State group raises 43000 in fight against utility hikes
The Consumer Congress of Virginia reports 43000 raised in statewide drives from about 8000 contributors to oppose electric rate increases. The group aims for 75000 and will hire experts to study demand growth and testify at SCC hearings against Virginia Electric & Power Co. and its projected construction program.
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State Group
George W. Wilbur
Associated Press
Richmond
Consumer Congress of Virginia
Virginia
Taylor Cousins
Congress
State Corporation Commission
Cousins
Virginia Electric & Power Co
SCC
Vepco
Snavely, King and Tucker, Inc
Washington, D. C
Southeastern Consulting Engineers, Inc
Charlotte, N. C
William Speakman, III
McLean
Public Counsel
Interstate Commerce Commission
Donald 0. Manning
Arlington
John T. Schell
Consumer Congress
Applications For Student Aid Show Significant Increase
Rising unemployment and economic uncertainty drive a large rise in financial aid applications at Virginia public colleges. Early figures show applications surpass last year, with 2,869 received to date in programs that totaled 2,278 last year. The College Scholarship Application Program’s expanded eligibility boosts demand, while funding will be limited to the most needy.
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Richmond
Virginia
Kenneth Schultz
Financial Aid Coordina
Tor
State Council of Higher Education
Schultz
Eillen D. Pearson
Virginia Commonwealth University
Special Grand Jury Begins Work on Norfolk Savings Case
A five member special grand jury was sworn in Norfolk Virginia as the state opens a first push for criminal indictments in the 1973 collapse of Norfolk Savings & Loan Corp. Judge Moultrie Guerry ordered secrecy and noted four votes needed for indictments.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Savings & Loan Corp
Moultrie Guerry
Guerrys
Norfolk Savings
Edwin R. MacKethan
J.C. Councill Jr
W. Burr Sutherland
James B. Hawkins
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Myrtle Crawford
Norfolk State College
Bertram S. Nusbaum Jr
Guerry
Commonwealth
Joseph H. Campbell
Walter Oden
Reno Harp
Campbell
Duane York
Asst
Dvorak Signed First American Contract for The American Flag
Eighty years ago Czech composer Anton Dvorak signed his only contract with an American publisher G. Schirmer for The American Flag a patriotic choral work with text by Rodman Drake. The piece is planned for republication this year to honor the nation s bicentennial celebration.
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New York
Anton Dvorak
Dvorak
G. Schirmer
Macmullan
Rodman Drake
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