Oil Tanker Argo Merchant Grounding Stirs Offshore Spill
The Liberian flagged Argo Merchant ran aground near Nantucket Shoals on December 15 after its electronic navigation gear was reportedly turned off. The ship broke apart, spilling up to 7.6 million gallons of No. 6 oil, creating a large conical slick and prompting Coast Guard and EPA actions to assess marine life impact and containment prospects.
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Nantucket Island
Coast Guard
Argo Merchant
Nantucket
Mass
NASA
Georges Bank
New England
Salem
Robert McNamara
Cape Cod
Environmental Protection Agency
Navy
National Marine Laboratory
Naragansett, RI
John Prager
Center
Delaware
National Marine Fisheries Service
Oceanus
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Endeavor
University of Rhode Island
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jerome H. Milgrim
Steve Corrier
Enviromental Protection Agency
New Jersey
Area Ready to Celebrate Amid Holiday Fire Safety Warnings
Fire danger rises as cold weather and decorations strain furnaces and flues. Dailey warns the Christmas to New Year period brings heavier losses nationwide. Winchester squads brace for incidents, doctors on call, Winchester Memorial Hospital ready, Wayside Inn in Middletown open for staff meals.
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Winchester Memorial Hospital
Wayside Inn
Middletown
Balloon Flyer Strays to Queens After New York Flight
Ronald Di Giovani, 23, piloted a hot air balloon past the Empire State Building. He intended to fly from Staten Island to Battery Park but windy conditions forced a landing in Astoria Queens. He received two summonses for air traffic rule violations.
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Ronald di Giovani
Empire State Building
New York
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Battery Park
Manhattan
Astoria
Queens
East River
Park
First Increase in Beef Prices
Washington AP reports beef prices paid by grocery shoppers rose 1.6 percent in November after six months of declines. The Agriculture Department notes beef averaged about $1.36 per pound, up 2.2 cents from October, with November 1975 price around $1.51 per pound. pork costs fell for the fourth straight month.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Publication Order for Divorce in Winchester Circuit Court
Complainant Bradley Ensminger seeks a divorce a vinculo matrimonii from Richard Dale Ensminger. The court requires the non resident defendant to appear within ten days after publication to protect his interests. Counsel: Michael M. Foreman and James J. Berry of Winchester VA.
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City OF
Winchester
Virginia
Bradley Ensminger
Richard Dale Ensminger
Michael M
James J. Berry
North Braddock St
Piccadilly Pickle seeks beer license in Winchester VA
Faesal Philip Klitzner applying to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for a license to sell Beer on Off at 26 E Piccadilly Winchester. The owners interest lists Faesal Philip Klitzner of 109 Fairview Avenue Front Royal 22610 as owner. Signed December 22, 1976.
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Faesal
Philip Klitzner
Piccadilly Pickle
Piccadilly
City
Winchester
Virginia
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Virginia A.B.C
North 4Th Street
Richmond
Faesal Philip Klitzner
Fairview Avenue
Front Royal
Faesal Klitzner
Weather Outlook and Rainfall Totals Report
The forecast shows clear cold nights in the Northern Valley with temps in the 20s and highs near 40s to mid 50s in the Virginia region with possible snow or rain in mountains. The extended outlook predicts rain changing to snow Sunday followed by cold, with highs in the 20s and 30s and teens to mid 20s lows. Rainfall totals for the past 24 hours ended 8 a.m. show trace, with December and five year figures listed and moon phases for December.
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Virginia
Weather sequence brace of bitter cold and squalls
A list of daily weather descriptors appears with terms like partly cloudy, stormy, rain or snow, and windy flurries. Forecast hints include cold spells and unsettled periods across the sequence.
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Funeral Home Funeral Services For
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Am Jones Funeral Home
Franklin M. Graves
Vt Fueral
Cornelia C. Louderback
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Lavella A. Widmyer
Easons Grelng
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock St
Sensors
Colonial Flower Shop
N. Cameron St
Mack Kerns
Mobile Glass
Mack & Carol Kerns
W. Hart St. Cail
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Gulf
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lower Midwest
Farm Credit Service
Federal Land Bank Association Production Credit Association
Woodstock
Martinsburg
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V. O’boyle
Insurance Agency
Vincent O'Boyle
Paul Popkins
Insurange
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