Frederick County Approves Advance to Sanitation Authority
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved transferring 356,500 from existing funds to the Sanitation Authority for the Redbud Run Abrams Creek water and sewer project. The move precedes a 949,998 contract bid to Porter and Cole as FHA funds face processing delays and a March availability timeline. Preliminary work could start next week pending a special Sanitation Authority meeting.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Sanitation Authority
Redbud Run-Abrams Creek
Porter and Cole
Merrifield
Wellington Jones
Jones
FHA
Frederick County
Koontz
Thomas Rosenberger
Back Creek
Frederick County Taxpayers Association
Four Ministers Dropped From Peron Cabinet in Argentina
President Isabel Peron dismissed four cabinet members and reshuffled posts to weaken a moderating faction. Angel Robledo, Manuel Arauz Castex, Tomas Vottero, and Ernesto Corvaian Nanclares were replaced by Roberto Ares, Jose A Deheza, and Jose Arrighi while Pedro Arrighi retained education duties.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Isabel Peron
Peron
Angel F. Robledo
Manuel Arauz Castex
Tomas Vottero
Ernesto Corvaian Nanclares
Roberto Ares
Robledo
Carlos Ruckauf
Juan D. Peron
Winchester Chamber to Decide on Hospital District Action
Winchester chamber plans a Jan 22 meeting to decide actions on the hospital district part of the proposed zoning ordinance. Hospital administrator Carl Napps outlined parking and expansion options and the council earlier removed Clifford Street’s south side from the district. The group may back the hospital position but did not seek such support, and the chamber has opposed new sign provisions. The Virginia General Assembly invited President Ford to address its commemorative session in Williamsburg on Jan 31.
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Winchester
Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber
Wade Ferguson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Carl Napps
Napps
Clifford Street
Ferguson
Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Gerald R. Ford
Assembly
Williamsburg
Russians See Angola Hand Strengthened
Moscow pursues flexible options in Angola as Addis Ababa stalemate leaves the Kremlin able to back the Luanda government or seek a unity coalition. Analysts note possible withdrawal of South African and Cuban forces as a prelude to talks, with Moscow enjoying propaganda gains in Africa.
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Organization of African Unity
Angola
Soviet Union
Addis Ababa
Kremlin
Luanda
Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Black Africa
Godwin Proposals Win General Assembly Support
Northern Shenandoah Valley legislators broadly backed Gov. Mills E. Godwin Jr.’s budget loan plan and crime stiffening package. They favored a penny beer tax to raise about 22 million in two years, debated a coal severance tax, and debated ending tax exemptions on bank and corporate dividends. Del. Guest urged caution on handgun reporting and juries’ sentencing power, while Sen. Truban urged tougher penalties and warned against broad jury power removal. The session opened after a bomb scare and adjourned for the weekend.
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Richmond
Mills E. Godwin, Jr
Shenandoah Valley
William A. Truban
Woodstock
General Assembly
Godwin
Del
Raymond R. Guest, Jr
Front Royal
Sen
Truban
Con
Guest
Virginia
Alson H. Smith
Winchester
Assembly
Gov. Godwin
Economists See Modest Growth Amid Inflation Outlook
Dr. Herbert Stein told Virginia lawmakers that 1976 77 should bring rising employment and output with unemployment near 7.2 8 percent and inflation around 5 7 percent. He cautioned gains may lift profits more than prices as wages struggle to catch up amid ongoing bargaining by strong unions.
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Richmond
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Ford
Virginia
Stein
Virginia General Assembly
House Appropriations Committee
United States
University of Virginia
Soviet Naval Buildup Off West Africa Alarms U S Officials
U S intelligence tracks four Russian naval tankers and a Sverdlov class cruiser moving from the western Mediterranean toward Gibraltar and a Kashin class destroyer southeast of Portugal. Analysts warn these ships could enable a larger Soviet force near Angola while Washington opposes external intervention in the Angolan civil war.
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Soviet Union
West African
Angola
U.S
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Portugal
Pentagon
West
Africa
White House
United States
Mood rings top selling novelty items in today’s pages
Mood rings are among the hottest selling novelties. See Living section for how they change color. A broadcasting group shows interest in Berryville radio allocation created by the FCC in mid October.
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Federal Communications Commission
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