Secretary of Labor Dunlop resigns from post
John T. Dunlop resigns as secretary of labor and coordinator of the labor management committee. He cites inability to work with organized labor after Ford vetoed a site picketing bill. Ford expresses deep regret and says Dunlop will be missed. Dunlop will stay until January 31. W J Usery Jr. is named as a likely successor.
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Washington
John T. Dunlop
White House
Ford
Dunlop
Department of Labor
Harvard University
W.J. Usery Jr
Federal Mediation and
Virginia Governor calls for austerity and crime crackdown
Gov Mills Godwin urged the Virginia General Assembly to endorse a lean budget for 1976-78, focusing on fiscal restraint and a frontal assault on crime. He proposed a 6.9 billion plan with a 25 million reserve, raises for state workers, and funding for prisons, education, Medicaid, and local jails, while opposing broad tax increases and public employee collective bargaining.
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Richmond
Mills Godwin
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
Assembly
Godwin
Virginia
Northern
Kissinger to Visit Moscow for Nuclear Weapons Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger will fly to Moscow for a three day talks with Brezhnev on a prospective nuclear weapons agreement. The visit, set to begin next Tuesday, aims at a compromise for a new treaty to limit offensive nuclear weapons until 1985.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
State Department
Kissinger
City Denies County Sewer Hook-Ups Affecting School
Frederick County to lose county sewer hook ups after City Council unanimous vote. Policy lets exceptions for Senseny Heights College Park Heritage Hills and city property like the airport. Apple Pie Ridge School comment cited. Winchester debates county sewer extensions and FHA loan funding.
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Star
Winchester
Frederick County
Council
Senseny Heights
Interstate 81
Garber Road
U.S. 522
College Park
Heritage Hills
Airport
S. Roger Koontz
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Apple Pie Ridge School
Apple Pie Ridge
Koontz
Frederick County Taxpayers Association
Federal Housing Administration
Redbud-Abrams Creek
Frederick
Two Winchester youths killed in Route 50 crash
Virginia State Police report two 19 and 17 year olds died when their car veered off Route 50 west of Winchester, struck an embankment and overturned. A third passenger, 19, was in stable condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Witnesses said one occupant was thrown from the vehicle. rescue squads evacuated others. Police gave uncertain cause. scene cleared after about an hour.
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Star
Winchester
Rt. 50
Virginia
Stephen Marshall Miller
Fairview Ave
Terry G. Braithwaite
National Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Bruce P. Cunningham
Shawnee Ave
R.E. Skelton
Rt. 30
Round Hill
Frederick County
Jesse Burns Earle
Middletown
Rt. 11
Linda Jo Everhart
Stephenson
Bomb Threat Delays Virginia Assembly Opening
State Capitol in Richmond received a bomb threat as the 1976 Virginia General Assembly prepared to convene. Senate and House leaders urged lawmakers staff and visitors to evacuate in an orderly fashion. Initial search found no bomb.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
House
Armstrong Named Ambassador to Great Britain
President Ford nominated Anne Armstrong of Texas as the first woman U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. Kissinger and Mrs. Ford supported the appointment, with approval from the British foreign Office after a week of formalities. Armstrong succeeds Elliot Richardson who will become commerce secretary.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Anne Armstrong
Texas
U.S
Great Britain
Henry A. Kissinger
Armstrong
Mrs. Armstrong
Elliot L. Richardson
Grafton School Methods Spotlighted by Clarke Compass
Clarke Compass explores how Grafton School teaches learning with student comments. The feature on page 6 examines approaches and classroom methods shaping local education. Ellen Layman covers the General Assembly for The Star with AP supplements, starting with an Area Page report.
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Grafton School
Ellen Layman
Harrisonburg News- Record
General Assembly
The
Star
Associated Press
Legislature
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