Fairfax Board Appeals Local Phone Rate Ruling
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors plans an appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court over the State Corporation Commission decision allowing Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. to raise local pay phone rates to 20 cents and increase charges for Northern Virginia business customers. The board cites discrimination against businesses and users and aims to stop rate disparities.
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Fairfax, Va
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
State Supreme Court
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
Virginia Supreme Court
James M. Scott
Board of Supervisors
Government board orders Lockheed to stop secret payments
The board overseeing federal loan guarantees to Lockheed Aircraft Corp will require an end to secret payments to foreign officials and political groups. Treasury Secretary Simon, who chairs the board, called the payments deplorable after noting 22 million dollars were paid over 54 years to promote sales.
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Washington
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Treasury
William E. Simon
Board
Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed
Simon
D.J. Haughton
Haughton
Kent State Jury Seeks Liability Of Gov Rhodes
Jurors in the Kent State University shootings case weigh whether Governor James A. Rhodes shares liability for the May 4 1970 killings and injuries as plaintiffs seek 46 million dollars from state officials and guardsmen. The trial focused on whether Rhodes acted reasonably and in good faith when sending guards to Kent State.
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Kent State
Rhodes
Cleveland
Kent State University
James A. Rhodes
U.S
Cambodia
U.S. District Court
Don J. Young
Young
Ford to seek renewed propane gas price and delivery control
President Ford plans to ask Congress for temporary authority to continue federal controls over propane deliveries and prices through next winter to shield households from shortages and price shocks. The move accompanies a veto threat against a six month extension of general oil price controls.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
John D. Dingell
D-Mich
House Commerce
Energy
Federal Energy Administration
Federal Energy
Campaign Fund Aid for Virginia Democrats Rounds Up
Democratic House members seeking reelection will share part of a $14 000 campaign fund raised by the caucus at the State Capitol. Incumbents facing more than nominal opposition will get roughly $500 each, with 25 or more opposed. The fund supports nonincumbent candidates and a Sept 25 luncheon headlined by former Gov. Robert McNair.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
House
State Capitol
del. A. L. Philpott
D-Bassett
Philpott
South Carolina
Robert McNair
Oil spills and fish kills reported across Virginia rivers
The State Water Control Board reported this summer that over 16 000 gallons of oil spilled into Virginia waterways and more than 60 000 fish died from oil and chemical effluent. The largest spill poured 3 000 gallons of waste hydraulic oil from Reynolds Metals into Proctor Creek and the James River, with seven fish kills between June 10 and August 1. The Back Creek Frederick County event saw 32 000-plus fish die after a petroleum sulfonate spill, while 28 000-plus perished in the Pigg River Franklin County from copper effluent at Weaver Mirror Co.
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Richmond
State Water Control Board
Virginia
Reynolds Metals Co
Proctor Creek
Chesterfield County
James River
Back Creek
Frederick County
Unioil Corp
Pigg River
Franklin County
Weaver Mirror Co
Weather report and rainfall history summary
The forecast calls for fair warm humid conditions tonight and Wednesday with highs around 90. Rainfall data show August totals near zero and a five year January–December range from 36 to 53 inches, with 1972 the wettest year on record at 53.02 inches and 1930 the driest at 17.15 inches. The Mogul Jahangir era note closes the item.
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Boston Pops Orchestra
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