Kepone suit targets Allied and others for $10 million
William P. Moore co founder of Life Science Products filed a $10 million federal suit naming Allied Chemical Hooker Chemical and Travelers Indemnity. The suit accuses Travelers of conspiring with Allied and a PR firm to shift blame to Moore for Kepone contamination of the James River and deaths of Life Science workers.
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Richmond, Va
Allied Chemical Corp
William P. Moore
Virgil Hundtofte
Life Science Products Co
Allied
U. S. District Court
Hooker Chemical & Plastics Co
Travelers Indemnity Co
Travelers
Moore
Life Science
James River
Independence Day Speaker for Front Royal July 4 Ceremony
Dr Samuel Engle Burr Jr Linden descendant of Aaron Burr will speak on What Does It Mean Proclaim Liberty at 10 a.m. on the Warren County Courthouse lawn. The event is by the Front Royal Warren County Bicentennial Commission with Alice Litwin singing The Star Spangled Banner.
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Front Royal
Samuel Engle Burr Jr
Linden
Aaron Burr
Burr
Warren County
Security Tightened at Girl Scout Camps Nationwide
Security at Girl Scout camps has intensified after the Oklahoma camp killings of three girls and the Florida abduction of a teen. Extra bed checks, chaperones, and patrols are now standard, with some sites hiring private guards to patrol overnight.
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Miami
Florida
Oklahoma
Richard Knox
Girl Scouts of America
Cherie Pierce
Girl Scout Council of
Tropical Florida
Virginia to receive 3.28 million in federal heating aid
Gov. Mills Godwin signed an application securing 3.28 million dollars in federal Crisis Intervention Program funds for Virginia to help low income families with heating bills. The money, part of 200 million nationally, is administered by the Office on Aging with priority to the elderly. Eligible applicants may receive 50 dollars plus 200 dollars held in escrow for next winter, with deadlines by July 25 and Aug 31.
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Norfolk, Va
Andrew J
Dukie
Goldberg
Norfolk
U. S
Richard B. Kellam
Kellam
Fancy Gap
Virginia
North Carolina
Govs
Mills Godwin
Jim Hunt
Carroll County
Elkin
N.C
Blue Ridge Mountains
Richmond
Community Services Administration
Maurice B. Rowe
Rowe
Office On Aging
Jim Stamper
Stamper
Plains Gets Cross Burning Not Bluegrass Rally in Carter Hometown
In Americus Georgia the Klan announces a cross burning rally in Plains, planned as a protest over President Carter actions. Bill Wilkinson says music, a rally, and a cross burning will run 1 PM to 7 PM at the Plains water tower with Klansmen from multiple states already checked into area motels.
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Americus, Ga
Carter
Plains
Bill Wilkinson
Klan
Invisible Empire
Wilkinson
United Nations
Andrew Young
Plains Water Tower
Texas
Nebraska
Ohio
Florida
Louisiana
Six Vehicle Crash Near Weyers Cave Injures Man
A Gettysburg man is in critical but stable condition after a six vehicle crash on Interstate 81 near Weyers Cave. George W. Breckenridge lost his lower left leg when a two car collision pinned him between vehicles. Richard Russell of Hampton Tennessee was cited for reckless driving and DUI. Property damage about 16000 dollars. Seven others treated for minor injuries. Police noted truck involved veered into the median and other cars sustained minor damage.
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Harrisonburg
Gettysburg
Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Weyers Cave
George W. Breckenridge
Richard Russell
Hampton, Tenn
Breckenridge
Russell
Robinson Begins Busy July Schedule in District
Rep J Kenneth Robinson plans multiple July Fourth recess appearances across the district. He will attend a Farmers Home Administration ribbon cutting in Winchester, join a Winchester Jaycees parade and Civic Club luncheon, speak at a Harrisonburg Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Spotswood Country Club, and attend the Virginia Holstein Association field day at Harvie Farms near Berryville where he will introduce R Neil Sampson of the Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.
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Rep
J. Kenneth Robinson
Robinson
New Farmers Home Administration Office
Winchester
Winchester Jaycees
Civic Club
Lions Club
Harrisonburg
Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
Virginia State Holstein Association
Harvie Farms
Berryville
R. Neil Sampson
Department of Agriculture
Soil Conservation Service
Weather forecast and rainfall data for Northern Valley region
The National Weather Service reports sunny and warm conditions with highs in the 80s and low 90s for the Northern Valley this weekend. Clear cool nights with mid 50s to mid 60s lows. Extended outlook shows warm, partly cloudy days with a chance of showers Tue or Wed around July 4. Rainfall history and moon phases are also listed.
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Midwest
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Intermountain
Northern Valley
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Associated Press
Richmond (Ap
Anthony Troy
State Corporation Commission
Troy
SCC
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Roanoke Gas Co
Commonwealth Gas Distribution Co
Alice Litwin
American University
U.S. Army
Aaron Burr Association
Scenes From Music Festival
Hank Ebert
Watermelon Park
Clarke County
Merle Haggard
Charlotte Grosse
Siesta Key
Miss Pierce
Earonas
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock
Bluegrass
Billy McClung
McClung
Clarke
Wade Johnson
Winchester Recreation Park
Spotswood Country Club
Amherst Street
Mother Nature’s Nursery
SUN
S. Loudoun St
Papermill
Penney's
Jcpenney
City of Winchester
Frederick County
Middletown Rescue
Clarke County Fire Rescue
Front Royal Fire
State Police
Winc. Hospital
Front Royal Hospitel
Bryarly
Louthan
Shenandoah Tours
Kentucky
Grand Old Opry
Nashville
Hershey & Penn
Washington
D.C
New York City
Philadelphia
New England
Smoky Mountains
Noble's Travel World
N. Loudoun St. Mall
Shenandoah Tours, Inc
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