Winchester Planning Commission Debates Hospital Zoning Boundaries
The Winchester Planning Commission rejected adding the south side of Clifford Street to the hospital district by a 4-3 vote with J. Fred Larrick breaking the tie. Neigh borhood meetings were tentatively scheduled for March 26-27 and April 2-3, with a public hearing planned for May and a final ordinance hoped by July 1.
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Winchester Planning Commission
Clifford St
South Clifford
New City
Commission
J. Fred Larrick
Planning Commission
Reed T. Nester
Nester
Lee St
Clifford
Academy
Lane
J. Lee Miller
Miller
Ferman W. Perry
Wendell L. Seldon
Charles M. Zuckerman
W. Alan Peery
Rosenberger
Larrick
Winchester Memorial
Carl S. Napps
Virginia Avenue
Friendship
Seldon
Unemployment Rate Surges to 8.2 Percent in January
The U S unemployment rate climbed to 8.2 percent in January, marking the highest level in 33 years as 7.5 million Americans sought work. The rise reflects widespread layoffs across blue and white collar sectors, teens, women, and men amid a deepening recession.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford Administration
Colson Grasped Nixon Doubts on Ford’s Ability to Lead
Charles W. Colson stated Nixon discussed resigning in December 1973 and doubted Gerald Ford could handle the presidency. Colson said Nixon worried about Ford controlling Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and questioned Ford’s suitability for the job.
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Washington
White House
Charles W. Colson
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
Nixon
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Colson
NBC
Jerry Ford
Jerry
Henry Kissinger
Henry
Watergate
House
Senate
Supreme Court
Kissinger
North Vietnam
National Security Affairs
Paris
Tax Package Gains Ground in Emergency Bill Debate
Congress speeds a $20.1 billion tax cut including up to $200 rebates for 1974 tax liability and lower 1975 rates. The Ways and Means Committee approved the plan by 28 to 5, while hearings and a tariff suspension on imported oil proceed amid energy concerns.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ford
Senate
Senate Finance Com
Mittee
Thomas P. Salmon
Vermont
Federal
John C. Sawhill
Ways and Means Panel
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Ethiopian troops clash with civilians near Addis Ababa
Ethiopian soldiers exchanged gunfire with civilians in street fighting on the southern edge of Addis Ababa. A diplomatic source said the week-long fighting in Eritrea province left more than 1,000 dead.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Warrant Issued for Alleged Holiday Inn Robber Johnson
Winchester police issued a warrant for Alan W. Johnson of Bunker Hill West Virginia in a Holiday Inn South armed robbery and female desk clerk abduction. He is held in Chambersburg Pennsylvania on an armed robbery charge. A 1971 Kremer Oil Chevy Kingswood Estate was stolen from 411 Courtfield Ave. in Winchester, and Clarke County deputies investigate.
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Winchester
Alan W. Johnson
Bunker Hill
W. Va
Holiday Inn South
Johnson
Chambersburg
Clarke County
Boyce
Ept
J. Thomas Kremer Jr
Winchester Police
Kremer Oil Corp
Kremer
Courtfield Ave
Virginia
Frederick County
Virginia unemployment rate hits 5.2 percent in January
The Virginia Employment Commission estimates January unemployment at 5.2 percent, up six tenths from December and the highest in years. About 115000 Virginians were jobless, with December at 4.6 percent and January 1974 at 3.7 percent.
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Richmond
Virginia Employment Commission
VEC
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Fran Coombs
Stephen A. Rosenberger
Winchester Memorial Hospital-area
Citizens’ Group
Cecil
Winchester Hospital
Texaco
Phillips 66
U.S
B&o
Paper Mill Road
Gene Rhodes
Bell's Ladies
Shickle’s Food Mart
Area News
Abby
Spectator
Pepsi
Glass Barn
W.va
Holiday Inn
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