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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1978
Page
5
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes to study moving the county seat from Fairfax City, authorizing $5,000 for four site options. Massey Building cited as inadequate for growing staff. hearing set for March 26 with a final decision due by April 14, likely pitting Fairfax City officials against the move.
Four area residents finish basic training in the armed services. Navy Seaman Recruit Timothy S. Stowe and Navy Fireman Howard S. Tinsman completed eight weeks at Orlando and Parris Island respectively. Marines Ronald A. Williamson and John M. Rice completed 11 weeks at Parris Island and joined the Marine Corps. Airman Donald G. Burner wraps up basic training at Lackland then trains at Sheppard AFB Texas.
The Grosvenor estate in central London, controlling Mayfair and Belgravia, is described as the wealthiest private landlord in Britain. The family owns embassies, a US Embassy site, properties in Scotland Ireland England Canada Australia and the US. Primogeniture and tax strategies have kept the estate intact with an estimated value of at least 500 million dollars. The head Lord Grosvenor explains the inheritance pattern benefits the family and trusts fund 15 members and charities while expanding holdings from London to Sydney Melbourne Hawaii and California. The heart of the estate remains Mayfair and Belgravia with a long history dating from Mary Davies dowry.
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