Mixed reaction to Clarke County school proposal
John D. Garcia outlined plans for a combined elementary secondary and college facility on a 550 acre farm at Fairfield. SEE aims to grow to 5 000 students and 1 000 staff by 1980 with initial years hosting a small resident staff and later adding college in stages, using a multidisciplinary science approach.
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John D. Garcia
Clarke County
Berryville
John Richardson
Fairfield
Board of Supervisors
Planning Commission
Garcia
Institute of Integrated Sciences
Science Education Extension
Ford Seeks Real Pact at European Security Conference
President Ford urged leaders at the 35 nation conference to deliver a real commitment beyond words as they sign a Western East pact. Ceausescu pressed for withdrawal of foreign troops and base dismantling while Brezhnev stressed noninterference amid human rights pledges.
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Helsinki
Finland
Ford
European Security Conference
Europe
North America
Nicolae Ceausescu
Romania
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Warsaw Pact
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
House Adjourns Without Vote On Arms Ban
The House adjourned for a month without a vote on a Senate passed bill to lift the arms embargo on Turkey. The measure failed after a 47 to 46 Senate vote and House leadership could not secure unanimous consent to take up the bill. Premier Demirel rejected Ford’s offer of a $50 million arms grant tied to base activities, citing opposition to an embargo on an ally.
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Washington
Ford
Turkey
House
John J. Rhodes
Senate
Helsinki
Finland
Suleyman Demirel
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Demirel
Congress
Kissinger
Special Grand Jury Meeting Set for Monday Morning
A Frederick County special grand jury, investigating the Board of Supervisors, will reconvene Monday at 9 30 a.m. in Reuss City Hall council chambers. The ten day gap followed a room search delay. seven jurors were sworn in July 25 and heard from three state police investigators.
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Frederick
Board of Supervisors
Ford Faces Veto Play in Six Month Oil Price Curbs
Washington facts show President Ford expected to veto a House bill extending oil price controls six months beyond August 31. Frank Zarb and Ron Nessen said decontrol would likely begin in September, raising gasoline by up to seven cents per gallon over three to nine months.
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Ford
Washington
Congress
Frank G. Zarb
Federal Energy Administration
Ron Nessen
White House
Nessen
Helsinki
Zarb
Russell B. Long
D-La
Mindy Loy Park Swing Calendar Girl Explores Outdoors
Mindy Loy, star of The Star's outdoors calendar, sits on a park swing. She is the daughter of Frank and Mrs. Loy of 518 S Washington St and works at Farmers and Merchants Bank. A 1974 Handley graduate, she studied at Shenandoah College and Conservatory and aims to major in Spanish to work for an airline crew or as an interpreter. She plays piano and enjoys swimming and sled riding.
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Mindy Loy
Miss Loy
Frank Loy
S. Washington St
The
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Handley
Shenandoah College
Conservatory of Music
Unemployment Drops to 8.4 Percent in July
The Labor Department reports the July unemployment rate fell to 8.4 percent from June's 8.6 percent as employment rose by 630000 to 85.1 million. The drop spans teenagers, women, and Black workers with stronger labor force growth and 55 percent of industries up.
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Washington
Labor Department
Star feature and local notices on health and law
Jim Ackley chats with professional dancer Sharon Stivers whose roots lie in Frederick County. Liz Kern reports on marijuana laws and potential decriminalization. About 810 children complete Red Cross Learn to Swim in Winchester and Frederick County as Gene Rhodes photographs lessons.
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Country Roads
Star
Jim Ackley
Sharon Stivers
Frederick County
Overeerereene Marijuana Page 8 Star
Liz Kern
Red Cross
Winchester
Gene Rhodes
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