Pistol-Toting Robber Foiled at F and M Bank
A 31-year-old Winchester man was held after a Friday robbery attempt at Farmers and Merchants National Bank in Frederick. An off duty sheriff deputy in the lobby intervened during the 1:35 p.m. incident as the suspect, armed with a pistol, backed away while a teller refused a joke.
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Star
Winchester
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Cameron Street
Robert W. Keeler
South Kent Street
Frederick County
Sharon Williams Walker
Paul Deaner
Warren County Approves Elderly Tax Relief and HUD Water Grant
Warren County Supervisors pass a revised elderly tax relief ordinance for July 1979 and grant funds for the 1978-79 year. They plan a HUD grant sole application to fund Happy Creek Loop water extensions, with Front Royal support and a January 16 public hearing.
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Oval
Front Royal
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Virginia Public Assistance Fund
Ron George
Commonwealth's Attorney Office
Humane Society
John Poux
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Happy Creek Loop
Poux
Front Royal Town
Linden
Blue Ridge Land
Carter avoids holiday trip upset by hemorrhoid flare
President Carter’s health issue nearly canceled his Georgia trip. Air Force One carried the first family and key aides, including Hamilton Jordan and Jody Powell, plus Rex Granum and others. Some aides paid for family travel. White House policy billed personal travel at first class fare plus tax and one dollar. Chip Carter and Caron reunited briefly as their son James Earl Carter IV stayed with his mother before joining the diplomats’ party.
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Carter
Hamilton Jordan
Jody Powell
Nan
Emily
Phil Wise
Hugh Carter Jr
Rex Granum
Georgia
Granum
Powell
White House
Chip
Caron
Plains
James Earl Carter IV
Baby James
Air Force One
Juveniles Face Petitions In Frederick County Cases
Susan Hodges reports that eleven juveniles and three adults will face petitions on more than 40 charges from five incidents in Frederick County this year. Investigators cite grand and petty larceny breaking and entering vandalism with cases tied to Conway Conard Rt 522, Doug's Texaco Rt 522, and a Green Acres subdivision site.
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Susan Hodges
Aretall
Frederick County
Robert
Edmundson
Sheriff's Dept
Ron Smith
Conway Conard
Rt. 522
Winchester
Charlotte McDonald
Gary Dawson
Sheridan McKenzie
Texaco
Green Acres
Smith
Shenandoah Brick and Tile Co
Weather update for Northern Valley and Virginia mountains
Cloudy and cold with rain likely today in the Northern Valley regions and mountains of Virginia. Sleet or freezing rain possible in some areas with highs in the 40s on ridges and 30s in valleys. Rain continues tonight into Sunday with highs reaching 50 in places and a Monday to Tuesday precipitation chance extending into midweek.
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Virginia
China Harvests 295 Million Tons Grain in 1978 Short of Target
Hsinhua dispatch from Peking says China produced about 295 million tons of grain in 1978, up 10 million from 1977 but below the original target due to a severe drought and shortcomings in some areas. Cotton, oil crops, sugarcane and sugarbeet output rose from last year, though no figures were given.
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Tokyo
China
Hsinhua
Peking
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Hildebrand
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Smalts Florists, Inc
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Stephens City
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Round Hill
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Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock
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Sacred Heart Academy
Amherst St
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Polly's Cab Company
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