Legislature OKs 2.7B budget with agency insurance pay plan
Charleston AP report notes the legislature approved a 2.7 billion budget requiring each state agency to cover its own insurance premiums, replacing a lump sum for the Board of Risk and Insurance Management. The plan advances to Governor Underwood for signature and takes effect July 1.
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Clinton urges hope in Bangladesh and peace with India
President Clinton toured five Indian cities after visiting Bangladesh where he sidestepped a rural village stop for safety. He urged restraint in the nuclear standoff with Pakistan, planned to sign a vision statement with Prime Minister Vajpayee, and honored Gandhi as Holi began, amid a brief Kashmir ceasefire.
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Jammu
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Virginia Tech sees record admission applications
Virginia Tech reports over 18 300 freshman applications for the year, up 12 percent from 16 200 last year. Officials credit the football team's success and rising national ranking, plus more early and transfer applications, as factors boosting overall interest and visibility for tech majors.
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Civil War Friendships Across Union and Confederate Sides
In Civil War era Falmouth Stafford, Union Gen John Gibbon befriended local industrialist Joseph Ficklen and his family over hospitality at Belmont. The unlikely alliance persisted amid occupation, with letters revealing genuine ties beyond mere convenience, while the Belmont estate later becomes a public historical site.
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Fredericksburg
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Noel Harrison
Bellomont
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Rappahannock
Teen injures in I 95 crash improves condition in Virginia
In Springfield Virginia a 14 year old boy from McLean whose foot was among five killed in a Saturday I 95 crash has moved from critical to serious while another 14 year old remains in critical condition. The southbound car collided with a northbound truck after it jumped a guardrail near the Springfield mixing bowl. The fatalities include Zachary Klurfeld 14 Scott Klurfeld 47 Janis Klurfeld 51 Russell Surratt 29 Inna Surratt 30 and Jacqueline Ernst 60. The investigation continues as police collect witness statements and determine charges.
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