Vepco rejects refunds after windfall profits ruling
Virginia Electric and Power Co says it did not gain excess profits from last winter gas sales and will not refund money to customers. The State Corporation Commission on June 9 ordered refunds from Vepco and two other gas firms amid windfall profits claims. The company replied Friday via a letter from chairman John McGurn. Anita Bryant husband says family will not move to Virginia. they are house hunting for a summer home or investment near Lynchburg.
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Virginia Electric & Power Co
State Corporation Commission
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John McGurn
Bryant
Virginia
Lynchburg, Va
Anita Bryant
Miami Beach
Robert Green
Florida
Green
Lynchburg Daily Advance
Bedford County
Lynchburg
Thomas Road
North Carolina
Louisiana
Army board rules Sode unfit for service over homosexual tendencies
Army clerk Marie Sode, 22, from San Diego, is ruled unfit for service after an Army board finds homosexual tendencies due to her marriage to Kristian von Hoffburg, a transgender man. The board recommends honorable discharge, while Sode contemplates a federal suit depending on funds. the couple argues they live as biological females and face medical and financial hurdles to Kristian's gender transition.
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Army
Kristian von Hoffburg
Linda Bowers
San Diego
Calif
von Hoffburgs
Kristian
von Hoffburg
Apco Seeks 44 Million Rate Increase Faced by SCC
APCO seeks a 44.6 million annual rate hike to lift its return to about 9.75 percent with the Virginia SCC hearing ongoing. Dr. Charles F. Phillips Jr. testifies that investors now favor safer securities and that a higher return is needed to fund expansion amid rising costs and environmental rules.
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SCC
Apco
Apcco
Roanoke
American Electric Power Co. Network of Utilities
Phillips
Virginia Supreme Court
Clinch River Breeder Reactor Fight Persists in Senate
The Clinch River project remains unsettled as the Senate Energy Committee splits over funding. A Friday vote rejected both cancellation and a one year delay. If advanced to the Senate floor, Jackson and Church may press a compromise while Carter signals opposition to any middle ground.
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Clinch River
Senate Energy Committee
Carter
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Jackson
Church
Congress
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
Lucas FBI Chances Damaged By Probing Disclosures
Detroit Sheriff William Lucas, a Black candidate among five on a presidential commission list, faced FBI questions about ties to the Aladdin Hotel casino probe linked to Detroit mob figures. He acknowledged trips, free rides, and lodging in gambling junkets while denying involvement. Presidents Carter and Bell had not commented.
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Wayne County
William Lucas
FBI
Las Vegas
Lucas
Clarence Kelley
Aladdin
Charles ‘Chuckie
Goldfarb
Los Angeles Times
Justice Department
Organized Crime Strike Force
Nevada
James Tanner
Sands Hotel
California
Motown Records
Carter
Griffin Bell
Weather and Local Fire Report in Front Royal
The Northern Valley forecast warns of lingering showers tonight with 60s lows and a warm high in the 80s Sunday. In Virginia expect evening thunderstorms and morning showers in the southeast, with warm 80s highs. An extended outlook from Monday to Wednesday shows partly cloudy skies with possible afternoon storms and 80s to near 90 highs. A motor fire at Bullock's Cleaners caused no additional damage. firemen extinguished the blaze. Rainfall data and historical averages are listed for context.
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Virginia
Front Royal
Bullock's Cleaners
Jackson St
Durston McIntosh
McIntosh
Unusual Driver Craw Pursues Tidewater Estate
The 40 year old race car driver known for defying norms discusses his view of racing as a fabulous career and his plan to buy a waterfront Tidewater estate. He rejects retirement and values the checkered flag as ultimate payoff while noting his dislike of losing.
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Craw
Tidewater
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