Joint meeting in Front Royal eyes energy committee link
Front Royal Town Council and Warren County Board of Supervisors held a joint session at town hall to discuss creating a two member per side energy liaison committee with no extra authority. They debated tax inequities and police radar reports, and suggested expanding the energy group to cover broader duties. Present were five council members and five supervisors, with plans to appoint representatives at upcoming meetings.
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Scott Batton
Front Royal
Seiemian Sents Meen
Seanaen Oe Saneight
James Wetzel
Wetzel
William Lillard
Kermit Nichols
Nichols
Sheriff's Department
George Baggarly
Warren County
Lillard
Board of Supervisors
Rt. 55
Washington
John Marlow
Robert Traister
Francis Hall
George Banks
Staige Miller
Wilson Burke
Family Watches Kelso Home swept away in flash flood
Mabel Porter and family stood on a hilltop in Kelso Buchanan County as flood waters carried their house off. The six inch rain hit 50 homes hard and damaged 300 more while 150 families remained stranded. Two people died and 400 to 450 were affected. Authorities named Terry Maxine Jessie and Allen Baker as victims. Red Cross Salvation Army aided victims at a relief center and school. Grundy suffered less damage. water restrictions remained. Estimated flood damage ranged from 1 to 1.5 million dollars.
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Associated Press
Mabel Porter
Buchanan County
Kelso
Red Cross
Bill Meador
Terry Maxine Jessie
Allen Baker
Miss Jessie
Virginia
Hurley
Baker
Elk Creek
Hurly
Kentucky
Salvation Army
Kelsa
Edgar Hurley
Grundy
Paw Paw Creek
Schlesinger Plans Exit Before 1980 Primaries
Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger announced in a NBC Today interview that he intends to leave the Carter administration well before the start of the 1980 Democratic presidential primaries. He said no deal but an understanding with President Carter led to his departure timing. The New Hampshire primary opens Feb 26, and Schlesinger has faced criticism over energy policy. He noted he told Carter of plans to leave prior to the Tokyo economic summit.
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Ashington
James R. Schlesinger
Carter
Schlesinger
Nbc-Tv
New Hampshire
Congress
Tokyo
Artex Explosion Wounds One More severely. Others Stable
In Front Royal the burn unit at University of Virginia lists one victim, Jackie 31 of Luray, as critical this morning while two others remain stable. Ada Beaver of Front Royal is listed in satisfactory condition at Warren Memorial Hospital. OSHA says it is investigating the accident. Avtex officials say they will comment later. The plant’s full extent of damage remains undetermined.
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Star
Front Royal
University of Virginia
Jackie
Luray
Penne
Ada Beaver
Warren Memorial Hospital
Occupational Safe and Health Administration
Avtex
Weather Outlook With Showers Across Regions
The forecast notes partly cloudy nights with chances of showers and thunderstorms in the Northern Valley and Virginia. Temperatures near mid to upper 60s at night and low to mid 80s during the day, with extended outlook showing Thursday to Saturday showers and highs in the 70s to 80s and cooler nights.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Florida
Oklahoma
Texas
Mississippi
Carter Aides to Receive Expanded White House Roles
President Carter moves to empower top aides with broader authority over staff. White House planning reportedly includes stronger roles for Stuart Eizenstat and Jody Powell, while Hamilton Jordan could gain more decision making power. Carter hailed his Sunday speech as forceful though critics doubt lasting impact. He admitted losing touch with ordinary citizens during a Detroit union Q and A.
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Hamilton Jordan
White House
Washington Star Today
Stuart Eizenstat
Jody Powell
Alan Cranston
California
Senate
S.I. Hayakawa
Carter vows to listen more as he sells energy plan
At Kansas City and Detroit stops, President Carter urged regrouping and open government while defending an energy blueprint priced at 142 billion dollars. He cited past election success and promised to ask Congress for Senate-approved funding as he seeks to revive his presidency.
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Detroit
America
Carter
Camp David
Senate
House
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Londom
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