Bankruptcies decline in Virginia as economy improves
U S Bankruptcy Judge Blackwell N Shelley reports a 20 percent drop in petitions through May 31 with 591 filed this year, led by salaried workers. The decline follows a year of improving conditions as recession effects ease.
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U.S
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Virgil Goode Jr
Rocky Mount
General Assembly
Goode
Senate Rules Committee
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Joint
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Life of Virginia
State Capitol
Powhatan School Mahaney Cup Honors Landes and Murtaugh
At Powhatan closing exercises a capacity audience witnessed eighth grader David Landes and Rosemary Murtaugh receive the James Moyer Mahaney Memorial Cup for life of the school through integrity and spirit. Paul Monahan earned the Associate Trustees Prize for Scholastic Excellence with the highest eight year class average. The ceremony also honored retiring teacher Portia C. Gosnell after 26 years of service.
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H. Brian Landes
Winchester
Rosemary Murtaugh
Thomas W. Murtaugh
Berryville
Powhatan
Paul Monahan
Thomas V. Monahan
William B. Clagett
Portia C. Gosnell
Gildersleeve
Blue Ridge
Powhatan School honors crescendo at Closing Exercises
Powhatan School celebrated its Quadri-School Championship trophy win with headmasters from Episcopal High School Alexandria and Powhatan officials present. Diplomas, sportsmanship awards, and dramatic and scholastic prizes were announced for the 1976-77 year, with faculty honors and end-of-year recognitions by Dr. Gerald A. Gildersleeve and Donald E. W. Niemann.
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Episcopal High School
Alexandria
Powhatan School
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Gerald A. Gildersleeve
Board of Trustees
Hoxton
Powhatan
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Andrea Brown
Calumb Buchanan
Paul Cira
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Margaret Dawson
Kenton Fadeley
Alexander Iden
John Imos Jr
David Landes
Paul Monahan II
Rosemary Murtaugh
Elizabeth Schutte
Michaelle Sperow
John Thomson
James York
Man Stabbed After Hitchhiker Incident on Rt 7
Ronnie Arnold of Berryville picked up a hitchhiker on Rt 7 toward Winchester. The rider slashed his arm, stole $20, and escaped. Police describe the suspect as a white male about 5 ft 3 in, 145 pounds, wearing a green uniform and carrying a duffle bag. Investigators from Frederick and Clarke counties led the inquiry.
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Berryville
Rt. 7
Arnold
Frederick County
Winchester
Three Charged With Arson In Two Fires
Three people face arson charges after two fires. Steven Clarke age 18 from Stephens City and Gary Alexander age 23 from Winchester are charged in a May 28 barn fire at William Hewitt farm on Apple Pie Ridge. A 17 year old juvenile, a former Lowe's employee, is charged in a May 13 Lowe's Inn storage room fire.
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Frederick County
William Hewitt
Apple Pie Ridge
Steven Clarke
Stephens City
Gary Alexander
Winchester
Lowe's Inn
Lowe's
Weather Summary for Northern Valley Continues Warm Humid
Continued warm and humid conditions with variable clouds and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tonight lows in the 60s, Sunday mostly sunny with highs in the 80s, coastal mountain areas cooler. Extended outlook calls for a few showers midweek and seasonable 80s with 50s and 60s nights.
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Rinker Captures Virginia FFA Presidency at State Meet
Douglas Rinker of James Wood High School won the Virginia FFA presidency at the Blacksburg state convention. He also took the public speaking contest award as James Wood earned superior chapter honors and multiple first place wins in agri business, agri mechanics, and horticulture. BOAC group also top honors. no other Virginia chapter matched James Wood’s firsts.
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Future Farmers of America
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Blacksburg
Douglas Rinker
James Wood
Virginia
Dick's Hollow Rd
James Wood Ffa
Rinker
Building Our
BOAC
Stereo radio stolen from vehicle in Winchester
Winchester police investigate larceny of a stereo radio from a city resident's car. The radio valued at 132 dollars and vehicle damage estimated at 38 dollars. Theft occurred between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Winchester
Tom S. Connor
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