Rockefeller Inauguration Today Blue Law Charges Dismissed
Eight defendants charged in November with violations of Virginia's Sunday Closing Law were dismissed by Judge David G Winchester General District Court. The judge ruled the employer corporations, not the individual workers, should be charged and cited severability of the drug store exemption as unconstitutional discrimination under the 14th Amendment.
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Charles T. Flippin
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Jimmy Bryant
Revco Drug
Brenda Ramey
Dorothy Virginia Grimm
High’s Ice Cream
Rockefeller poised for confirmation as 41st VP in history
Washington AP reports Nelson Rockefeller headed for Senate approval as vice president while House Democrats expect a sizable vote against. Speaker Albert forecasts a prompt confirmation after debate, with Rockefeller to be sworn by Chief Justice Burger and attend inauguration with Ford.
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Supreme Court
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Malcolm Wilson
New York City
Abraham Beame
White House
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House Rules Committee
Congress
Bella S. Abzug
Elizabeth Holtzman
Jerome R. Waldie
California
Congress At a Glance
Congress acted on multiple major items including a 5.5 billion jobs bill to create 330,000 public service posts and extend unemployment benefits to farm laborers domestics and government workers. A 2.7 billion foreign aid bill with Turkey military aid was approved. Rockefeller confirmation moved toward final approval and inauguration. A highway bill set a 55 mph national speed limit, with lower limits allowed locally. Energy and tax measures faced mixed prospects amid White House pressure. Export-Import Bank lending authority extension advanced with a Soviet energy project link. An international trade bill progressed despite denials of Jewish emigration pledges.
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Bus overturn near Vinton injures driver and students
An AP report says a William Byrd Intermediate School bus overturned near Vinton this morning after a wheel came off on Chestnut Mountain Road. Driver Marie Thompson 31 suffered a possible broken back. her daughter and seven students were treated, with no serious injuries reported.
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Roanoke Community Hospital
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Barry Silver
Kate Greenway
Mike Dudley
Renee Beckner
CF and I Steel Price Increase Targeted by Ford Admin
The Ford administration moves to challenge CF I Steel Corp of Pueblo Colorado for its price rise after U S Steel faced White House scrutiny. A telegram will demand full justification of CF I Steel price hikes while U S Steel plans Friday talks with Albert Rees to defend its 8 percent increase.
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U.S. Steel Corp
Ford
Colorado Steel
U.S. Steel
White House
Wage and Price Council
Peggy-Lynn Fashions Sale On The Mall
Classified notice notes 1/3 off all dresses pantsuits and coats at Peggy-Lynn Fashions on the Mall. Also mentions holiday hours correction for Safeway at Valley Ave Winchester and a Yuletide Gift Guide time saving ideas.
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Valley Ave
Winchester
Snow Ends but Snow Plan A Keeps Winchester Schools Closed
Overnight snow totaling about three fourths of an inch forced school closures in Winchester and adjacent counties including Frederick Clarke and Warren while city officials activated Snow Plan A requiring snow tires or chains and cleared sidewalks. City manager Wendell L. Seldon said the Loudoun Street Mall would not be cleared unless snow accumulations grow, and police noted a few minor accidents. Forecasts call for fair tonight with upper 20s to low 30s, with chances of rain or snow Saturday and Sunday in the mountains.
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Clarke
Warren
Loudoun St. Mall
Wendell L. Seldon
Front Royal
Godwin
U S Bank Robbed at Shannon by IRA Raiders
Four masked gunmen and a woman believed IRA members robbed a U S owned bank at Shannon Airport, taking 360000 in a hijacked truck. Thirteen staff were bound, a porter pistol whipped, and the alarm sounded after two hours. Police found the truck abandoned near Feakle.
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Ireland
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Feakle
Northern Ireland
Bristol
England
Park Street
Bristol University
Delay in Renovation of Official Residence for Vice President
The Navy says renovation of the Naval Observatory official residence for the vice president has stalled four months as Congress delays Rockefeller’s confirmation. Work may resume once the nomination clears, with Mrs. Ford and the president’s widow choosing furnishings previously halted after Nixon’s resignation.
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Gerald R. Ford
Richard M. Nixon
Ford
Godwin Sees Adequate Fuel, Budget Gloom in Virginia
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin said winter fuel supplies look adequate except for natural gas. He noted possible federal allocation plans for gasoline, a $17 million budget shortfall, and mounting expenses. He opposed a tax increase before 1975 and favored rapid I 66 construction with possible revenue bonds while delaying a state lottery.
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