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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1978
Page
1
Prime Minister Menahem Begin says Israeli settlements in the Sinai must remain while Egypt’s foreign minister calls for removal. Begin told a right wing meeting that Israelis do not abandon settlements they build and keep.
Virginia legislator Del Alson H. Smith leaves for the 1978 General Assembly with a firm stance on the Equal Rights Amendment and collective bargaining. He vows not to bypass committee review but will vote for ERA on the floor if it comes up. He also defends the new legislative office building and plans a busy pre-assembly schedule, including a Roanoke convention and meetings with constituents.
Frederick County students faced a snow day with no school while Handley High School reported high attendance and Clarke and Warren counties kept regular schedules. Roads remained icy with two inch patches west of Winchester needing caution as crews spread chemicals. Gov elect John Dalton began pre inauguration events in Abingdon with a torchlight parade and several hundred attendees at nearby functions.
A severe winter storm swept Virginia with up to seven inches of snow in southwest, six inches in Giles and Wise, and two to three inches elsewhere. Flooding blocked 40 roads while wind gusts reached 50 mph prompted gale warnings. Schools closed in multiple counties and some primary roads remained impassable. officials urged tire chains and noted a governor elect torchlight event may be canceled.
In Virginia, Republican John Dalton is poised for a brief honeymoon with a Democratic General Assembly. He takes office as lawmakers meet to advance the next two years' budget, with little power to undo current programs. The 1979 session will see him limited, before a fuller agenda can unfold in 1980.
President Carter won a commitment from Senator Jackson to a fresh effort to end the energy bill deadlock as Carter hints at possible oil import fees if Congress stalls. Energy Secretary Schlesinger reports leaders fear rising imports harm the dollar while markets begin a steep slide.
Striking miners from West Virginia and Ohio plan a caravan into eastern Kentucky after a miner was shot near a Diamond Coal Co. picket line. The incident follows the UMW strike entering its 35th day as talks with BCOA collapse. Kentucky police adopt a wait‑and‑see stance while Alabama troopers prep for potential violence at nonunion mines.
A high voltage power line shorted out in Winchester last night causing several minor fires and power outages across parts of the city per the Area News Page report.
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