Surprise Snow Causes Rush of Minor Accidents
Four to five inches of unpredicted snow fell across Winchester and Front Royal forcing school closures in Frederick Warren Shenandoah and Jefferson counties. Police and highway officials reported mainly minor crashes while city snow plans limited disruption and the forecast anticipated a brief warmup with more precipitation possible tomorrow.
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Front Royal
Florida
Frederick
Warren
Shenandoah County
Jefferson County
W. Va
Virginia Department of Highways
Frederick County
Virginia 1975 General Assembly Faces Prolonged Session
Gov Mills Godwin opens the 1975 Virginia General Assembly with a bleak economic briefing. legislators anticipate 45 to 60 day sessions fighting 300 carryover bills and new measures from taxes to education. Key clashes loom over death penalty expansion and state lottery while revenue shortfalls and cash reserves dominate budget talks.
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Mills Godwin
Virginia General Assembly
Commonwealth
Godwin
Virginia
House
Senate
Assembly
Oil workers cut wage demands as pact expires
In Denver AP reports the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union lowers its wage proposal by 30 cents an hour for each year of the contract. President A F Grospiron says a strike could be called if the pact ends, potentially industrywide and idling many refineries.
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Bargaining Policy Board
The
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
A. F. Grospiron
Grospiron
Thieu Calls Three Day Mourning After Phuoc Binh Fall
President Thieu urged national mourning for three days to honor soldiers after North Vietnamese forces overran Phuoc Binh City, the first provincial capital lost in nearly three years, as fires burned parts of the city. The assault also seized a base guarding Tay Ninh, 70 miles away, per Saigon.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Phuoc Binh
Phuoc Long
Tay Ninh
Funding Center Approved by Winchester School Board
The Winchester School Board unanimously approved a federal and state funded special education diagnostic treatment center to operate jointly with Clarke and Frederick Counties. The plan includes a five year vocational program and a request to make Martin Luther King Jr Day a school holiday proposed by NAACP head Raymond Ratliff. The center would be flexible and housed in an old Frederick County school with a staff including a psychologist a learning deficiencies teacher a nurse and an educational consultant. Initial year funding totals $91 000 entirely from federal sources if the grant proceeds.
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Winchester
Clarke
Frederick
NAACP
Raymond Ratliff
Martin Luther King
Jacob L. Johnson
Frederick and Clarke
William H. Pifer
Johnson
Frederick County
Stephens City
District 17 Delegates Preview Blue Law and Bills
The 17th District’s Democrats Alson H. Smith and Republican Raymond R. Guest preview legislative issues for the Assembly. They favor keeping the Blue Law in Winchester, oppose tax raises, and back consolidation options for Warren and Front Royal. They discuss prison reform, mental health, and the death penalty, with Smith supporting broader anti gambling stances and a cautious view on campaign financing.
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Alson H. Smith
Raymond R. Guest
Front Royal
Warren County
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Smith
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