Fight over Penn Central rail service in Frederick County
The ongoing debate over abandoning Penn Central rail service in Frederick and Berkeley counties continues after the 1973 Federal Rail Reorganization Act. Local chambers plan a joint rail abandonment committee and public hearings, with action expected in early 1975.
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Francoombs Star
Penn Central
Frederick County
Berkeley County
W.va
Winchester-Frederick County
Chamber
USRA
Congress
Association
Dept. of Transportation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Penn Central Transportation Co
Congress of the United States
ConRail
Decker Named New FBI Office Director in Richmond Region
Richard D. Rogge will move to head the Buffalo FBI office effective Jan. 20, replaced by James E. Decker. Decker, 43, joined the FBI in 1949, served in multiple offices, and is currently an inspector in the Inspection Division. He is a native of Iowa, married with three children.
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RSPO
Railway Assn
Richmond
FBI
Winchester
Richard D. Rogge
Buffalo
N.Y
Clarence M. Kelley
Washington, D.C
James E. Decker
Decker
Iowa
U.S. Navy
Southeastern University
Washington
D.C
Little Rock
Houston
Milwaukee
Mobile, Ala
Bureau
Cincinnati
FBI Headquarters
Local Plant Producing Health Care Products in Winchester
A $2 million Diagnostics Division plant of J.T. Baker Chemical Co. in Winchester begins producing health care products for diagnostic testing. The facility on a 26 acre site will employ about 50 within a year and up to 300 at full capacity, aiming for $25 million annual reagent output by 1977 78.
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J.T. Baker Chemical Co
Winchester
W. Steward Hughes
Baker’s Diagnostic Division
Hughes
L.D. Kirkbride
Winchester Diagnostic
Kirkbride
A.L. Baldock
J.T. Baker Chemical Company
Shenandoah Plans Evening Management Classes Open House Jan 16
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music introduces a general management program with evening classes and a future bachelor degree. An open house is scheduled for Jan 16 at 7 30 p.m. in Armstrong's rehearsal hall to discuss study plans with officials.
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Shenandoah College
Conservatory of Music
Shenandoah
Winchester
Armstrong
Gregory
A Soft Light Winter Evening
A winter snowfall blanketed the Winchester area with about four inches of snow that defied the weatherman and left roads as slush the next day. The scenes along Handley Blvd. are captured in photos by Gene Rhodes, showing the transition from fresh snow to slick streets as daylight faded.
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Winchester
Handley Blvd
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Penn Central Railroad
Wade D. Ferguson
Ferguson
Rail Services Planning Office
Shenandoah Valley
Woodstock
Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Harrisburg
P.C
Consolidated Rail Corporation
United States Railway Assn
Midwest
Northeast
District of Columbia
RSPA
House
Senate
FBI Office
United States
Crown Cork & Seal
National Fruit Products
Richardson- Merrell, Inc
Baker
Phillipsburg
N.J
Hayward
Calif
Mexico City
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Deventer
Holland
Canada
Mexico
West Germany
Shenandoah Schedules
Herbert Myers
Ohio State University
Harvard University
Evening Star
Gene Rhodes
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