Tourism Down 10 Percent In Virginia In 1978
Virginia tourism revenues fell amid a gas shortage with overall highway travel down two percent in June and tourist visits dropping ten percent from last year. Skyline Drive declined 36 percent, and year to date visitation was 15 percent lower. Local areas report lodging and bus travel slowed while some motels show modest post Fourth of July rebound.
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Star
Virginia
Marshall Murdaugh
Virginia State Travel Service
Garland Campell
Meriwether German
Shenandoah Travel Association
U.S
Winchester
Warren County
Clarke
Frederick
Wade Ferguson
Winchester-Frederick
Tax Relief for Elderly On Front Royal Agenda
Front Royal Town Council meets at 7 30 p m to hold a public hearing on an ordinance granting elderly real estate tax exemptions. The agenda includes a street closure to trucks, sale of a town house on Hill St, Riverton hydroelectric project phase one, and property acquisition along Belmont Road and Fox Drive to upgrade the road. Also considered are sewer charges for pool water, water taps fees, and funding based on in town fire calls.
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Front Royal
Front Oyal
Hill St
Old Belmont Road
Fox Drive
Jimmy Simpson
Woman Killed in Noggin Accident in Clarke County
Terri Lynn Thompson 23 of Springfield died on arrival at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a pickup crash on Calmes Neck Road near Rt 606. Gene Smith 23 and Robin J Eyman 27 were injured. state police report the vehicle skidded on a downgrade, went off the road and overturned. A separate motorcycle crash on Rt 277 near Rt 340 injured Timothy M Hoover 19 from Unger West Virginia. he was treated and released. Portage vehicle damage estimated at 50 dollars and motorcycle damage at 150 dollars.
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Terri Lynn Thompson
Springfield
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Clarke County
Gene Smith
Ms. Thompson
Calmes Neck Road
Rt. 606
Robin J. Eyman
Clifton
Timothy M. Hoover
Unger
W. Va
Jessie James Orter
City
Porter
Hoover
Man Drowns in Warren County Lake Incident
FRONT ROYAL The Warren County Sheriff’s Department investigates a drowning at Lake on the Cloud in Shenandoah Arms. James Edward Pea eee ington was pulled from the water at 12 a.m. Sunday after reportedly jumping from a dock into two feet of water and not surfacing. Friends’ rescue attempts failed and Shenandoah Farms search teams joined the effort.
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Front Royal
Warren County Sheriff's Department
Shenandoah Arms
Sheriff's Office
James Edward Pea Eeeington
Powell
Shenandoah Farms
Four Arrested at Disorderly Party in Winchester
Winchester police arrested four teenagers early Sunday for a disorderly party in the 500 block of S Braddock Street. Neighbors reported noise as far as a block away. Juveniles 16 and 17 faced alcohol and public intoxication charges, while 18 year old Lou Ann Witt and Demestiies Scarvounis faced public intoxication and abuse of Officers charges. A 1965 Mercury stolen from William McDonald’s driveway between 2:30 and 7:30 a.m. was recovered missing keys inside.
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Winchester
S. Braddock St
Fred Evans
Rick Goldizen
Lou Ann Witt
George St
William McDonald
Valley Ave
McDonald
Open-Door Cabinet Meeting Set for Middletown
Virginia Governor Dalton will host an open-door cabinet session at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown at 8 p.m. with Lt. Gov. Robb and Attorney General Coleman. Officials will answer questions on any topic, with five minute limits, and four more sessions are planned in Accomac Norton Lynchburg and Woodbridge.
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Star
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Richmond
Lord Fairfax Community College
John Dalton
Charles
Chuck) Robb
Marshall Coleman
Middletown
Suffolk
Edwards
Accomac
Norton
Lynchburg
Woodbridge
Wayside Inn
Politicians to Address City Demos at Picnic
Winchester Democrats gather for a summer picnic and will hear remarks from city political figures. The city Democratic Committee invites all residents and supporters to attend and engage in civic discussion.
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Winchester
City Democratic Committee
Cleaver Missed Speech at Fishnet 79 in Front Royal
Eldridge Cleaver did not speak at Fishnet 79 as Larry Andes announced at 10 p.m. He cited a need to go to the desk and was unavailable for comment. Residents will gather at the Exchange Club Shelter in Winchester Park at 6 p.m. for a meeting despite the cancellation. Incumbents Del Alson Smith and Michael Foreman will attend alongside Don Patterson and Bill Ingram, with opposition noted for Smith by Kenneth Stiles and for Patterson by Sen William A. Truban rival.
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Front Royal
Eldridge Cleaver
Fishnet 79
Fishnet
Larry Andes
Cleaver
Exchange Club
Winchester Park
del. Alson Smith
Michael Foreman
State Senate
Don Patterson
Commissioner of Revenue
Bill Ingram
Smith
Kenneth Stiles
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Foreman
Patterson
Fauquier County
William A. Truban
Woodstock
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Lee Jackson
Best Western Inn
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R. W. Beck
Ray Santmyers
Short St
Santmyers
William Sonner
Rt. 2
William Bvnk
Strasburg
Douglas Moppin
Front Roy
Rts 55
Strasbur
Sani
Tee Strackang Pel
Moppin
Bruce Hite
Gov. Dalton
George M. Stoddart
Paul Edwards
Dalton
Tidewater
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
United Steelworkers
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Charles B. Walker
Commerce and Resources
Maurice B. Rowe
Education
Wade J. Gilley Jr
Human Resources
Jean L. Harris
Public Safety
Selwyn H. Smith
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George M. Walters
Winchester Evening Star
Chris Spivey
William F. Haymaker
Washington and
Amherst Sts
Haymaker
Coca-Cola
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