Virginia News roundup includes awards and a violent arrest
The Virginia Press Association honors Newport News Times Herald for community service and editorial leadership with the W S Copeland Award. The Franklin News-Post receives a special citation for courage in journalism and investigative reporting. In Roanoke County, Guy Gene West faces $50,000 bond on armed robbery and malicious wounding charges after a cab driver was shot and robbed. Edward R Ned Slaughter of Charlottesville will be Virginia Bar Association president elect for 1978, with A Hugo Blankenship succeeding as president.
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Norfolk
Virginia Press Association
Newport News Times-Herald
Afternoon Times-Herald
W. S Copeland
WPA
Copeland
Richmond
Newport News
Franklin News-Post
Rocky Mount
General District Court
Roanoke (Ap
Guy Gene West
Roanoke County
West
Roanoke
Texas
Richard Woodyard
Salem
Woodyard
Williamsburg
Virginia Bar Association
Edward R. “Ned” Slaughter
Charlottesville
Slaughter
A. Hugo Blankenship
Fairfax
U. S
William B. Sponger
College of William and Mary
A. Ward Sims
Robert P. Buford
Kenneth Spencer White
Lynchburg
Hugh L. Patterson
Gilmore Execution Details Questioned by Schiller
Promoter Schiller said Gilmore showed movement after death and stood calm behind a hood as five riflemen waited behind a screen. The case followed appeals denials by the Supreme Court and Utah courts, with ACLU urging delays.
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Schiller
Gilmore
Willis W. Ritter
Circuit Court
Utah Attorney General's Office
ACLU
Utah
Lewis
Ford Budget Shows Smaller Deficit Boost Than Carter Plans
The Ford administration presents a 1978 fiscal plan with higher outlays and larger off budget figures, forecasting a reduced deficit of 47 billion for 1978 and 11.6 billion for 1979. It includes expanded budget coverage and semi automatic tax cuts aimed at accelerating growth while shifting reliance toward private industry.
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Ford
F i
Carter
Clarke County Approves Two Five Year Education Plans
Clarke County School Board approves five year plans for vocational education and for special education to guide planning over the next five years. Updates are required annually and highway officials discuss widening W Main Street with tentative cooperation.
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Berryville
Clarke County
James Gibbons
Andy Overstreet
The
Highway Department
W. Main St
Wade Johnson
Center Reports Drop in 411 Dialers
Center telephones shows a 52 percent fall in directory assistance calls in Virginia after charges began on November 6. John P. Frazee Jr. cites partial fall due to a Charlottesville directory. six free calls per month precede a 10 cent charge for extra calls.
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Front Royal
Central Telephone Company
Centel
John P. Frazee Jr
Charlottesville
Warren County
Frazee
Virginia
Directory Assistance
Frigid Virginia Faces Power Losses and Snow Across Regions
A brutal cold snap prompts power outages and a snow fall across Virginia. Officials urge snow tires and fuel conservation while schools close and icy roads raise treacherous driving conditions. Three youths drown after falling through ice in Emporia as a chimney fire in Winchester causes no damage.
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Virginia Highway Department
Virginia
Caroline
King and Queen
Neck
National Weather Service
Columbia Gas of
Floyd Mozingo
Columbia Gas
Clifton Forge
Herndon
Covington
Waynesboro
Harrisonburg
Vepco
Richmond
Emporia
Johnny Lee Murrell
Henry Murrell Jr
Ronnie Wayne Worrell
Winchester
W. Cecil St
Very cold weather with snow likely in Northern Valley
The Northern Valley forecast calls for occasional snow tonight into Tuesday with subzero to near zero lows and highs in the teens. Very cold conditions persist with a chance of mountain snow and increasing cloudiness elsewhere. extended outlook shows clearing Wednesday and seasonal highs in the 20s to low 30s with teens at night.
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Northern Valley
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Benin City Under Curfew After Reported Coup Attempt
Curfew was imposed in Cotonou as fighting broke out around the military airport amid a reported assault by a group described by President Kerekou as imperialist mercenaries. A U.S. Embassy official reported calm with no casualties, and the curfew covered civilians while excluding military personnel.
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Niamey
Niger
Benin
Mathieu Kerekou
Kerekou
Cotonou
U.S
Dahomey
West African
Africa
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Mr. William D. Vaught
Wrens Tr
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Smalts Florists, Inc
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Mr. T. Newton Cather
Omps Funeral Home, Inc
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Colonial
N. Cameron St
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National Defense
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Paul Jones
Southern Assn. of Colleges and Schools
General Assembly
By Susan Burke
Bernard F. Grovesonuments
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