smith
U.S
Washington
U.N
Geneva
Mozambique
Salisbury
Smith
Vance Arrives in Moscow for Nuclear Arms Treaty Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance lands in Moscow to push a new Soviet American treaty on strategic weapons. He vows perseverance as he meets Gromyko and Dobrynin while talks aim for a principled agreement amid uncertain timetable. In Beirut, gunfire and grenades disrupt cease fire as Saudi commanders threaten harsh punishment for looters.
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Moscow
Cyrus R. Vance
Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
United States
Gromyko
Soviet Union
Beirut
Lebanon
Saad Ashawi
le Reveil
Water Line Break Cuts Front Royal Water Pressure
Front Royal suffers a 14 inch water line rupture around 12:30 a.m. caused by temperature changes. Town Manager Walter Duncan says about 10 percent of residents have no water and others face low pressure, with repairs delayed until later today.
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Star
Front Royal
Walter Duncan
Duncan
Braxton Road
Stonewall Heights
Mountain View Subdivision
James Wood Colonels Lose Hopes in Tough Game
James Wood's Colonels saw their season hopes fade as a loss last night. Warren County earned its second win in three games, while Clarke County defeated Osbourn Park 21 to 7. Police report property recovered by Winchester Police and Frederick County Deputies on Page 2.
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James Wood
Colonels
Warren County
Clarke County
Osbourn Park
Winchester Police
Frederick County Sheriff's Deputies
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Rockwell
Santa Cruz II
Potomac
Jaycee Creed
Richmond Jayce
Associated Press
GOP
Richard Obenshain
Obenshain
Cal Concern
Fay
EX Ward
Grappler
Shell Oil Co
Super Shell Steel
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