Welfare Probe Planned in Virginia to Target Welfare Fraud
A combined House Appropriations and Senate Finance subcommittee will examine potential welfare fraud in Virginia with about 12 members and broad powers. The probe focuses on aid to dependent children, aiming to weed out ineligible and overpaid recipients and save funds.
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Richmond
House Appropriations
Senate Finance Committees
Virginia
E. E. Willey
Senate Finance
Willey
General Assembly
Smith
Commonwealth
House Appropriations Committee
Corona Begins Serving 25 Life Prison Terms
Juan V. Corona has started serving 25 consecutive life sentences for the mass murder of 25 itinerant farm workers. The sentences, handed down in Solano County, were to delay parole beyond his lifetime, with the judge citing the largest mass murder trial in U.S. history.
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Juan Corona
Solano County
Fairfield
Calif
Juan V. Corona
Feather River
Superior Court
Richard Patton
Corona
U.S
Patton
Richard Hawk
California
Vacaville
Ronald Fahey
Fahey
Sutter County Sheriff’s Deputies
Yuba City
Sacramento
First Freed Prisoners Expected About Saturday
The ICCS chairman Michel Gauvin said the first groups of American prisoners would be released around February 10, with some from Hanoi. He noted no exact date but expected releases around the 10th, followed soon by Vietnamese prisoners. U.S. strength in Vietnam fell below 20,000 as 2,000 more troops departed in four days.
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Saigon
International Ceasefire Commission
North
South Vietnam
Michel Gauvin
Canada
International Commission For Control and Supervision
ICCS
Commission
Hanoi
Gauvin
An Loc
Phu Hoa
U.S
Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
United States
International Commission
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
Pentagon
Bien Hoa
Phan Thiét
My the
Can Tho
Paris Chosen For Postwar Vietnam Conference
Washington and Hanoi announce Paris as the site for a 13 nation postwar conference to begin February 26. United States South Vietnam and North Vietnam confirm Paris site with the Viet Cong Soviet Union China Britain France Canada Poland Hungary and Indonesia to attend. Secretary Rogers expected to represent the US.
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Washington
United States
North Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
United Nations
Soviet Union
China
Great Britain
France
Canada
Poland
Hungary
Indonesia
International Control Commission
William P. Rogers
Equal Rights Amendment Dies In Virginia House Panel
In Richmond the Virginia House Appropriations Committee killed the Equal Rights Amendment bill by a 13-2 vote. Only two members favored survival, signaling the measure’s likely death unless the Senate version advances amid hostile House reception.
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Richmond
Virginia
House
Senate
Dels. A. R
Pete” Giesen
R Staunton
Carrington Williams
Falls Church
Stennis Condition Worsens After New Surgery
Sen John C Stennis 71 is in grave condition after an additional surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Following a week of emergency care for two gunshot wounds The hospital said the operation aggravated his illness and his prognosis remains grave He is a longtime senator and chair of the Armed Services Committee.
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Washington
John C. Stennis
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Frank Garland
Stennis
Garland
Coy
John Hampton Stennis
Margaret Syme
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Senate
FBI
Truban backs floor vote on Virginia pari mutuel betting bill
Virginia State Senator William A. Truban said he voted to advance the pari mutuel betting bill to floor action, arguing all 40 senators should hear the issue. He supports a statewide November referendum while warning of organized crime influence and noting surveys show more opposition than support.
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Richmond
William A. Truban
Senate
The
Star
Truban
General Laws Committee
House
General Laws
Virginia
Regional Promotion Plan to Be Aired
Virginia Travel Council president Tom Gibson will outline a regional promotional program at a news meeting in Front Royal. The plan aims to distribute a Top Attraction folder to tourists and promote local areas and attractions. The Winchester Frederick County Chamber and Front Royal Warren County Chamber will participate along with eight independent attractions. The press conference is at the Quality Court Motel at 2.
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Front Royal
Tom Gibson
Virginia Travel Council
Virginia
Winchester - Frederick County
Rain to spread across Virginia coast tonight
Weather bulletin notes low pressure moving east of Virginia capes will bring rain that then drizzles. The forecast expects a slow drying trend after the system passes, with lingering drizzle in coastal areas by morning. Worth's department store in Downtown Winchester features Final Clearances Winter merchandise at two price points.
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Richmond
Virginia Capes
Winchewer
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