Virginia General Assembly Highlights 1977 Session
The Senate moved to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment with a floor vote planned for Thursday. Other actions included passage of a Toxic Substances Act administration bill, designation of 16 miles of Catoctin Creek as scenic, and requirement for public bid on road projects over 100. House committees advanced juvenile justice reform and a sex offender registration bill, while a police grievance procedure bill approved and sent forward with previous veto history noted.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
House
Catoctin Creek
Loudoun County
Virginia
State Highway Department
Judicial Nominations Commission
General Assembly
Mills Godwin
Top Bulls Produced by Clarke County Cattlemen at Red House Center
Clarke County cattlemen showcase senior bulls at Red House Bull Evaluation Center. Bellevue Farm presents Bellevue Employs 767 with 1054 lb yearling weight and 2.89 daily gain on a 140 day test, sired by Shearbrook Emulous 191. MS Juanada Lad 5534 from PJM sired by Juanada 561 records 3.04 daily gain and 115 test gain ratio. Charolais bull HDF Argo Sam from Hill and Dale Farm posts 998 lb yearling weight and 3.0 daily gain. 66 bulls total to be sold Saturday noon, with starting bids from 450 to 1000, at Clarke Extension Office notes Russell Martin.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Red House
Floyd E. Dominy
Bellevue Farm
White Post
Bellevue
Shearbrook Emulous
P.T. McIntire and Sons, Inc
White
HDF
Argo Sam
RCC
Royal Count
Shearbrook
Emulous
Bellevue PG
Byrd Questions Carter Economic Plan at Dairymen Meeting
U S Senator Harry F Byrd doubts the soundness of President Carter s stimulus plan citing sharply higher federal spending He supports an energy policy and agency reorganization if economical He warns of inflation risk and a debt run to 700 billion by September He backs James Schlesinger as energy leader but opposes a new consumer protection agency.
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Roanoke
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
India
Carter
Byrd
Virginia State Dairymen’s Association
Congress
Consumer Protection Agency
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
SCC
Virginia
James C. Dunstan
Mills Godwin
Lawyer Larrick Leads City Solicitor Post And Legal Work
City solicitor Larrick discusses duties including airport matters and annexation suits, noting a six to six council vote on funding Sarah Zane Fire Co. He traces career from chemical engineering to law, highlights committee work, and cites salary and family details. He serves with local bar associations and heads several civic groups.
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Sarah Zane Fire Co
Larrick
Transportation Committee
Public Safety Committee
Jane Cather
Gail
Loudoun County
Linden
Quarles
J. Randolph Larrick Jr
University of Virginia
Virginia and American Bar Associations
Winchester-Frederick County
Weather forecast for Northern Valley and extended period
Cold with occasional snow tonight and Friday. windy Friday. Lows near 20 tonight. highs near 40 in the southeast Friday. Extended outlook calls for bitterly cold Saturday and Sunday with a gradual warmup Monday. Rainfall totals and monthly averages listed. January moon phases noted.
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Associated Press
Northern Plains
Mississippi Valley
New England
Virginia
Robinson Sentenced In Theft of 20 CB Radios
Carroll Winston Robinson was sentenced in Frederick County Circuit Court on nine counts of petty larceny tied to a broader 26 charge CB radio theft case. He received 12 months in jail with costs, to run concurrently with other sentences.
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Robinson
Star
Frederick County
Carroll Winston Robinson
Rappahannock
Nolle
William Franklin Jackson
Jackson
Donald E. Peffer
Robert K. Woiltz
Geneva L. Dinges
Kim Anthony Nail
Bonnie Sue Belford
Commonwealth
Explosions Hit Exxon San Francisco Tanker in Baytown
Three blasts rocked the 800 foot Exxon San Francisco tanker as it loaded fuels at the Exxon refinery in Baytown. Witnesses saw about 30 men thrown or jumping into the Houston Shipping Channel while several were reported missing and injured.
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Baytown
Tex
Houston
Exxon
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Win Hester
Evening Star
Virginia Wire
NWS
Clarke
Clarke Extension Office
Russell Martin
Mr. Samuel R. Hurst
Ozias D. Ritter
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Charles C. Keckley
Mr. Ashby C. Stouffer
Louise
Florists, Inc
Conrail
Elmwood Place
Cincinnati
Elmwood
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
Middletown High School
Virginia Tech
Washington & Lee University
Watts
Council
Lome
Winchester
Amherst Street
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock
N. Cameron St
Lulu Williams
State Corporation Commission
Perry Engineering Co
Rt. 50
Greenwood
Franklin St
S. Loudoun St
S. Euclid St
Michael J. Moore
Complete Insurance Service
J.W. Arthur
Hansbrough & Carter, Inc
Boscawen ST
City of Winchester
Middletown
Front Royal
Winc
Hospital Front Royal Hospital
Call Leonard
St. Winchester
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