Frederick County approves largest Virginia FHA funding yet
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors set two records in a 1 30 a m meeting voting 4 0 with one abstention to move 250 000 from Kernstown to Abrams Creek and pave the way for a 2 million FHA loan and 900 000 grant for an interim sewage plant and lines in the eastern county. Opponents from the Environmental Council pressed for an Environmental Impact Study before FHA funds, while Chairman Sandy criticized the move as a delay tactic.
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Frederick County
Sanitation Authority
Abrams Creek
FHA
Authority
Wendy Jones
Raymond C. Sandy
Council
Charles Boyd
Frederick County Taxpayers Association
Environmental Council
Boyd
Price Rises Slower in November Indicating Inflation Easing
Wholesale prices rose 1.2 percent in November, less than October, with inflation pace seen subsiding. Farm product prices climbed 1.3 percent, processed foods and feeds up 3.5 percent, sugar and confectionery surging 33.1 percent. Overall index reached 171.9, up 27.4 percent year over year.
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Washington
Labor Department
Carter Seeks New Leadership in Presidential Bid
Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia outlines an agenda for reform at the National Press Club urging an open government and financial disclosures. He plans a formal candidacy announcement in Atlanta and says his goal is to restore public confidence in government.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Carter
National Press Club
Atlanta
Morris K. Udall
Arizona
New Hampshire
Loudoun Mall Damaged by Car Crash
A car crashed into Loudoun Street Mall in Winchester causing about 2000 dollars in damage. The 26 year old driver Paul Ray Bowers was charged with DUI and refusing a blood test and faces a January 14 preliminary hearing. An eyewitness nicknamed Santa Claus commented there were no pedestrians at the moment. The driver sustained slight injuries and was treated and released from Winchester Memorial Hospital.
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Loudoun St. Mall
Paul R. Bowers
Winchester
Loudoun St
Piccadilly
Paul
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Santa Claus
Bowers
Winchester General District Court
Israeli Jets Hit Lebanon Training Sites Amid Beirut Attacks
Israeli jets bombed suspected PLO training camps near Beirut including Sabra Shatilla and Tal Zaatar less than a day after a Tel Aviv cinema attack. Beirut airport closed. Wounded 58, including an Israeli woman and a British engineer. Arafat claimed responsibility for the Tel Aviv raid, while the Marxist Front for the Liberation of Palestine also claimed credit.
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Beirut
Tel Aviv
Sabra
Shatilla
Tal Zaatar
Bourj el Barajneh
Proguerrilla
al Moharrer
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Israel
Marxist Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Arafat
Rockefeller VP Confirmation Hurdles in House Panel
The House Judiciary Committee appears near 2 to 1 in favor of Nelson A. Rockefeller's confirmation as vice president with 25 of 38 votes for and 9 against, four undecided. Some for may switch. vote set for today as President Ford predicts broad approval next week.
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Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
House Judiciary Committee
Associated Press
Ford
House
Rockefeller
Ford to Ask Congress for New Economic Programs
President Ford directs advisers to draft new measures to tackle a deepening recession and rising unemployment. Options include tax cuts, fuel allocations, aid to troubled industries, and extended unemployment benefits as Congress weighs emergency jobs bills.
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Ford
Congress
Washington
Meenate Sury Department
United Auto
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Consumer Federation of America
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Gene Rhodes
Loudoun Mall
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