Rate Hike Request Will Boost Area Phone Bills
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company seeks an $87.8 million general rate increase for Virginia, with average individual bills rising about $2.10 monthly. Proposals include higher residence and business rates across Berryville Boyce Winchester Gainesboro Stephens City and restructuring long distance billing to favor short calls.
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State Corporation Commission
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Nancy W. Lee
C&p
Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Gainesboro
Stephens City
Lee C. Tait
SCC
Watergate Closest Aides Sentenced to Long Prison Terms
Three Nixon aides John N. Mitchell H R Haldeman and John D Ehrlichman receive 22 year minimums after convictions for conspiring to obstruct justice and lying under oath. Robert C Mardian gets 10 months to three years. All plan appeals and remain free on bond.
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U.S
John J. Sirica
John N. Mitchell
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
New Mexico
Sirica
Watergate
Mitchell
Haldeman
Mardian
Counterfeit $20 bills traced to multiple states in Front Royal
Front Royal police investigate a rise in counterfeit twenties after a local merchant noted top quality bills with serial number £ 25281250A. Chief Charles Rutherford said several fakes have circulated in Georgia Pennsylvania Washington D C and Roanoke with a white male passer described. Secret Service to send investigators Monday.
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Front Royal
Charles Rutherford
Front Royal Police
Rutherford
Georgia
Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C
Roanoke
Secret Service
Consumer Price Rise Continues in January
Washington reports January CPI up six tenths of a percent driven by broader food price gains. Overall prices 11.7 percent higher than a year earlier. food costs surged 0.8 percent from December while cereal and bakery products rose 2 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Clarke Supervisors Seek Federal Funds for County Projects
Clarke County boards approve applying for up to 643000 in HUD funds for two projects. The Sanitary Authority plans water extensions to about 80 homes and five businesses costing 384000, while the Recreation Council seeks 259000 for a new park with pool courts and facilities. The effort aims to ease local budgets and boost participation in the water system and park. The board also discusses a soil erosion ordinance to be adopted by March and submitted for state approval.
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Berryville
Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Clarke County Recreation Council
Sanitary Authority
A.R. Dunning Sr
Millwood
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Boyce-Millwood
Briggs Area
Boyce
Waterloo
Dunning
Chet Hobert
Recreation Council
Hobert
Lord Fairfax Soil Conservation District
Arthur Weiss
Margaret Russell
Charles Ward
Conservation District
Hospital Beds at Premium As Influenza Sweeps Area
Influenza type illnesses sweep the state area with a 300 to 400 percent rise in upper respiratory infections. Dr. Moore notes most patients are treated at home unless respiratory distress. 389 people hospitalized at Winchester Memorial Hospital. School absenteeism fluctuates. Middletown Elementary still at 18 percent out. Children tolerate illness better than adults. symptoms include fever sore throat runny nose and cough. Bed rest and hopeful spring are advised.
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Robert Moore
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Robert C. Green
Mabel Simmons
Robinson
Ayler Junior High
Ed Lizer
Middletown
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East Lane
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Ira M. Lowe
Lowe
Associated Press
U.S. District Court
Robert C. Mardian
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Chaparral Lounge
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