Virginia tobacco takeover ends in settlement
Congoleum Corp has ended its eight month bid to acquire Universal Leaf Tobacco Co after agreeing to drop its 153 million offer. Universal Leaf will drop its lawsuit and receive 1.2 million toward expenses. The accord cites unresolved court and Virginia commission proceedings.
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Richmond
Congoleum Corp
Milwaukee
Universal Leaf Tobacco Co
Virginia State Corporation Commission
Tobacco Company
Congoleum
Universal Leaf
U. S
Virginia Commission
Mills Godwin
Godwin
Andrew Miller
Henry Howell
Clarke County Graduation Awards and Local Incident Recap
The Clarke County graduation ceremony honored numerous students with National Honor Society cups and various scholarships totaling up to 600 dollars. Awards went to Mark Sipe, Kim Grubbs, Renee Garrett, Amy Anders, Patricia Garrison, and others. A benediction was offered by Rev J B Hale. In Warren County a single vehicle crash on Route 619 near Route 678 left Shirley Hollis McInturff Jr. with minor injuries. his 1965 van was totaled as he attempted to pass another vehicle.
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Robin
Kim Grubbs
Mark Sipe
Sipe
Mark
Suzanne Eldreth
Berryville
Women of the Moose
Marie Elsen
Clarke County
Lord Fairfax Community College
Patricia Garrison
Harry Tinsman
Loyal Order of the Moose
John Burns
Patricia Shugars
Patricia
Newton B.singleton
Anita Thomas
J.B. Hale
Louisville Baptist Church
Front Royal
Rt. 1
Warren County
Lee Henderson
Shirley Hollis McInturff Jr
Henderson
Rt. 678
Clarke Schools Evaluation Highlight Vocational Gaps
Clarke County School Board heard James Gibbons summarize a Dowell J. Howard Vocational School evaluation based on teacher and graduate data. The report cites lack of junior year vocational programs, need for placement guidance, drop out concerns, and proposes expanded career information and a World of Choice course.
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Clarke
Berryville
James Gibbons
Frederick
Winchester
Dowell J. Howard
Clarke County
Gibbons
Howard School
Clarke County Vocational Training
N. A. Overstreet
Wade Johnson
James Wood High School Graduation Scholarships Listed
Local graduation exercises honored numerous students with awards from James Wood High School and external organizations. Recipients include Diane Solenberger Carol Mills Gary Gray Richard Homer Deborah Clevenger James Ramey Kathy Gunn Drew Tillotson Robert Seal Joseph Baker Dana Hildebrand Sharon Elliott Roxanne Tigney Elizabeth Stevenson and others. Total local scholarships amount to 85150 dollars with external college awards at 26571 dollars.
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Dennis Gareis
American Association of University Women
Diane Solenberger
Connie Robinson
Frederick County Extension Homemakers Council
Carol Mills
J. Thomas Mills
Round Hill Raritan Club
Gary Gray
Cecil N. Gray
Shawnee Raritan Club
Richard T. Homer
Ruby Homer
Edwin Lambert
Deborah M. Clevenger
Kenneth Clevenger
DAR
Linda Milburn
National Honor Society
Cheryl Roy
Elizabeth Taylor
James Ramey
Karen Gallo
Lord Fairfax Community College
Kathy L. Gunn
Bonnie Gum Pugh
David Gum
College Board
Roger A. Ramey
Drew Tillotson
Gilbert Tillotson
James Wood High School
Clarence Hill
American Legion School
Robert Seal II
Robert Seal
Delores London
Pilot Club
Joseph W. Baker
Patricia L. Hodges
Winchester Lions Club
Dave Jenkins
Dana Hildebrand
Frederick Hildebrand
Emma Hildebrand
Jean Baker
Annie Preston Starling
Debora M. Clevenger
Melissa Ramey
Maurice Ramey
Vicki Lamma
Bobby Lamma
Carole McDonald
Boyd McDonald
Col
J.K. Butler
U.S. Air Force Academy
James Sirbaugh
William Sirbaugh
Sharon Elliott
