Dalton's legislative program draws praise and criticism
In Richmond Gov. John Dalton faces mixed reactions as lawmakers praise his broad plan but fault its specifics. Key debated points include pari mutuel betting, SCC reforms, a regional veterinary school, Metro rail funding, and a state employee pay raise, with allies and dissenters across both parties weighing proposals and financial feasibility.
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John Dalton
Virginia General Assembly
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State Corporation Commission
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Senate
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Fairfax
A.L. Philpot
D-Henry
Philpott
House Corporations, Insurance and Banking Committee
Commission On State
SCC
Geisler
Hillsville
A. R. Geisen
Staunton
Governmental Management Commission
Giesen
House Appropriations Committee
Richard Bagley
Hampton
Godwin
Another Storm Heads Toward Shenandoah Valley
Snow and sleet dampened by rain early morning, with temperatures near 40 expected. Potomac Edison asks reduced electrical use as fuel supplies dwindle after a strike. a third possible major snowstorm looms, with area schools uncertain for the week.
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Star
National Weather Service
Potomac Edison
United Mine Workers
Shenandoah Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Frederick County
Frederick School
Melton Wright
Clarke County
Wade Johnson
Winchester School
Jacob Johnson
Warren County
Richard Keeler
Vance Aims to Bridge Gaps in Middle East Talks
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance pressed behind the scenes to reconcile sharp Israeli and Egyptian bargaining lines in Jerusalem. He met Dayan and Kamel multiple times as Begin resisted full Israeli withdrawal and a Palestinian state, while divisions remained on Palestinian issues and settlements.
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Vance
Egypt
Moshe Dayan
Mohammed Kamel
Dayan
Kamel
Menahem Begin
Israel
Jerusalem
State of Emergency Declared as Snow Binds Great Lakes Region
The Associated Press reports rain snow and sleet cripple the Great Lakes and Tennessee Valley with over a foot of snow closing schools and halting business. Kentucky Governor Julian Carroll declared an emergency as National Guard units may be deployed. Ohio Illinois and Tennessee schools closed amid heavy snowfall. Cincinnati and southern Illinois fronts saw record accumulations while Ohio Governor James Rhodes sent 77 National Guard troops to multiple towns to assist snow removal. Missouri and Indiana also reported widespread closures.
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Great Lakes
Tennessee Valley
Kentucky
Julian Carroll
Tom Little
Illinois
Ohio
Tennessee
Cincinnati
James Rhodes
Pomeroy
Ironton
Portsmouth
Chillicothe
Manchester
Felicity
Newark
Missouri
Indiana
Power outage hits Virginians along Blue Ridge in icy storm
About 21 000 residents in eastern Virginia felt the freezing rain’s impact as ice damaged lines east of the Blue Ridge from Madison County to North Carolina. In Charlottesville between 6 000 and 7 000 lost electricity, with five of six radio stations and one TV station off air. City hall in Charlottesville lacked power delaying a City Council meeting. Nearby Crewe reported 7 000 to 9 000 customers affected.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Madison County
Virginia
Piedsnoat
North Carolina
Charlottesville
Bill Kitchen
Virginia Electric& Power Co
C.S. Hooper
Southside Electric Cooperative
Crewe
Washington Welcomes National Law Firm Influx
Washington gains as Dewey Ballantine opens a full office here joining Akin Gump and O Melveny Myers in expanding operations. Firms cite federal control over business, energy and environment, expanding markets, and the shift of Washington into a financial and legal capital.
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Dewey, Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer and Wood
New York
Felix Laughlin
Ballantine
Wayne S. Bishop
Akin, Gump, Hauer & Geld
Bishop
Eastern
Seaboard
Richard Warner
O'Melveny & Myers
Los Angeles
New
Remembering Winchester's Finest Sledding Feature
A feature on Winchester's fastest sledding is highlighted in today's Star I echoe Cale gral page 6. Shenandoah Bee notes John Dalton Virginia's governor may be equivocating on water plans for Shenandoah as Sen. William Truban comments.
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Winchester
Shenandoah
John Dalton
Virginia
William Truban
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