Virginia Power to Build 32.7 Million HQ in Richmond
The State Corporation Commission approved financing for Virginia Electric & Power Co to erect a 22 story downtown Richmond headquarters in a deal with a Minnesota partnership to construct and lease the building. SCC Chairman Bradshaw voiced reservations about the project.
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Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric & Power Co
SCC
Junie L. Bradshaw
Vepco
Minnesota
Henry Howell
Missing Sulfuric Acid Cargo From Capsized Barge
A Mathews County incident reports a capsized 150-foot barge in Chesapeake Bay later righted with 130,000 gallons of sulfuric acid and Oleum reportedly missing from holds. Coast Guard says no danger present and no vapor cloud formed after lines were secured and evacuation called off.
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Mathews
Chesapeake Bay
Coast Guard
Mathews County
Three Persons Injured In One Car Accident
Three people were injured when a car plunged into a city creek on S Loudoun Street. Charles Jenkins 28 and Timothy Jenkins 20 remained in undetermined condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Diane Jenkins 21 was treated and released. The car hit a telephone pole near Featherbed Lane then rolled 218 feet into the creek and was a total loss. Winchester police and the Rescue Squad described a 9 p.m. high speed crash and 20 minute rescue amidst deep water and mud.
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Berryville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Charles Jenkins
Timothy Jenkins
Diane Jenkins
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
Winchester
S. Loudoun St
Featherbed Lane
Railroad Seeks New Verdict In 1974 Crossing Death
Norfolk and Western Railroad asks Warren County Circuit Court to set aside a July 23 verdict awarding $350 000 to the Greenfield family for a fatal Rt 661 crossing crash in 1974. The eight point motion raises sufficiency of evidence, contributory negligence, jury instructions, venue change, publicity, and alleged undue bias.
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Star
Front Royal
William Wharton
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Warren County
Lucy Greenfield
Charles Wilbur Greenfield
Norfolk & Western
Wharton
Greenfield
Kentucky
N&w
Clarke Board Rejects Hercules Dynamite Plant Plan
Clarke County supervisors voted to disapprove the Hercules dynamite storage and mixing facility proposed for the M.S. Buckley property. Board member P. T. McIntire cited planning commission concerns about negative local impact and county sales tax loss to Frederick County. Citizens from Boyce and Waterloo raised safety and land-use objections amid hunting area concerns and disputed detonation risks.
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Star
Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
M.S. Buckley
P.T. McIntire
Greenway District
Buckley
David R. Donovan
Winchester Building Supply
Frederick County
Boyce
Waterloo
Bailey to return as Grafton staff psychologist for year
Bailey rejoins Grafton School as staff psychologist for the coming year. He will coordinate staff training with the University of Virginia and provide human relations training to students. He previously introduced a programmed mathematics system and helped teach behavior modification to local teachers. He is a Charlottesville resident with Virginia ties and a doctorial pursuit at UVa. He is married to Susan Clagett and has twin daughters.
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F. Scott Bailey
Grafton School
Grafton
Robert W. Stieg, Jr
University of Virginia
Stieg
Bailey
Martin R. Mayfield
Catawba College
North Carolina
University of Tennessee
Charlottesville
Orange County
Culpeper
Norfolk
Susan Clagett
William B. Clagett
Berryville
Clarke County
Town Council to Appoint Deputy Clerk
Stephens City officials plan a special meeting Monday at 6 p.m. in the Town Office to fill the deputy town clerk post vacated when Joyce Orndorff stepped down to allow Nelle Bruce to become town clerk. Bruce resigned as town clerk in July.
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Stephens City
Joyce Orndorff
Nelle Bruce
Bruce
Front Royal to Discuss Rate Settlement with Potomac Edison
Front Royal Town Council will again discuss a proposed rate settlement with Potomac Edison at a Monday meeting. The last session rejected PE's two year twenty percent increase starting next June, with council open to negotiating with town attorneys. Additional items include appraiser appointments for Stonewall Drive easement, ordinances on discharging firearms and elections, a garbage collection fee hearing, wastewater basin presentation, airport property appraisal, Stonewall Drive storm sewer extension, and Riverton state shop parking inquiry reply.
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Front Royal
Potomac Edison
Town Hall
Walter M. Duncan
Stonewall Drive
Highway Department
Riverton
Hit and Run Probe Near Jaycee Fairgrounds
State Trooper A C Crowder investigates a hit and run at the Jaycee Fairgrounds injuring two juveniles. The youths were treated and released from Warren Memorial Hospital. No arrests have been made.
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Front Royal
A.C. Crowder
Jaycee Fairgrounds
Crowder
Warren Memorial Hospital
Weather Outlook for Northern Virginia and Nearby Areas
Fair tonight with lows in the 60s and a sunny to warm Sunday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Extended periods from Monday to Wednesday call for fair, seasonable temperatures with 80s to near 90 highs and 60s to near 70 lows. Rainfall data shown. historical figures and averages listed.
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Northern Virginia
Virginia
Fair
False Alarm at Warren Memorial Hospital Waits False Alarm
Fire engines responded to Warren Memorial Hospital Shortly after 11 PM last night after a fire alarm sounded. A nurse said children in the lobby accidentally activated the alarm. Fire crews checked the building and returned home.
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N. Kent St
Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
Stars circulation hours and delivery contact
The Stars circulation department operates weekdays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Readers with delivery problems should notify the circulation manager promptly at 667-3200.
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the Stars
Merrill Lynch Reps to Visit Area for Personal Appointments
Merrill Lynch account executives will be in the area for a short time on Thursday August 26 and Friday August 27 offering personal appointments all day. They will discuss market outlook answer questions and provide opinions on any stock. A Thursday evening options seminar will be held. Call today to schedule.
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Merrill Lynch
Holiday Inn
I-81
U.S. Route 50
David Farrey
David Kelsey
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Allied
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Colin M. Turnbull
Joseph A. Towles
Towles
Shenandoah Pride Dairy
Winchester Equipment Co
Pennsylvania Ave
OMS Funerel Home
Amherst ST
Dial
Robert Grayson Lupton
Omps Funeral
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Donald C. Adams
Gainesboro
Sealmark
Rock OF Ages
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Clarke Board
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