Byrd statue dedicated in Capitol Square Virginia
A 10 foot bronze statue of Harry Flood Byrd Sr unveiled in Capitol Square by his great grandchildren. The private funded monument honors Byrd’s roles as legislator governor and U S senator. Gov Mills Godwin spoke praising Byrd’s leadership and fiscal restraint.
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Richmond
Harry Flood Byrd Sr
Capitol Square
Byrd
Virginia
U. S
Dana Courtney Byrd
Harry Flood Byrd IV
Virginia General Assembly
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
E. Blackburn Moore
Mills Godwin
Moore
William McVey
Capitol
Sen
Godwin
Revenue Sharing Extension Clears House Vote
The House approved a 3 percent revenue sharing renewal by 361 to 35 and sends the bill to the Senate where action is expected. The program would run to Sept 30 1980 delivering about 24.9 billion dollars to state and local governments with limited federal controls.
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Washington
House
Senate
Fumes from chlorine cylinder hospitalizes Langley base personnel
At Langley Air Force Base in Hampton Virginia six others were treated and released after a chlorine gas leak in a cylinder stored near the supply area. Evacuations occurred around 9 a.m. as the gas dissipated in the pool area.
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Hampton
Langley Air Force Base
Air Force
Clarke County Planning Commission tamps down subdivision plans
In Berryville Clarke County Planning Commission rejects a major subdivision proposal while approving seven other lots. The panel also discusses converting the old B and O right of way into a bicycle trail as a possible future project.
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Berryville
Clarke County Planning Commission
B&o
Clotzman
James Donovan
Planning Commission
Irvin Barb
Eastern Panhandle
Clarke County
Commission
Donald Duvall
John T. Kline
H. R. Jaschke
Skelton
Boyce
James McClure
Reorganization Support Cements Alcohol Treatment Effort
Rick Miller of the Alcohol Safety Action Project backs the ad hoc Chapter 10 committee overseeing state ordered changes to local alcohol and drug abuse services. He says press conference generated serious inquiries and rejects the notion of controversy. The board aims to improve treatment quality through public and private efforts while addressing authority and financing questions.
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Rick Miller
Alcohol Safety Action Project
The
Star
Miller
Chapter 10, Or
Northwestern Community Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services Board
Weather outlook with warm weekend across valleys and Virginia
Tomorrow mostly sunny and hot in the Northern Valley with fair tonight. Virginia sees fair conditions and warm weekend highs in the 80s to 90s. Extended outlook calls for fair Sunday and a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday with near normal temps by week’s end. Rainfall data shown for past years and months.
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Northern Valley
Virginia
Temperatures Noon Today Compared to Last Year
Yesterday's official high reached 89 degrees. The report notes temperatures at noon today and compares them with records from the same date last year.
Payroll disparities and salary ceilings amid committee issues
The article details salary figures within the Texas congressional delegation and the House Rules Committee. It notes Gardner earning $25,800 while others average lower, discusses committee staff salaries from $18,400 to $24,600, and references judicial dissents on due process related to a police case and a Supreme Court ruling on hearings and private disclosures.
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Harry Flood Byrd
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Harry F. Byrd IV
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Washington Post
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Baker
Fredericksurg
Post
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Norfolk
James G. Gill Co
State Department of
State Penitentiary
Virginia State College
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
State Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services
Gil Brokenbrough
Gill
U.S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
MMPS
Garona
Amherst ST
Young Winchester
Bob Donnelly
Wed
Frian Winc
Omps Funeral Nome
Smalts Florists, Inc
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock St
Winchester
Frederick County
Middletown
Front Royal
Winc. Hospital
Front Royal Hospitel
James Home
Frank John Wilfong
Jones Funeral Home
Columbia Gardens
Arlington Jones Funeral Home, Inc
Mtgete Ev Invivanion
ASAP
Bill BY
Ellington
Highway Dept
Ericson
Spout Run
Barb
Railroad
EPRPC
Mt. Pleasant
Blanton B. Allen
William Fenton
Roosevelt Blvd
Winchester, Va
Rouss Ave
White Life . Insurance
Bryarly & Louthan Inc. Insurance
Paget
Gardner
William Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Merion City
N.C
W. H. Wood
Carl Bishop
Supreme Court
Wood
Mother Nature's Nursery
S. Loudoun St
Papermill Road
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