Cautious Optimism Amid Winchester Area Job Layoffs
Substantial layoffs in Winchester slow the economy as unemployment benefits double to 800 in two months. Despite a below state average rate, skeptics fear hit to blue collar workers. National Fruit Product Co and Shenandoah Brick Tile cut production amid fuel and gas issues.
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Winchester
Danville
Martinsville
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Western Electric
National Fruit Product Co
Shenandoah Brick—Tile
Frank Armstrong III
National Fruit
Seymour Barr
Shenandoah Brick & Tile
Barr
Virginia Park Acquisition Approved by Commission
The Virginia Commission of Outdoor Recreation voted four to three to fund Frederick County Parks for 350 acres near Stephens City to form a county park. The $300,000 grant plus $100,000 county funds will buy land from the Sandy estate, despite opposition citing potential conflicts of interest.
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Richmond
Virginia Commission of Outdoor Recreation
Frederick County Department of Parks and Recreation
Stephens City
Geoffery Vitt
Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Vitt
Sandy
Raymond C. Sandy
County Board of Supervisors
County Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
Richard Madigan
J.C. Ronalds
Ron Berg
Bob Fletcher
County Accounting Department
James Boyd
David Dickson
James Bell
County Parks Department
Brinegar to resign as Transportation Secretary February first
Secretary Claude Brinegar announced his resignation effective February 1 with no successor named. He is the second Ford Cabinet member to resign after Attorney General Saxbe left last week for an embassy post in India. Brinegar said he wants to return to private life and will decide on future plans after the new year.
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Washington
Claude S. Brinegar
Brinegar
Ford
Atty
William Saxbe
India
Richard M. Nixon
Yuletide Gift Guide shoppers at Glass Barn and Peggy-Lynn
Glass Barn offers Shasta beverages in four flavors for 59 cents and Good news today highlights the Yuletide Gift Guide in the Classified Section. Peggy-Lynn Fashions on the Mall posts a 1/3 off sale on dresses pantsuits and coats. Cemetery flowers pots sprays crosses wreaths available. Unhappy shoppers may call 667-0145 for concerns.
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Peggy-Lynn
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Yuletide Gift Guide
Aid Renewal Head For Approval
Congress moves toward approval of a $5.1 billion package to fund up to 330,000 public service jobs and extend unemployment benefits. A companion bill would extend benefits 52 weeks, while Ford seeks $4 billion for 110,000 jobs. A $2.7 billion Turkey aid bill gains momentum after Kissinger compromise. Rockefeller to be sworn in as vice president after final House vote. Senate approves live TV coverage of the swearing in.
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Turkey
Congress
House
Senate
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Front Royal Warren plan eyed at joint meeting
The Front Royal Warren County Consolidation Committee agrees in principle to a consolidation plan to be shown to the Town Council and Board of Supervisors at a joint session before year end. The session will be led by John Marlow and Mayor William Lillard.
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Front Royal
Warren County Consolidation Committee
Board of Supervisors
John K. Marlow
Warren Board of Supervisors
William A. Lillard
Marlow, Lillard
George B. Baggarly
Luray
Marlow
Price Battle Set in Motion
President Ford asks the nation's largest steel producer to justify a price increase, with United States Steel Co and CF I J Steel Corp announcing hikes up to eight percent. Treasury Secretary Simon warns unemployment may rise to about 7.5 percent next year as recession deepens, urging restraint on government spending.
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Washington
Ford
Council On
United States Steel Co
Cf&i Steel Corp
Simon
U.S. Steel
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Cf&i
Pueblo
Colo
the Council On
Public Schools to Begin 12-Day Holiday After Friday
Area public school students in Winchester Frederick Clarke and Warren Counties will start a 12 day vacation at the end of classes Friday. Classes will resume Thursday Jan 2 at the regular morning hour in all divisions.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Israeli and Arab raiders clash along Lebanon border
Israeli commandos crossed into Lebanon at Majdel Zoun by helicopter and attacked six houses, kidnapping villagers and injuring a child. Arabs fired grenades at Hanita kibbutz, then fled back across the border with no casualties reported. later rocket details were revised.
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Lebanon
Majdel Zoun
Defense Ministry
Beirut
Hanita
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Shasta Beverages
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