Va's Unemployment Rate Rises in December
Virginia's unemployment rate climbed to 5.2 percent in December up from November by about four tenths of a point as coal miners' strike layoffs began December 6. The Virginia Employment Commission reported roughly 125000 Virginians were unemployed mid-December versus 116000 in mid-November.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Employment Commission
Commission
WEC
United Mine Workers
Southwest
VEC
Norfolk & Western Railway
William Mezger
Hearing set on charges of unfair labor practices
The National Labor Relations Board will hear charges that J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc. unfairly targeted union activity at three Patrick County Virginia plants and one in North Carolina. The March 27 hearing in Danbury will examine seven alleged acts including firings and intimidation to deter union organizing.
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Associated Press
National Labor Relations Board
J. P. Stevens & Co. Inc
Patrick County
North Carolina
Danbury
N. C
NLRB
Stevens
Almagamated Clothing & Textile Workers Union
Westfield
N.C
South
Afl-Cio
Goren on Doubles Puzzles from Bridge Column
Charles Goren guides readers through eight bridge problems with different vulnerable and hand configurations. The column teases the DOUBLES booklet, offering a mail-order copy for $1.70 and invites readers to study doubles for penalties and takeouts.
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Charles Goren
Hate Bug shoots three on Interstate 64 in Virginia
A tow car fire on I 64 near Newport News involved a vehicle loaded with weapons. Hallie D. Jernigan of Hampton and two other drivers were struck by buckshot and bullets but none required hospitalization. Trooper C M Rudy called the incident accidental with no charges.
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Newport News
Herbie the
Interstate 64
C. M. Rudy
Hallie D. Jernigan
Hampton
Rudy
Jernigan
Norman Webster
Norfolk
David Owen Roberts
AP Newspapers Elect Orndorff
William H. Orndorff of the Strasburg Northern Virginia Daily is elevated to chairman of the Virginia Associated Press Newspapers, succeeding Frank D. Simmons of the Newport News Times Herald. Jerald A. Finch of the Richmond News Leader was named chairman elect to serve in 1979.
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Richmond
William H. Orndorff
Strasburg
Northern Virginia Daily
Virginia Associated Press Newspapers
Orndorff
Frank D. Simmons
Newport News Times- Herald
Jerald A. Finch
Richmond News Leader
Winchester School Menus Weekly Nutrition Snapshot
Public school lunch and breakfast menus from Winchester area schools list daily options a week long. Meals feature hamburgers, steak, pizza, fish sticks, spaghetti, and varied sides with milk, desserts, and fruit across multiple schools and centers.
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John Kerr
Frederick County
Winchester Child Day Care Center
Boyce Elementary
Night shift blast at Radford Arsenal kills worker
Buford Wheeling recalls a routine night at the Radford Arsenal when a nitroglycerin chamber exploded, killing Glenn E. Richardson and injuring six others. James C. Pearman is missing. The blast leveled a building, damaged several more, and prompted an ongoing investigation into causes.
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Radford
Buford Wheeling
Radford Arsenal
Wheeling
Glenn E. Richardson
Christiansburg
James C. Pearman
Max Meadows
Dalton Places All His Stocks In Blind Trust
Virginia's governor elect John Dalton announced he has placed all his stocks in a blind trust and resigned corporate directorships to avoid appearances of conflict. He said the First & Merchants National Bank trust will manage holdings valued over 400000, including Houston Natural Gas stock, with no knowledge of the trust’s holdings or transactions during his term.
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Richmond
Virginia
John Dalton
Associated Press
John H. Wessells
Mills Godwin
Dalton
Wessells
First & Merchants National Bank of Radford
Houston Natural Gas
Radford Bank
Inchester Public Schools Weekly Activity Schedule
A dense list of school events for Jan 9 to Jan 13 across John Kerr Quarles Virginia Avenue and Clarke County High including PTA meetings, travel film shows, resource days, basketball games, band concert, assemblies, scouting, examinations, and administrative meetings. It notes specific times locations and participating groups such as Osbourn Park, Stafford Frederick County Junior High, Spotsylvania, and Daniel Morgan.
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Edward Cross
Quarles
Highroad
Virginia Avenue
John Kerr Elementary School
Osbourn Park
ELCID
Stafford
Frederick County
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Marine Midland Bank
New York City
Charles H. Goren
Omar Sharif
Chicago Tribune
West North East South
Winchester Public Schools
Handley and
Daniel Morgan Middle School
Clarke County High School
Johnson
Williams Intermediate School
DG Cooley
Berryville
Warren County School
Harvey Moser
Moser
Arsenal
Hercules Inc
New River Valley
Vinton B. Lineberry
Woodlawn
Haney Hodges
Pulaski
Inchester Public
PTA
Five Senses
Frederick
Schoo Frederick
Frederick County Improvement Center
James Wood
Robert E. Ayler
Daniel Morgan
Charles Town
Harrisburg
Webbes
SCA
Clarke County Public Schools
Clarke Coun School
Board of Control
E &S Center
Mr. Cross
Boy Scou
Cooley Elementary
S.C A
Moose Club
Bake Sale
Ron and
Nettie Walter
Pioneer Title Agency
Winchester
Cameron Street
Ron Walter and Associates, Inc
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