Study Committee Says Va. Ports In Danger of Losing Business
A Virginia ports study says the Virginia Port Authority is a weak landlord and at risk of losing business to Baltimore Wilmington and Charleston unless state funding and port governance improve. The report calls for a two year commission study more predictable revenue and stronger control over terminal charges and carrier rates.
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Norfolk
Virginia
Baltimore
Wilmington
N. C
Charleston
S. C
Virginia Advisory Legislative Council
Virginia Port Authority
VPA
Hampton Roads
Peter K. Babalas
Babalas
WPA
Edward R. English
VPA Board of Commissioners
Virginia economy rebounds with jobs rise in 1977
Virginia reports 2,279,400 employed from a civilian labor force of 2,395,500 in November 1977. Unemployment averaged 5.6 percent for January-October and 4.8 percent in November, well below national rates. Manufacturing, trade, service, government, and construction expanded with 112 plant announcements creating 9,100 manufacturing jobs.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Division of Industrial Development
13 Year Old Arrested in Richmond Fire
A 13 year old girl at Baptist Children's Home in Richmond is charged with arson for a $120,000 fire that displaced six girls. The juvenile faces a Chesterfield court hearing Tuesday, with statements indicating she admitted setting blankets on beds afire. No injuries were reported.
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Richmond
Chesterfield County
Baptist Children's Home
D. S. Beasley
Chesterfield County Police Department
Beasley
Moxley Sentencing Set After Southampton Escape
Fairfax County Circuit Court will sentence Richard G. Moxley 20 on Feb 10 after he pled guilty to abduction armed robbery and use of a firearm in a felony. He and fellow fugitive Jimmy Pusey 19 escaped from Southampton prison Sept 25, abducted a Sussex County woman, raped her and stole a pickup and two shotguns before being captured.
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Fairfax (Ap
Southampton County Correctional Center
Sussex County
Fairfax County
Richard G. Moxley
Moxley
Jimmy Lee Pusey
Pusey
Southampton
Dwayne Cox
Daniel
Carolyn Bailey
Hampton
Powhatan
Heart Pacemaker Fails to Save Alaska Sled Dog Molly
Four year old Molly the sled dog flown from Tununak near Tetolin Strait to Anchorage for a pacemaker operation dies five hours after surgery. Vet team led by Dr. John Thomas reports heart block and initial restoration with defibrillator before fatal relapse.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Molly
Tununak
Tetolin Strait
Bering Sea
Medical Supply House
Thomas
Leo Bustad
Frederick Hood
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Thomas Malcolm
Stiles
Dennis Cole
Malcolm
Associated Press
Newark
J. Miles Cary
Frederick Count Board
United States
Bank of Clarke
Serv County
Clarke County
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporator
Boyce
Shore's
S. Loudoun St
Winchester
Bryarly & Louthan
Rouss Ave
Jelanese
Cerne
Fortres
Fiber Industries, Inc
Celanese Corporation
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