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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1975
Page
11
Wade G. Johnson of Clarke County schools urges parents and students to register all outstanding students before the September 2 opening day. He stresses completing enrollment now to ensure readiness for the new school year.
A schedule lists events from Saturday afternoon through Monday evening at venues including Mt. Olive United Methodist Church Shelter Sunnyside and George Washington Hotel Winchester. Activities cover charity dinners art guild meetings weight watchers sessions Rotary and auxiliary meetings IOOF lodge and Ruritan gatherings, a bridge club, recovery programs, a chess club and a barbershop chorus with multiple church and civic group participation.
President Ford has not decided to ask Congress to create a quasi public Energy Resource Finance Corp to underwrite up to 100 billion in loans for synthetic fuels and solar projects. White House officials say Ford has only seen a vague outline and was not aware of the proposed financing scope.
The Justice Department is examining about 30 cases where former military procurement officers joined defense contractors for possible conflicts of interest. A spokesman cautioned that investigation does not imply charges and noted similarities between prior procurement duties and new corporate roles.
Winchester police arrested 24 year old West Virginia jail escapee Overton J Bennett at 11 p m at the Greyhound bus terminal. Bennett escaped from Mineral County Jail where he was serving time for uttering bad checks and was taken into custody by Officer Robert Edmonson.
The NRC warns a potential safety problem in two planned central Virginia pressurized water reactors could force design changes nationwide. The issue concerns possible underestimation of stresses from cooling pipe breaks and the resulting rapid boiling and fuel rod damage. NRC officials say the problem warrants investigation though the reactors would still withstand the accident, with a review lasting about a year.
Gulf Oil Corp says prices could rise as much as seven cents a gallon with end of federal crude price controls but will delay passing increases to customers to show industry responsibility. Gulf President James Lee says no profiteering and foresees limited near term rise, with further seven-cent moves after decontrol unlikely to hit immediately.
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