Woman Climbs El Capitan Solo Becomes First To Top Peak
Beverly Johnson 31, from Maryland and Los Angeles, becomes the first woman to solo scale El Capitan 3600 feet high in Yosemite after a 10 day ascent. She carried 100 pounds of gear slept in slings on the wall and planned next climbs in New Guinea and Antarctica. Her attitude stayed focused with the motto one bite at a time.
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Yosemite National Park
Calif
Yosemite Valley
Beverly Johnson
New Guinea
Ms. Johnson
el Capitan
Kelly
Wyo
Los Angeles
Equator
Antarctica
Man charged after deadly stabbings at Omaha plasma center
A penniless man, James Tulloch 33, faced two counts of first degree murder and one count of cutting with intent after a plasma center attack in downtown Omaha left two dead and another injured. A manager chased him out with a shovel. weapon described as butcher or hunting knife.
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Omaha
Neb
James Tulloch
Foster Burchard
Blood Plasma Services Inc
Burchard
Tulloch
Richard Haines
Haines
Paul Reichstadt
Kaiser
Rick Williams
New England
Connecticut
Joint meeting on city county joint facilities study
The Joint Capital Facilities Committee will meet November 9 at 7 30 p.m. with VVKR Partnership representatives and city county consultants. They will review data collection methods preliminary findings and early recommendations. A memo signed by Wendell Seldon and J C Ronalds was distributed to members. VVKR aims to have a final study ready for January consideration.
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Joint Capital Facilities Committee
Vvkr Partnership
Wendell Seldon
Seldon
J.C. Ronalds
Corrections to zoning maps deadline and church fundraiser misreport
The paper corrects a December 1979 deadline for Frederick County zoning map work. County planner Ron Berg says no time limit is set and work will likely continue beyond December 1979. A Religion page correction notes a rocking chair marathon fundraiser by four Stines Chapel youngsters, not a dance.
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Frederick County
Ron Berg
Berg
County Planning Commission
Stines Chapel
The
Star
Media Blitz Worries Miller in Virginia Senate Race
Democratic nominee Andrew Miller warns of a near quarter million dollar media blitz by Republican rival John Warner as the Virginia Senate contest tightens. Miller cites Warner's spending plans and past Mellon family contributions to Nixon campaigns, urging disclosure to voters.
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Richmond
Andrew Miller
Miller
John Warner
U. S. Senate
William Scott
Rva
Warner
Scott
William Spong
Virginia
Richard Nixon
Catherine Mellon
Washington
Citizens For Nixon-Agnew
Catherine Mellon Warner
Mellon
Nixon
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Smalts Florists, Inc
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Epeggett
Jrs
Lesley Nelson
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James and
Sharon Nelson
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Fort Wayne
Ind
U.S. Senate
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Claude Smalts, Jr
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Parkview Drive
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Eddie Long
General Assembly
State Corporation Commission of Virginia
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Division of Energy Regulation
Virginia State Corporation Commission
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Handworks Gallery
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Sallie Ebert
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Winchester Evening Star
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