Virginia predicts $170 million budget surplus for 1979
Virginia officials told the Senate Finance Committee that a $170 million surplus at the end of the 1978 80 period is likely, with $30 to $40 million of unspent appropriations normally returned to the treasury. Inflation, heating costs, and federal funds losses could erase gains in 1980 82 leading to an austere budget.
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Richmond
Virginia
Balanc
Ind
Senate Finance Committee
Administration and Finance
Charles Walker
Walker
Treasury
Stuart Connock
William Hopkins
Robrecht Won’t Seek GOP House Post in 1980
Roanoke County Republican Delegate Ray Robrecht says he will not run for House minority leader in the 1980 General Assembly. He told the Roanoke County GOP he fears challenging Geisler could push a Northern Virginia Republican into leadership and plans to support a pension bill.
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Robrecht
Roanoke
Ray Robrecht
Roanoke County
House
General Assembly
Republican Committee
Jerry H. Geisler
Hillsville
Senate
Richmond
Geisler
Virginia
GOP
Thomas Moss
Norfolk
Moss
John Dalton
Dalton
A.L. Philpott
Henry County
Southwest
House Appropriations Committee
Four Finn crewmen dead as freighter capsizes in Baltic storm
The Malmi, a 6800 ton coal carrier sailing from Gdynia to Turku, capsized in rough seas. Four crewmen were confirmed dead, 10 listed as missing, and 14 rescued including the captain Perttu Nurminen after a rapid capsize. Rescue efforts hampered by wind and waves. weather and cargo shift suspected factors.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Coast Guard
Malmi
Gdynia
Turku
Finland
Tampa man saves burglar who robbed his house
Alex Suarez forced a burglar to flee into a river while confronting him in Suarez's Tampa home. He had already dealt with a second intruder that day, but says he does not feel heroic for saving the life of the burglar.
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Unhero
Alex Suarez
Tampa
Fla
Suarez
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