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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1976
Page
2
Retired Navy Adm. Ralph W. Cousins named Friday as Newport News Shipbuilding president and chief operating officer. He will assume full daily operations January 1, succeeding John P. Diesel, an executive vice president at Tenneco Inc., the shipyard parent.
Shenandoah Valley Baptist Church members receive a letter explaining why founder T G Adams faces expulsion. Adams filed in Frederick County Circuit Court for an injunction against a meeting to consider removal while he still serves as treasurer and deacon.
Clarke County School Board heard proposals from four Clarke Education Assn. members seeking a 7.5 percent salary increase for 1977 78 plus a personal holiday reinstatement. They urged more textbooks improved facilities and better pupil teacher ratios. The Clarke Education Society asked for larger increases between steps two and three and new staff for primary and middle schools.
Virginia Municipal League and Virginia Association of Counties say an $80 million state shortfall could force property taxes up as much as 20 percent. Officials favor a one cent boost to the sales tax, noting belt tightening and political opposition to spending cuts alone.
The Fraternal Order of Police in Front Royal hosts a public Christmas party at Union Hall on Chester Street. Admission is one toy or $3 for one and two toys or $5 for couples to benefit the Doc Smith Christmas Basket program for underprivileged children. The event starts at 9 p.m. tonight.
The forecast shows tonight rain likely with lows in the 30s and Sunday highs in the 40s to 50s under cloudy skies. Extended outlook calls for fair, seasonable temperatures through Tuesday with highs in the 40s and 50s and lows in the 20s to 30s. December rainfall totals and past five years' averages are listed, with monthly norms and notable records.
More than 350 investors who bought land near Front Royal Virginia learned their titles are uncertain and they may owe extra sums after liens on 364 lots emerged. Developer John Flynn cited unpaid release fees as the cause while seeking bankruptcy court relief to pay 650 creditors. HUD acknowledged the property's disclosure report is overly complex, potentially obscuring liens.
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