Commuter Service to D C Interest Gauged in Front Royal
About 60 residents attended a kickoff meeting sponsored by the Warren County Property Owners and Taxpayers Association to gauge interest in a Front Royal to Washington DC commuter line. Participants discussed Trailways, Southern Railway, and government options, with Trailways showing strong backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Patton
Front Royal
District of Columbia
Warren County Property Owners and Taxpayers Association
Charles Biggs
Bowen, Biggs
Poe
Berryville Chamber hears warning on Iran hostage crisis
Lt. Gen. Harold R. Aaron, retired Defense Intelligence Agency, urged about 300 Clarke County residents that the 50 hostages in Iran will only be freed after show trials and warned of U S options including force if harm comes. He discussed Iran's history, Soviet moves, U S China ties, and criticized SALT II while endorsing George Bush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurie Parker
Berryville
Army
Clarke County
U.S
Iran
Harold R. Aaron
Defense Intelligence Agency
Middle East
Asia
Africa
Aaron
Shah Reza Pahlavi
Shah
NATO
Khomeini
George Bush
Reagan
Carter
Kennedy
Parks and Recreation Faces Funding Dilemma in Frederick County
Frederick County's Parks and Recreation enrollment rises but funding lags. Director Ned Cheely urged the Board of Supervisors to maintain current programs while noting losses of CETA positions and facilities strain. He proposed hiring a carpenter, plumber and auto repairman within five years and highlighted a $500 000 50 percent matching fund for refurbishing Clearbrook pool, pending Finance Committee review. Supervisors debated funding aims with no concrete action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia V. Long
Frederick County
Department of Parks and Recreation
Ned Cheely
Brick County Board of Supervisors
Cheely
Recreation Department
Clearbrook
Frederick County Finance Committee
Jury rules against Sager in injury case tied to training exercise
A Prince William County jury awarded Stafford County deputy Michael Smith 45000 for injuries from a blank shell fired during a 1978 mock exercise. Smith claimed kidney and back damage after gunfire breached a wall. the suit sought 210000. The verdict sent 45000 to Smith via insurers. no payout to Smith personally.
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Prince William County
Stafford County
Frederick County
Robert Sager
Stafford Coin
Michael Smith
Smith
Sager
Mike Smith
Craig Jennings
Judges Withdraw from Frederick County Suit Request
Three local judges petition the Virginia Supreme Court to be relieved from presiding a suit brought by Thomas G. Scully and Frederick County supervisors over a new store near Stephens City. The judges state all circuit judges are unfit to proceed and ask the clerk to record the request and certify it to the state chief justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Supreme Court
Frederick County
George Ere
The
Supreme
Drumheller Indicted for Murder in Front Royal
Drumheller 48 was indicted by a Warren County grand jury for murder and related handgun charges in the Hope Harden Atkins case. Atkins vanished from a laundromat on December 7 and was found a week later with five gunshot wounds. Arraignment and counsel appointment issues dominated the court session, with former counsel Logie removed. Additional indictments included Norman Richards for rape and burglary, Donald Robertson on jail and hostage charges, Donald Good for involuntary manslaughter, and Alfonso Dorman with James Porter for robbery. Arrest warrants issued for Grooms Carr and Foster, with multiple trial dates set for other defendants.
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Scott Patton
Front Royal
Thomas Franklin Drumheller
Warren County
Hope Harden Atkins
Atkins
Harmony Hollow
Drumheller
Duncan Gibb
Daniel Pond
Pond
Gibb
Commonwealth
David Crump
Norman Eugene Richards
Richards
Donald Walter Robertson
William D. Largent
Robertson
Frederick County
Donald Ray Good
Freddy W. Stidham
Good
Alfonso Maurice Dorman
James Hubert Porter
Brenda Burkett
High’s
John Marshall Highway
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Ian
Scott Mason
Virginia
Minute Market
Paper Mill Road
D.C
Biggs
Trailways
Southern Railway
Southern
Rebecca P
Randy Bowen
Bowen
Kay Williams
Lord Fairfax
Williams
Blue Ridge Board of Realtors
Realtors
Winchester Evening Star
United Nations
Iraq
Afghanistan
Czechoslovakia
Pakistan
Indian Ocean
U.s.’S
China
Parks
Kenneth Stiles
Thomas Malcolm
Stiles
Bill Baker
Roger Koontz
Rhoda Maddox
Will Owings
Joe Bageant
Inter
Carroll K. Mauck
Mauck
Atne
Lewis Ili
Thomas G. Scully
Asty
Scully
Thomas Logie
Logie
Robert Hayes
General District Court
Porter
Dorman
Mike A. Carter
Gene Austin Bailey
George Russell Green
Robert Lee Grooms
Richard Gary Carr
Robert Lee Foster
Lester R. Haines
Douglas Junior Moppin
Haines
Moppin
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