Corbin family finds Christmas hope after home fire
Ann and Robert Corbin and their two daughters lost their home and belongings to a woodstove blaze. Local merchants and residents, including Round Hill volunteers and Santa Claus, donated money, clothing, toys, and supplies. The family moved into a Sunnyside rental with gifts, furnishings, and support, as the community rallied around them during the holidays.
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Star
Ann
Robert Corbin
Nn Corbin
Corbins
Santa Claus
Round Hill
Rocky Keplinger
Corbin
Keplinger
Helsley
Ann Corbin
Winchester Memorial Hospital to raise rates 14 percent
The hospital announces an average 14 percent rate increase starting January 1, 1980. The rise partly covers expansion costs, with semi private room rates up to 97 dollars daily and private rooms to 108.50 dollars.
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Star
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Carl S. Napps
Napps
Phil Farley
Virgina Health Services
Winchester Memorial
Virginia
Union and GE Head for Labor Relations Hearing
A labor relations hearing between General Electric and the IUE has been set in Winchester Circuit Court for April 23. The case stems from unfair labor practices complaints filed by the IUE against the lamp bulb plant on Route 11 at Kernstown, alleging that unfair practices affected representation.
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Star
General Electric Company
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
IUE
Winchester Circuit Court
Route 11
Kernstown
Afl-Cio
Representa
Ton
Winchester
Maria Landolfo
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
General Electric
Woman Ordered Held for Winchester Grand Jury
Anna Smith a 23 year old driver with Polly's Cab was ordered held for grand jury action on involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving charges after a Winchester District Court hearing. Milton Ridgeway 66 died from head injuries after being struck on South Loudoun Street. Witnesses testified noting speed and skid distance.
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Star
Georgia Anna Smith
Polly
Winchester General District Court
Smith
Milton Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Winchester Memorial Hospital
S. Loudoun St
The
Commonwealth
Winchester
Simpson
South Loudoun St
John Hawse
Hawse
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Winchester Utilities
Ed Jankiewicz
Sylvia V. Long
George M. Stoddart
Win- Sai
G.E
Winchester Grand Jury
By Scott Patton
James Stewart
George Snarr Disa
Amherst St
Allen Barney
Front Royal
Massey
Brill
Y Drive
Patsy Jenkins
S. Kent St
Clement
M.E. Patterson
Labor Fetitions Board
Em Iue
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