Tom Baldridge Named Citizen of the Year in Bicentennial Year
Civic activist Tom Baldridge was named Outstanding Citizen of the Year 1976 by the Winchester-Frederick County Chamber of Commerce at a Lee Jackson Inn ceremony. Ben B. Dutton Jr praised the choice as fitting for Baldridge’s July 4th organizing and long civic record including hospital fund drives and Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival work. U
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Tom Wood Baldridge
Winchester-Frederick County
Star
Ben B. Dutton, Jr
Baldridge
Jackson, Tenn
Dutton
Fremont Day Nursery
Industrial Park
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Jaycees
Historic
Winchester, Inc
Valley
Byrd Expresses Doubt Over Some Carter Cabinet Picks
US Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr told more than 300 at a Chamber of Commerce dinner that he is impressed with President elect Carter but has doubts about some cabinet choices. He singled out Joseph Califano for HEW opposition and warned Michael Blumenthal could push programs harming a balanced budget. Dr. Harold Brown won Byrd’s support for Defense. He also criticized a proposed Consumer Protection Agency and urged a national energy policy and government efficiency.
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Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
James Earl Carter
Congress
Byrd
Carter
Joseph Califano
Califano
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Blumenthal
Main St
Wall St
Bendix Corp
Finance and Armed Services Committees
Harold Brown
Defense
Brown
New Shipment Ladies Boots On Sale
Wilkins Shoe Center advertises a new shipment of ladies boots at sale price. Winchester Citizens Association plans to discuss pornography in stores at City Hall Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
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Wilkins Shoe Center
Winchester Citizen's Association
Severe Cold Weather Strains Fuel and Transit Nationwide
Severe subzero temps and natural gas shortages trigger mass closures across the East and South. Thousands stay home as schools and businesses shut, evacuations occur in West Virginia, and Amtrak suspends eight routes due to frozen pipes and damaged equipment.
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Midwest
West Virginia
Raleigh County
Beckley
Cabot Corp
Shady Spring
Prosperity
Bradley
Maple Fork
Beech Run
Summers County
Cabot
Fayetteville
Summers County Hospital
Hinton
Oak Hill
Florida
Boca Raton
Weather Bureau
Davie
Fort Lauderdale
South Florida
Miami
West Palm Beach
Tampa
Auburndale
Tennessee
Public Service Commission
Chicago
National Weather Service
Columbia Gas
Ohio
Dayton
New Jersey
Amtrak
GOP Legislators Outline Plan For Solving Budgetary Problems
Republican members of the Virginia General Assembly proposed a no tax increase plan to erase a 102 million deficit for the budget period ending June 1978. Proposals include shifting June sales tax receipts into the current period, transferring 35 million from the highway fund, and moving payroll withholding taxes monthly to capture 20 million. The plan emphasizes avoiding cuts to localities and relies on 17 delegates and seven GOP senators backing it.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
del. Vincent F. Callahan
R Fairfax
Callahan
GOP
Mills Godwin
Commonwealth
Mitchell
Carter to Leave Plains for Washington Inauguration
Amy Carter leaves Plains to accompany his father for the inauguration as president. The move includes a farewell at the depot and a 90 minute flight to Washington, with final events at Blair House and the Capitol shaping the transition.
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Washington Star Plains
Amy Carter
Washington
Carter
Plains
Amy
White House
Jeff
Executive Mansion
Patrick Anderson
Jody Powell
Patrick Caddell
Powell
Federal
Americus
Goodby
First Baptist
Albany
National
Blair House
Voice of America
Kennedy Center
Walter Mondale
Ford
Mondales
Rockefeller
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Rosalynn
Secret Service
D.C. Armory
Clarke County to protest EDA funding denial
Clarke County plans a formal protest over a denied EDA funding request. The item appears on EDA Page 19 and ties to local funding decisions impacting the county.
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EDA
Clarke County
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Chamber
George Froom
U.S
Fred Young
Tom Baldridge
Diane Kimbel
Tom
Consumer Protection Agency
Asociated Press
Clarksville
Tenn
Nashville Industries
Nashville Gas Co
St. Louis
New York
Long Island and Connecticut
New York City
Sen
Wiley Mitchell
Alexandria
Division of Legislative Services
Harold Cooper
James Wood
Our Town
Evans
Jefferson County
Area
Abby
Spectator
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