Virginia cabinet secretaries receive clarified responsibilities
Virginia Governor Mills Godwin issued executive orders clarifying the duties of the six cabinet secretaries. The reorganization, tied to 1976 legislation, realigns duties while preserving agency assignments, with specific focus areas for Administration and Finance, Commerce and Resources, Education, Human Affairs, Transportation, and Public Safety.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Virginia General Assembly
Godwin
Secretary of Public Safety
Secretary of Commerce and Resources
Earl J. Shifler
Education
Robert R. Ramsey Jr
Scott to Oppose Amendments to Clean Air Act
Sen. William L. Scott of Virginia says proposed amendments to the Clean Air Act could hurt energy supplies and act as backdoor land use legislation. He spoke to Mary Washington College students and plans to offer an amendment to strike the national significant deterioration policy if the bill reaches the floor.
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Fredericksburg
William L. Scott
R-Va
Governor's School For the Gifted
Mary Washington College
House
Senate
Scott
Congress
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Supreme Court
Prosecutor weighs charges in alleged theft of legal documents
Richmond authorities completed an investigation into a break in at attorney John W Bates II office and have turned evidence over to Commonwealth's Attorney Aubrey Davis Jr. A suspect is not named though former Lt Gev Howell faces questions about a related leak and the provenance of the papers. The case hinges on whether to file petty larceny charges against the suspect.
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Richmond
John W. Bates II
Richmond Commonwealth
Aubrey Davis Jr
Bates
Gev
Henry Howell
Howell
State Corporation Commission
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Vepco
Richmond News Leader
House of Delegates
Public reassured on safety of trailer park at Powhatan Center
State prison officials assured the State Board of Corrections that enlarging the Powhatan Correctional Center with a 400 inmate trailer park will not endanger the public. The plan, aimed at relieving overcrowding, includes reception and classification use for new inmates, with tests and movements to appropriate security facilities after two to three weeks.
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Powhatan
State Board of Corrections
Powhatan Correctional Center
Virginia
Powhatan County
Guillen
Robert M. Landon
Landon
Two Guardsmen Electrocuted in Camp Dawson Training
Two National Guardsmen Frank Richard Nemeth and Henry Coffman III both 23 of Clarksburg were electrocuted at Camp Dawson during a radio antenna erection. Two others were injured as officials described the accident during a military maneuver prompting investigations.
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Kingwood
W.va
Camp Dawson
Frank Richard Nemeth
Henry Coffman III
Clarksburg
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Winchester Evening Star
Secretary of Human Affairs
Otis L. Brown
Secretary of Transportation
Wayne A. Whitham
and Smith
A. Linwood Holton
State Commission On Governmental Management
General Assembly
Carter
Jimmy Carter
Public Utilities
State Division of Legislative Services
Halifax
Canada
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Nova Scotia
Annapolis Valley
Dartmouth
Greenwood
Here
Gerald Regan
Merrill Lynch
David Kelsey
David Fancy
P.O. Box
Vienna
Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc
Old Court House Road
Erage
Bryarly & Louthan Ise Insurance and Bonding
Rouss Ave
Nylport
Westchester
DuPont
Rthlake
FEO” Proless Carpet Foundation
Mvann DD
Ward Plaza
Winchester
Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner
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