Big Bang Fourth of July Celebrations Planned Here
Area wide three day Fourth of July events planned by the Clarke-Frederick-Winchester Bicentennial Commission and Warren County Bicentennial Commission include a Berryville Bluegrass Festival at Watermelon Park and a ceremony tomorrow on the county courthouse lawn. Highlights feature Rep. J Kenneth Robinson address, the Daniel Morgan Riflemen reenactment, Bicentennial Tea at Belle Grove, receptions at Abram's Delight and Saratoga houses, and fireworks at Berryville and Winchester parks with a Sunrise Service and a city walking tour amid mild weekend weather.
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Clarke
Front Royal
Warren County
Dunmore
Burwell-Morgan
Millwood
Continental Congress
J. Kenneth Robinson
Virginia Lancers
Burwell-Morgan Mill
Daniel Morgan
Winchester
Frederick County
Saratoga
Cowpens
Gen
Morgan
Valley of
Virginia
Congress
Col
Nathaniel Burwell
Burwell
Carter Hall
Belle Grove
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Middletown
Daughters of the American Revolution
Abram’s Delight
Frederick - Winchester Historical Society
America
Winchester Recreation Park
The
Park Players
Winchester Park and Recreation Department
Youth Theatre Company
Raritan Park
Berryville
Frederick County Court House
Loudoun Mall
Winchester Young Folks
Preservation of Historic Winchester, Inc
Frederick County Recreation Department
Clearbrook Park
Ford calls for detente with nature in pledge to clean environment
President Ford vows a strong environmental push while weighing economic needs to protect jobs and growth. He travels to Ohio to dedicate a $30 million National Environmental Research Center in Cincinnati and attends Republican events. He will seek a nationwide oil pollution liability framework in Congress this month.
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Washington
Ford
Ohio
National Environmental Research Center
Cincinnati
White House
Cleveland
Environmental Protection Agency
Cincinnati Laboratory
Ron Nelsen
Congress
American
Jobless Rate Drops to 8 6 Percent in June
The government says the June unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent from 9.2 in May but warns a statistical quirk inflates the decline. Wholesale prices eased 0.1 percent as food and farm products declined.
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Washington
Labor Department
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
William Proxmire
Dwis
Senate Banking Committee
Sheriff Probes Possible Homicide in Frederick County
Frederick County Sheriff's department investigates the possible murder of an elderly woman found dead at a house on Route 659. The victim, about 85, may have been killed in daylight, a murder weapon is believed found, and the body was taken to Winchester Memorial Hospital after a Rescue Squad report at 10 18 a m. Authorities on the scene include Sheriff Lacy Anderson Lt Carol Campbell and Investigator J A Johnson.
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John McManus
Frederick County
Rt. 659
Rt. 656
Richards
Lacy Anderson
J.A. Johnson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Outgoing Chairman Criticizes Attack on City School Board
Marvin E. Gore Jr. condemns a City Council attack on Winchester School Board in a letter to the editor. He argues the board acts only with council awareness and warns against dissolving the board. The piece notes the June 23 special meeting over Wiltshire’s appointment to fill Gore’s seat and related governance disputes.
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City School Board
Fran Coombs
Star
Winchester
Marvin E. Gore Jr
Today’s Star
Gore
Council
Education Committee
John L. Wiltshire
S. Pannill Jones
Frances C. Way
Wiltshire
William S. Keyton Sr
Shirley C. Bly
William M. Mote
Michael M. Foreman
Agreement Ended New York City Sanitation Strike
The New York City mayor’s office announced an agreement to end a three day sanitation workers strike. Workers return to duty at noon after talks with the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, while Albany negotiates terms including permanent employment safeguards.
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New York City
City Hall
Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association
Albany
Abraham D. Beame
Senate
Beirut Searched for Kidnapped American Colonel
Security forces comb Beirut for Col. Ernest R. Morgan the 43 year old U S Army officer missing since Sunday amid week long fighting that left hundreds dead. Morgan was en route from a Pakistan NATO meeting and was seized near a Palestinian camp. Local officials and U S sources offered conflicting details as cease fire announced by Rashid Karami and Yasir Arafat aimed to end the violence with ongoing clashes in eastern Beirut districts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine
Ernest R. Morgan
U.S
Turkey
Morgan
Petersburg
Central Treaty Organization
Pakistan
Christian Phalange Party
al Moharrer
Evelyn B. Johnson
Johnson
Rashid Karami
Yasir Arafat
Chiyah
Ein Rummaneh
Fireworks safety and appeal in today's Star
July 4 celebrations highlight fireworks amid excitement and risk. A Star Living feature by Jessica Sullivan explores beauty and danger, while Area Page profiles farmer Alfred Snapp of Frederick County by Doug O’Connell.
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Star Living
Jessica Sullivan
Star
Doug O'Connell
Alfred Snapp
Frederick County
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