Godwin offers Virginia a 7.5 billion two year budget
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin unveils a 7.5 billion biennial budget with no general tax increase. The plan relies on 3.7 billion general funds and 3.7 billion special funds to cover education health welfare criminal justice and corrections, with major rises for Medicaid and state employee pay.
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Mills Godwin
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State Highway and Transportation Department
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Virginians Endure Bitter Arctic Weather Across State
The high pressure system kept Virginia in a deep cold with Roanoke recording a record low date of 4 degrees while Bluefield and Chantilly hit zero. Other lows included Lynchburg 2 Charlottesville 4 Richmond 5 Bristol 8 Danville 10 Newport News 12 Wallops Island 12 and Norfolk 18. Winds amplified the chill and a new cold front may arrive Tuesday.
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Newport News
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Snow Expected with Cold Night Across the Area
The weatherman predicts snow tonight with temperatures in the 20s. Last night dropped to four degrees the coldest so far this winter. Ice formed on the Shenandoah River and creeks this morning as daytime highs reach the 30s with mixed precipitation possible midweek and warmer but cooler nights thereafter.
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Ford's Theme Common Sense Shapes State of the Union
President Ford bases his State of the Union on Thomas Paine's common sense arguing a realistic, restrained approach. The speech, shaped over months, emphasizes achievements, cautions limits, and uses Paine quotations to support limited programs and tax and reform plans.
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House of Representatives
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Pro-Western Forces Drive Attackers Back in Angola
Reports from Johannesburg say UNITA troops repelled a northward assault by a 1000 MPLA and 500 Cuban soldiers near Lusa. UNITA advances aim to retake Texeira de Sousa, the sole MPLA held town on the Benguela railway.
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Auto Sales Spotlight on Winchester Dealers
New car dealers in Winchester discuss local market trends on the Business Page. On Page 18 Warren County reports growing pains as planning and zoning administrator James Campbell departs. Page 13 notes Lord Fairfax Community College's share of Gov Godwin's proposed budget and related details.
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Assembly
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