Melinda Darnell Faces Welfare Loss Amid Public Aid
In Alexandria Virginia the Darnell family faces loss of food stamps Medicaid and AFDC after gifts from strangers exceed income limits for Melinda Darnell a 15 year old with an inoperable brain tumor The community benefit for Melinda is set for Sunday at a local high school declared Melinda Day by Gov Mills Godwin Melinda may not attend as her condition worsens daily
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Alexandria, Va
Douglas Darnell
Melinda
Mary Darnell
Cracked Wheel Triggers Auto-Train Derailment in Virginia
NTSB reports a cracked wheel overheated by a dragging brake caused the May 5 derailment near Jarratt Virginia of 25 of 34 Auto-Train cars. Total damage exceeds 1.7 million dollars. No injuries reported. Auto-Train urged to inspect other cars for cracked wheels.
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Washington
National Transportation Safety Board
Jarratt
Auto-Train Corp
Volvo delays Chesapeake plant start up in Virginia
AB Volvo pauses the planned March 1977 start for its Chesapeake plant citing a weakened U. S. market for European cars. The plant will remain an import center and may host short term uses while Volvo reduces production elsewhere by 15 to 20 days in 1977.
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Norfolk
U. S
AB Volvo
Sweden
Volvo
Chesapeake
Hakan Frisinger
Frisinger
Virginia
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