Gov Dalton Battles for 4 Gas Tax
Governor John Dalton urged the Virginia General Assembly to approve a gas tax increase citing a highway construction revenue crisis. He spoke to the House and Senate Finance committees with staff and Highway Department officials presenting revenue and spending projections. Delegate Vincent Callahan was named as sponsor for the governor’s bill.
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Richmond
John Dalton
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate Finance Committee
Dalton
Highway Department
Willey
House Finance Committee
Archie Campbell
Dwythe
Northern
Virginia
Callahan
Metro Rapid Transit
Truban backs 4 cent gas tax proposal in Virginia
State Senator William A. Truban indicated broad support is likely for Gov. Dalton's four cent per gallon gas tax proposal though he doubts it alone will fund Virginia's road program. He cited opposition to a sales tax variant and stressed the need for more revenue, noting the highway department's multi year construction needs.
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Richmond
William A. Truban
Woodstock
John N. Dalton
Truban
Virginia
Virginia Municipal League
Senate Finance Committee
Dalton
Edward Willey
Callahan
Highway Department
Metro
Norman Sisisky
D Petersburg
Thas
Ampbell
General Assembly
Campbell
A Little Bit of Snow Forces Citywide Chaos
Snowfall of two to four inches sparked a day of accidents and traffic turmoil across Frederick County and Warren County. Police reported a 10 car crash on Les Street near Frederick County Air at 3 33 PM as a chain reaction from a downhill slide and sliding van. Schools in Frederick Clarke Warren Winchester and several academies closed. Weather forecasters warned of continued cloudy skies with temperatures in the 20s tonight and highs in the low 30s tomorrow.
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Joe Bageant
Les St
Frederick County
Leicester
Pitcock
Warren County
Front Royal
Sheriff's Deputies
Frederick, Clarke and
Winchester City
Christian Academies
Exxon Earnings Top $4 Billion in 1979 Profits
Exxon Corp reported a 60 percent rise in fourth quarter earnings and a 55 percent gain for 1979, becoming the first industrial company to exceed $4 billion in a year. For 1979 profits reached $4.295 billion on $84.350 billion in revenues, with Q4 at $1.365 billion.
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New York
Exxon Corp
Exxon
Ulyesse LeGrange
Texaco Inc
Gulf Oil Corp
Gulf
Texaco’s
U.S
Federal Trade Commission
Texaco
Defense Industry Is Back in Business
The defense sector rebounds amid Iran and Afghanistan tensions, boosting jobs, inflation, and the federal deficit while lifting stock markets. Carter's fiscal 1981 budget signals growth through the mid 1980s, with major contractors like Martin Marietta and Lockheed reporting rising stocks and bonds as demand for space tech and defense weapons expands.
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N.Y
Laurence J. Adams
Martin Marietta Aerospace Company
State Department
Afghanistan
Carter
Senate to vote on Moscow Games stand after hearings
The Senate is expected to back President Carter on withdrawing from the Moscow Olympics after committee hearings next week. The House approved a resolution supporting withdrawal with 386 in favor and 12 dissenters, but Senate action is delayed as Sen. Church plans hearings rather than immediate full congressional approval.
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Washington
Senate
House
Carter
U.S
Foreign Relations
White House
Frank Church
Didaho
Hijackers Force Plane To Cuba
Delta Air Lines flight 1116 carrying 64 people from Atlanta to New York was hijacked by two armed men claiming Black Muslim identity and forcing a Havana stop then seeking a plane to Tehran. Cuban authorities reportedly refused. No injuries reported. one diabetic passenger hospitalized.
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Atlanta
Delta Air Lines
New York
Havana
Iran
State Department
David Passage
Washington
Tehran
Delta
FBI
Welton Merry
Miami
Merry
Jose Marti
Greensboro
N.C
Jim Ewing
Dennis Feldman
FAA
Gordon Barrington
Feldman
Los Angeles
Dallas
Kennedy International Airport
U.S
Cuba
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
United States
Snow and music features headline Area pages in Winchester
The Area News page highlights a photo feature showing snow effects and reactions plus the Area Musical Pair piece. Two Frederick County music students are noted for their collaborative note combining in the Country Roads feature.
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Wood
Winchester
Area News
Frederick County
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Vincent Callahan
Fairfax
Neto Dy
Defense Industry
By Edwin McDowell
Taiwan
Pakistan
Japan
China
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Wolfgang H. Demisch
Smith Barney Harris Upham & Company
William Perreault
Lockheed Corporation
Bell's
Antonio Ramirez Ortiz
National Airlines
Florida
Hiaout
Eastern Airlines
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