Hampton Roads Energy Co seeks permit for Portsmouth refinery
The Hampton Roads Energy Co requests a permit to discharge waste water from a proposed 350 million Portsmouth refinery. The Norfolk Academy of Medicine opposes the plan citing deteriorated air and water quality in Hampton Roads in a June 21 letter to the State Water Control Board.
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Richmond
Virginia Beach
Chesapeake
State Health Department
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Town Police Recover Car, Seek Thief
Front Royal police search woods around Route 340 for a man believed to have stolen a car from the American Legion parking lot on Eighth Street and Virginia Avenue. The stolen auto, tied to Patricia A. Click, was driven by her father Floyd Baggarty and crashed after a pursuit.
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American Legion
Charles W. Rutherford
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Virginia Ave
Rutherford
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Johnson reportedly hinted Castro linked to Kennedy assassination
AP report cites Senator Schweiker and ABC commentator Howard K. Smith saying Lyndon B. Johnson privately alleged Fidel Castro influenced or tied to John F. Kennedy's murder. The Senate probe criticized CIA and FBI for withholding information on plots against Castro, suggesting possible new leads from forthcoming witnesses.
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Hopewell Accepts No Contest Plea in Kepone Case
The city of Hopewell pleaded no contest to discharging Kepone into state waters and was fined 10 000 dollars, with 2 500 per count on four counts and 35 years probation. Remaining counts were dismissed. potential total fines could have reached 3.9 million.
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Hopewell
George Hamrickhouse
U. S. District Court
Robert R. Merhige Jr
Merhige
Life Science Products Co
Allied Chemical Corp
Life Science
James River
Allied Chemical
Life Science Products
Virgil A. Hundtofte
William P. Moore Jr
Virginia boards warns against early dismissal for planning
Richmond AP reports a Virginia State Board of Education member warns early weekly dismissal to allow teacher planning may break state law. A typical Arlington schedule shows four hours in class and just 12 hours of academic instruction on Wednesday, with only 3 plus hours on other days.
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Virginia
State Board of Education
Preston C. Caruthers
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Fairfax
Prince William
W. E. Campbell
State Department of Education
Witness alleges large cheating at West Point in 1977 class
Prosecution witness Capt. Bruce Sweeny testified that 300 to 400 cadets in the Class of 1977 may have cheated on a graded home study problem at the U S Military Academy. The figure is about half or more of next year's graduates and far higher than the cadets currently facing charges.
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N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
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Weather forecast overview 1976 pattern with warm weekend
The forecast for Northern Valley and Virginia calls for mostly sunny days with highs in the 80s, nights in the 60s to 70s, and a chance of evening thunderstorms. Extended outlook shows frequent afternoon or evening storms through Sunday to Thursday, with seasonable warmth and rainfall data summarized for past years.
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Virginia
Two Arrested and Plants Seized in Drug Raids
Frederick County deputies arrested Thomas Kain and Michael McBride on marijuana possession in a Stephenson raid. A second raid yielded 125 marijuana plants. Stansfield and Seabright led the probe with aid from the commonwealth attorney’s office. Bond set at $100 each. court July 6. Imogen Cunningham, longtime photographer, died at 93 in San Francisco.
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Stephenson
Thomas Kain
Michael McBride
General District Court
Edward Buchanan
Stanley Seabright
Sheriff's Department
Charles Stansfield
Frederick County
Commonwealth Attorney's Office
Stansfield
Seabright
Two Plead Guilty to Drug Charges in Warren County
Two men pleaded guilty to marijuana distribution charges in Warren County Circuit Court. Michael Robinson admitted to four indictments while Harry Stephen Wilson admitted to two. Both were part of 11 indicted by a grand jury after a state police undercover probe. Sentencing was deferred awaiting a probation officer's report.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Michael Robinson
Harry Stephen Wilson
Winchester Board Clarifies School Program Funding Source
An article correction notes that the alternative school project announced at a Winchester School Board meeting was funded not by the Lord Fairfax Planning District but by the Northern Valley Manpower Council. The Star regrets the error.
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Lord Fairfax Planning District
Northern Valley Manpower Council
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