Front Royal Eyes 21 Percent Potomac Edison Rate Hike
Town Manager Walter M. Duncan said Potomac Edison plans to file with the Federal Power Commission for a 21 percent base and fuel cost adjustment rate increase on wholesale electricity sold to Front Royal. John F. Hose attributed rising costs as the trigger. The commission will decide on need and timing, while Front Royal reviews a rate-study firm. Local actions include water extensions, annexation planning, and joining the Weyers Cave training center. Pioneer recycling reports growth. Criser Road apartments gain sewer and water connections.
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Front Royal
Walter M. Duncan
Potomac Edison
Federal Power Commission
John F. Hose
Hagerstown
Hose
Federal Commission
Council
W.H. Jolly
Happy Creek Station
Gaston Huckaby
Pullman Coach Company
Community Housing and Research Corporation
Marijuana Plants Destroyed in Warren County Farm Find
Warren County Sheriff Gary T. Keyser reported that more than 500 marijuana plants were destroyed last night by Investigator Cecil Williams and Deputy Sheriff Michael Tennett. The cultivated plants were located in the county's eastern area on property owner unknown.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Gary T. Keyser
Cecil Williams
Michael Tennett
Keyser
Animal Industry Day at VPI July 19 near Blacksburg
Virginia Tech hosts Animal Industry Day on July 19 at the Livestock Center near Blacksburg. H. Russell Martin notes strong attendance past years, with Lt. Gov. Dalton to discuss state needs and animal agriculture. The program features pigskin preview, livestock exhibits, horse reining, bale handling gear demos, pasture and waste management talks, exotic beef breed reviews, swine waste systems, and lambing research. Copies of the full program available via the Clarke County Extension Office.
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Animal Science
VPI & SU
Blacksburg
H. Russell Martin
John N. Dalton
Tom Bibb
DVM
Martin
Virginia Tech
Clarke County
Indictments Charge Drug Distribution in Winchester
A Winchester Circuit Court grand jury indicted four individuals for drug distribution following a six month undercover State Police and city police investigation. Arrests included William T. Cooperthwaite and Bradford Hilliary Spellman with bonds set at 3500 and 12500 respectively. others face multiple counts of LSD PCP marijuana and heroin distribution. A juvenile was charged with a Schedule II substance.
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Winchester
Milledge Sampson Benson
Greenwood
S.C
William T. Cooperthwaite
Frederick County
Woodstock
Larry Cooper
Bradford Hilliary Spellman
Miller St
Donald Steven Hillyard
Stephens City
Hans Dieter Shuman
Cooperwaite
Spellman
Couperthwaite
Allen Bailey
Nichols Discount City
Berryville Ave
Barley
Clearbrook Youth Wins First Place in 1973 Jersey Contest
Tracy E. Stiles 18 of Clearbrook Virginia won first prize in the 1973 National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest in Columbus Ohio sponsored by the American Jersey Cattle Club. He will receive $100 at the All American Junior banquet Oct 5. Stiles attends Virginia Tech majoring in dairy science on a four year scholarship and owns 26 registered Jerseys on Waverly Farm north of Winchester.
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Columbus
Ohio
Clearbrook
American Jersey Cattle Club
Tracy E. Stiles
Stiles
Virginia Tech
Robert Y. Stiles
Waverly
Winchester
Virginia Jersey Cattle Club
Clarke-Frederick 4-H
Maryland
West Virginia
Jersey
Madison
Wis
Ayrshires
Jersey Journal
Winchester to weigh third school board appointment
Winchester City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday at 11 30 a m to consider a possible third school board appointment. The agenda includes a grant offer from the FAA for extra land at Winchester Municipal Airport. At a June 18 session the council approved reappointing Philip S Olinger and appointing Donald T Byrne to the School Board representing Friendship and Sarah Zane Precincts. The at large seat being considered is held by board chairman William H Lawrence III whose term expires June 30.
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Federal Aviations Administration
Winchester
Philip S. Olinger
Donald T. Byrne
Friendship
Sarah Zane
William H. Lawrence III
Keep Saving Energy Virginians Are Told
Virginians are urged to conserve energy via the State Energy Office. Director Louis Lawson stresses obeying 55 mph limits, improving highway fuel economy, and using thermostats at 78 degrees. Additional measures include daylight use, reduced lighting, shorter business hours, and cautious car AC use.
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State Energy Office
Lawson
U.S
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