Virginia Governors weighs 60 million bid for Metro rail
Virginia officials floated a possible 60 to 70 million dollar state contribution toward the Washington area Metro rail project if federal approval for a scaled down Interstate 66 in Northern Virginia is granted. The remark followed a Washington meeting with Maryland and D C leaders.
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Richmond
Virginia
Mills Godwin
Washington
Godwin
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
District of Columbia
Walter E. Washington
Metro
Leaders Move to Strip Agency Power Over House Allowances
The House Democratic steering panel approved removing the Administration Committee from its power over congressional allowances. Rep. Frank Thompson of New Jersey was nominated to replace Wayne Hays as chairman. A three Democrat task force headed by Rep. David Obey urged returning allowances to the full House and creating a commission to study all House funds. Hays resigned after a sex scandal case involving Elizabeth Ray and payroll practices.
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Washington
House
House Administration Committee
Capitol
Frank Thompson
New Jersey
Wayne Hays
Ohio
David Obey
D-Wis
Carl Albert
Hays
Obey
Elizabeth Ray
Miss Ray
Hostilities Paused As Peacekeepers Arrive In Lebanon
Peacekeeping troops from Libya and Syria halted fighting between Syrian forces and Palestinian guerrillas, while Lebanon’s Muslim Christian conflict continued with artillery duels and machine gun clashes in Beirut. Night casualties reached 47 dead and 78 wounded as a 1,000 man Arab League peacekeeping vanguard entered. An evacuation convoy to Damascus carried about 150 foreigners from 28 nations. About 500 peacekeepers secured Beirut airport, with Syrian units to pull out within 12 hours as plans to reopen the airport for 5,000 reinforcements proceeded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Syria
Damascus
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Army
Arafat
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Libya
Algeria
South Africa unrest quiet amid sporadic arson and shootings
Police reported most black areas calm though Mamelodi and Atteridgeville faced arson and gunfire. A medical clinic and a shop were set ablaze while police vowed firm action as government tallies showed 140 dead and 1,128 injured in the racial uprising.
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Pretoria
Johannesburg
South Africa
Mamelodi
Atteridgeville
James Kruger
Kruger
Mabopane
Taxpayers Have No Plans for Indictments
The Frederick County Taxpayers Association says it will not pursue indictments before the regular grand jury, which is resummoned for July 15. The special grand jury, which reported on the county board for nine months, made no indictments.
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Frederick County Taxpayers Assn
Richard Madigan
Frederick County
The
Taxpayers Association
Donald Richardson
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Circuit Court
Ward Plaza
Handley Trustees fund track project as board approves plan
Handley Trustees commit 22 421 to build an all weather track at the Handley High School and the board backs a six year school improvement plan. The plan outlines goals and 24 objectives including job entry skills for graduates and enhanced math and reading goals. Retiring member Nancy Thomas bid farewell and urged ongoing support for community and education initiatives.
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Handley Trustees
William Buckner
John Capehart
Nancy Thomas
Thomas
Handley
Daniel Morgan Middle School
Weather Outlook Northern Valley Through Wednesday
Warm humid conditions with variable cloudiness and a chance of mainly afternoon or evening showers or thunderstorms through Wednesday. Lows in the 60s tonight with highs around 80, then 80s to mid 80s through Wednesday with similar overnight ranges in the 60s to low 70s.
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Virginia
Three Winchester Break-ins Probe Mayhem Overnight
Winchester police probe three break ins: Harold Learned’s Back Room Lounge home on Rostel Road robbed of a police scanner and loose change during the day, H and M Auto Sales escaped a noisy safe theft, and Mid Atlantic Equipment on N Loudoun Street reported tool and bicycle thefts with damage estimates.
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Winchester
Harold Learned
Rostel Road
Learned
H & M Auto Sales
Valley Ave
Allen Bailey
Barley
Mid-Atlantic Equipment Co
N. Loudoun St
Mid-Atlantic
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Virginia Raomitaides
Roanoke
Roanoke River
General Electric Co
Salem
SMA
Staunton (Ap
Staunton Military Academy
Layne E. Leoffler
Leoffler
Military
Norfolk, Va
J.g
Kenneth M. Knull
Knull
Belknap
John F. Kennedy
Italy
Funeral Home
John C. Moser
Jones Funeral Home
Candice Evans
Shenandoah Memorial Park
OMS
Amherst ST
Winchester Sgeeks
Bob Donnelly
Omer
panArab
Mabopani
S. African
Soweto
Madigan
Special
Nia
Braddock St
SAY IT Florists, Inc
Montgomery Ward
Wevere
Naviowar
Star
Brady T. Ellis
Shirley C. Ellis
Industrial-Limited
M-1
Stonewall
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