Donald Elliott
Virginia Museum of Arts
Kelly Sanderson
Science Club
Leslie Pasquali
Joseph Pasquali
Stonewall P.T.A
James Wood High School Athletic Association
Herald Cooper
Roxanne Tigney
Ann Casey
Kevin Crosen
William Deck
Ernest Boggs
Frank Creasy
Kimberly Dunlap
Sharon Goller
John L. Goller
Roxanne Tigner
Arthur Tigney
William St. Clair
Jack Markwood Grayson
Jack M. Grayson
Charles L. Affleck
Lane M. Reed
Kelly A. Sanderson
R.K. Sanderson
Terry Stoehr
Harry Benjamine Crim, Jr
H.B. Crim
Gloria Biddle
Joseph Swack
Frederick County Education Association
Frank Crosen
Kathy Gunn
Sharon Gollar
John Goller
Dorothy Russell
George M. Lynn, Jr
Elizabeth A. Stevenson
David Stevenson
Hiram Lodge
Melton Wright
Charles Anderson
Victor Crim
Stephen Ginn
Floyd Ginn
Edward Saville
Donald Saville
Douglas Clay Rinker
Charles D. Rinker
Earl David Collins, Jr
Earl D. Collins
Rosa Lee Keeler
Charles H. Keeler
Janice R. Reel
Jim Reel
Barbara Christian
James Christian
Deborah Jean Funk
John Funk
Dutch Marines Storm Dutch East Indies Train Siege
About 2,000 police and security troops surrounded the train and nearby school as firing from a ground assault and from aircraft was heard. Dutch authorities chased Moluccan terrorists amid warnings of possible civil unrest between white and brown communities in the Netherlands.
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Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr
Sulzberger
Bovensmilde
Hassan Tan
Netherlands
Front Royal Town Council Eyes 1977 78 Budget And Hearings
Front Royal Town Council will review the proposed 1977 78 budget and the Revenue Sharing budget. Two public hearings are set on rezoning Lot 123 and on speed limits for the annexed area. The panel to consider hiring Southeastern Consultants to update electrical rates and potential new customers along Happy Creek Road.
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Walter Duncan
Council
Happy Creek Rd
Weather summary and crime report from Frederick County
Fair tonight with lows in the 50s and Sunday partly cloudy or with a chance of showers in the 80s elsewhere. Extended outlook shows a warming trend with upper 70s to lower 80s. In a separate item, Eddie J. Fraley Jr. was arrested in Roanoke County and charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny after a motorcycle theft. he faces additional charges and a June 28 hearing.
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Northern Valley
Virginia
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Roanoke County Sheriff's Department
Eddie J. Fraley Jr
Ben Conner
Fraley
Paul Deaner
Robert Sager
Richard Streit
Robert Williamson
Charles Stine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Virginia Teal
Associated Press
Tony Edward Lewis
Virginia Supreme Court
Lewis
Ronald A. Barnes
Southampton
Clarke County Graduation
Renee Garrett
Sarah Sipe
Amy Anders
Clarke County Education Association
Todd Carey
Mabel R. Swanson
Jones Funeral Home
George Clayton
Christian Wake Jones Funeral Home
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Katherine S. Cooper
Animeas
Mwifha
Bernard F. Groves
Braddock St
Lome Winchester
Ada Virginia Joy
Omps Funeral Home
Overstreet
Joe Cain
Cain
Clarke County School Administration
James Wood
Moluccans
Free Moluccan Youth Organization
Etty Apponno
Royal Town Council
Kermit Nichols
Francis Hall
National Zoological Park
Rt. 522
Highway Department
EPA
State Water Control Board
Aarp de Jacent
J. V. Arthur
E. Boscawen
Rain Or Shine Grocery Store
Rte
Double Tollgate
Electrolux
X Alley Auer
Floyd Barb
National Weather Service
West
Midwest
Sheriff's Department
Ira Lechner
Howell
Lechner
Tom Ritter
A.W
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