Warner Seen as Replacement for Obenshain in Senate Race
Richmond reports speculate John Warner will replace the late Richard Obenshain as the Republican candidate in the U.S. Senate race. Officials caution on decisions until after Obenshain's funeral, with the state committee to set a nomination date. Obenshain died in a twin engine plane crash near Chesterfield County Airport, along with two others.
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New Hampshire
Warner
Andrew Miller
Republican State Central Committee
George N. McMath
Obenshain
Second Presbyterian Church
Mill Creek Baptist Church
Botetort
Chesterfield County
Richard Neel
Alexandria
Ronald Allen Edelen
Camp Springs
Woods
Helen
Linwood Holton
Nathan Miller
Bridgewater
White House
McMath
Miller
Francis Pickens Miller
Norfolk
Front Royal Considering Shenandoah River Dam for Power
Town Council weighs building a dam on the Shenandoah River to supply electric needs for Front Royal. Readers are invited to see related coverage and public discussion scheduled in upcoming pages of the paper.
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Front Royal Town
Shenandoah River
Sharp July Rise in Unemployment Across Demographics
The July unemployment rate rose to 6.2 percent, the highest since March, with teens and women bearing the brunt. Total jobless near 6.2 million as adult men and white and blue collar workers show increases amid inflation fears and statistical quirks in differing surveys.
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Washington
Labor Department
Mixed Reviews for Carter Civil Service Bill Defense
President Carter faced mixed critiques after a public forum on his civil service bill in Fairfax Virginia. Critics charged the session resembled a public relations event and urged changes before congressional approval. The TV radio broadcast session highlighted federal employee concerns and support for reform within a broader government reorganization push.
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Carter
Fairfax
Herbert Harris
D-Va
Tean
Carter Plan
Fairfax High
Washington
Dick Kalistri
American Federation of Goverment Employees
Jack W. Carlson
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Treasury Employees Union
Congress
Gas Line Explodes Killing Two in Rural Iowa Farmhouse
A propane gas line blast near Fort Madison Iowa destroyed a house barn and sheds on one farm. Two elderly residents died and six others were injured with three treated at University Hospitals Iowa City in critical condition.
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Fort Madison
Iowa
Carol Faeth
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Lee County
Don Arnold
Jean Hoffmeister
Fort Madison Community Hospital
Stormy Local Weather Dumps Rain Across Shenandoah Valley
George M. Stoddart reports heavy rain and strong winds from Hagerstown to Roanoke as a cold front clashes with a humid Virginia air mass. Front Royal and Warren County see varied rainfall with reports of twister-like winds. Winchester records 0.66 inches. Forecaster Chet Henricksen warns of ongoing unsettled conditions into the weekend.
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Star
Shenandoah Valley
Hagerstown
Roanoke
Front Royal
Blue Ridge
Warren County
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