Winchester approves elderly tax relief with sliding scale
Winchester City Council passed a tax relief ordinance for residents 65 and older with incomes up to 7500 dollars. The measure, amended to raise the cap from 6000 and set a sliding scale from 100 percent to 20 percent relief, takes effect on next year’s taxes.
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Fran Coombs
Star
Winchester
Loudoun St. Mall
Shirley C. Bly
Virginia Employment Commission
Bly
James H. Fleming
Finance Committee
Council
Frederick County
Fleming
Winchester Citizens’ Assn
William M. Mote
Russians Kill Trade Agreement and Emigration Talks
Secretary Kissinger said the Soviet Union has scrapped a major US trade pact and rejected trade terms tied to emigration of Russian Jews. He noted Moscow began deploying multi warhead missiles amid existing arms accords, with the Soviet position tying trade to freedom of exit for Jews.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Pentagon
Moscow
Russia
Congress
Capitol Hill
December Wholesale Prices Dip for First Time Since 1973
The Labor Department reports December wholesale prices fell five tenths of a percent, driven by lower farm product prices, offsetting a small rise in industrial commodities. For 1974 overall prices rose 20.9 percent, the largest yearly gain since 1946.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ford
Congress
Ford asks Congress to raise oil and gas prices higher
President Ford urged Congress to lift oil and gas prices further and maintain a price floor to shield investment in new production. Energy chief Zarb said goals need congressional cooperation and would push gasoline costs about 10 cents a gallon, natural gas up 37 cents per thousand cubic feet, and total family energy bills by roughly $250 yearly.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Frank G. Zarb
Zarb
Walking to the Capitol in Rain and Snow
A Richmond reporter describes walking to the General Assembly in rain and later snow. She weighs costs of parking and driving against walking, notes orange peels on the sidewalk and a green water fountain near Broad Street, and reflects on the damp day’s impact on her routine.
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Richmond
Capitol
City
6Th Street
Broad
Richmond Coliseum
Hearing Tonight on Warren County Master Plan
The Warren County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing tonight at 7 30 p m in the auditorium of E Wilson Morrison Elementary School on the proposed Warren County Comprehensive Plan. Pappagalio shoes boots sale Worths Last 3 days Penneys great White Goods Sale
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Front Royal
Warren County Planning Commission
Warren County
E. Wilson Morrison
Pappagalio Shoes
Worth’s
Penney’s
Ford outlines tax and energy plan to revive U S economy
President Ford unveils a mixed package to lift the economy including a 12 percent one time tax cut, long term tax relief for the poor, corporate tax cuts, energy taxes, and $80 cash payments for the poor. He seeks standby authority to ration gasoline and aims to cut oil imports. He also proposes energy efficiency standards and a 1.3 billion barrel oil stockpile.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Nation
White House
Ron Nessen
State of the Union
Mercury Stolen From Health Department in Winchester
A pound of mercury was stolen from the Winchester Frederick County Health Dept during Monday night. A Lord Fairfax Health District spokesman warns the toxin should not enter sewer systems due to water contamination risks. Winchester Police handle the investigation.
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Winchester- Frederick County
Richmond Legislators Reach Out to General Assembly Members
In Richmond to participate in the 1975 General Assembly, State Senator William Truban of Shenandoah County serves on four committees including Local Government and Rehabilitation and Social Services. Delegates Raymond Guest and Alson Smith of the 17th District sit on lines covering Roads and Internal Navigation, Mining, and Finance with offices in Richmond and Front Royal. For bill status, call the Legislative Information Office at 804-770-6530 for a clerk aided by a computer.
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Andy Guest
al Smith
Bill Truban
Richmond
William Truban
Shenandoah County
Senate
Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Fauquier
Shenandoah
Eighth St
Guest
House of Delegates
8Th St
S. Royal Ave
Front Royal
Smith
Assembly
Legislative Information Office
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Cork St
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Ellen Layman
General Assembly
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Warren Master Plan
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Health Dept
Winchester Police
Dels
Raymond R
Andy) Guest, Jr
Alson H. Smith
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