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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1974
Page
3
The National Weather Service projects a 60 percent likelihood that East and West coast temperatures will run above normal this year. The Great Plains and Upper Mississippi Valley show a 60 percent chance of below normal readings, while other areas face even odds.
The energy administration warns that if temperatures drop, distillates could fall short by about 2 percent under the high demand option. Small rises in imports or conservation may offset the gap, with residual oils facing roughly 0.5 percent shortages in a normal winter and up to 1 percent in a severe one. Natural gas supplies are unlikely to run short, though large interruptable utility customers would lose service first, with homes affected last.
A circuit court upholds most of Virginia Sunday closing laws in Norfolk. Judge Alfred W. Whitehurst rules 18 of 19 exemptions valid, preserving a drug store carve out that allows only prescription and select items. Police will observe this weekend and gather evidence for a grand jury rather than arresting violators.
In a tough year, 13 percent of 136 firms pay Christmas bonuses versus 25 percent six years earlier. New York area firms show 36 of 400 cutting bonuses while 122 still pay, many shifting to lump sums. Wall Street houses like Dillon Read pay up to 100 percent of salary. Lehman Brothers and Salomon Brothers report higher bonuses for many staff.
Berryville students from Berryville Primary Grafton School and Boyce Elementary enjoyed Clarke County High School Drama Club performances of The Toy Shop. Two children lost and hidden in a toy shop on Christmas Eve awaken toys and reunite with their parents after five years apart.
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