New arterial highway proposed for northern Virginia
Virginia officials advocate building an arterial highway from the Capitol Beltway to the Potomac River after federal rejection of a $150 million I-66 segment. The plan seeks talks with Transportation Department officials on corridor development as mass transit is favored elsewhere.
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Ford Receives 2nd Briefing on Oil Shale Development
President Ford at Vail Colorado receives his second briefing in four days on oil shale. Occidental Petroleum presses its alternative underground extraction method while Parado consortium advances the retort process at an experimental site. Ford plans golf after the briefing as part of a two week mountain vacation.
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Viking Launched On Flight to Mars 1976 Bicentennial
The Viking spacecraft launched from Florida on a 505 million mile Mars mission to assess life on the planet. Titan Centaur rocket boosted it into a 303 day sun orbit with a 24 000 mph trans Mars trajectory. A sister craft to follow September 1961.
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Mars
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Earth
Girl in Stephens City Escapes Serious Injury After Collision
A 17-year-old Stephens City girl escaped serious injury when her car collided with a tractor trailer on Featherbed Lane at 2 45 PM yesterday. Karen A Clem was treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital for a lip laceration and released. The truck driven by Marvin E Bowers of Hagerstown stopped before the curve. the car struck its left rear tires then a telephone pole. Damages to the car were about $1000. A youth crusade is held at Hebron Baptist Church through Sunday with Johnnie W Brewer as speaker and local musical groups performing.
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Winchester
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Hagerstown
Howell to push bill to keep payphone calls at ten cents
Norfolk AP report says Henry Howell will ask a special joint legislative subcommittee on utilities to propose legislation after the State Corporation Commission allowed payphone calls to rise to 20 cents. Howell seeks to counter the SCC decision with legislative action.
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Driver Hurt In Front Royal Two Car Crash
A two car crash east of Front Royal injures driver Mima C. Jones 55 of Front Royal and damages the Jones car at 1400 while the Gibbs pickup sustains 500 in damage. State Trooper K N Longerbeam cites a white westbound vehicle passing as the cause. Firemen and Rescue Squad assisted at the scene.
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Frederick man charged in federal firearms case
A 20-year-old Frederick County man, Donald R. Dunlap Jr., was arrested by federal agents on illegal firearm possession charges. His motorcycle was seized for transporting contraband. He appeared before Federal Magistrate B J Tisinger and was released on bond with a preliminary hearing set for August 26 in Winchester.
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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Winchester
Fire damages house in Warren Front Royal
Fire destroyed the second story and attic of a Happy Creek house owned by Frank Ashby with water damage to the first floor. Assistant Fire Chief Durston McIntosh reported no injuries. Firefighters remained on site about three hours as investigators determine the cause.
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McIntosh
Weather Outlook for Northern Valley and Virginia
Fair tonight and hot Friday with lows around 70 and highs in the low 90s for Northern Valley. Virginia sees similar patterns with upper 80s highs, near 70 degree nights. Extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and seasonal 80s days with 60s to 70s nights. Also includes sunset times, moon phase, and rainfall totals.
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Northern Valley
Virginia
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