Winter Snow Hits Virginia Schools and Roads Nationwide
A surprise three to six inch snowfall across northern and central Virginia closes schools in Clarke Frederick Warren and Winchester areas and prompts State Police and Highway Department responses. Roadways become slick with some rain in the mix. no fatal crashes reported amid many fender benders and stranded hikers.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke
Warren
Virginia
Loudoun
Fauquier County
National Weather Service
State Highway Department
Roanoke County
Augusta County
Charlottesville
Blue Ridge
Old Dominion
Highway Department
Floyd
Craig
Nelson
Amherst
Fairfax
Fauquier
Albemarle
Culpeper
Alleghany
Rockbridge
Bath
Augusta
Highland
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Page
Nelson County
University of Virginia Bike Club
Crabtree Falls
Staunton
Front Royal
Greene
Madison
Loudoun Culpeper
Fluvanna
Nelson Orange
Rappahannock
Frederick, Clarke
Roanoke
Botetourt
Florida Forecast Shapes Ford Edge in Tight Primary
Florida voters on Tuesday aim for a comfortable Ford win that could blunt Ronald Reagan’s challenge. Polls suggest Ford needs six to eight points or about 54 percent to signal party unity, while Democratic prospects hinge on Wallace Carter and Jackson dynamics across counties such as Pinellas, Dade, Palm Beach, Broward, and Duval.
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Miami
Florida
Ford
California
Ronald Reagan
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Vermont
Reagan
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Georgia
Jimmy Carter
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Carter
Wallace
Jackson
New York
Birch Bayh
Robert C. Byrd
Frank Church
Fred Harris
Sargent Shriver
Morris K. Udall
Milton Shapp
Ellen McCormack
Arthur Biessit
Udall
St. Petersburg
Pinellas County
Dade County
Palm Beach
Broward
Fort Lauderdale
Orange
Orland
Pinellas
Panhandle - Pensacola
Panama City
Jacksonville
Duval County
Duval
Truban Attacks State Spending in Senate Speech
Virginia Senator William A. Truban of Woodstock criticizes lawmakers for big spending and rising salaries as the 7.58 billion 1976 78 budget looms. He cites past budget growth and questions if higher pay improves government while urging restraint amid lobbying and salary proposals.
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Ellen Layman
Richmond
William A. Truban
Woodstock
Senate
Virginia
State Senate
House
Sen. Truban
Washington
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Nathan H. Miller
Bridgewater
Sen. Miller
Willard J. Moody
Portsmouth
Adelard L. Brault
Fairfax
Truban
Moody
GOP
Len Hunter B. Andrews
Hampton
Deserters Seize Lebanese Garrison Amid Mutiny Wave
Moslem soldiers allied with the Lebanese Arab Army captured the garrison at Rachaya in southern Lebanon, threatening a wider mutiny pattern. President Franjieh warned of potential spillover as Karami’s parliament extended its term and cautioned of sectarian division within the armed forces.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Israel
Middle East
Lebanese Arab Army
Rachaya
Syria
Mount Hermon
Ahmed Khatib
Crusadere Ia Beaufort
Khatib
Rashid
Karami
Beaufort Castle
Byrd Named to College Board
Thomas T. Byrd longtime Star general manager was appointed to the State Board of Community Colleges to fill the late Albert W. Loring’s unexpired Winchester term through June 30 1979. Byrd 30 is son of U S Senator Harry F Byrd Jr and has served on several local boards and clubs. He and wife Dana have three children Courtney Tommy and Amy.
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Thomas T. Byrd
The
Star
State Board of Community Colleges
Associated Press
Mills Godwin Byrd
Albert W. Loring
Winchester
Byrd
U.S
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Staunton Military Academy
Virginia Military Institute
American School
Switzerland
U.S. Marines
Vietnam
Lynchburg College
Old Dominion Savings and Loan
Winchester-Frederick County United Fund
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Rotary Club
Dana
Courtney
Tommy
Amy
Winchester philantrophist series opens with Newton Shingleton
Frederick County Circuit Court handed down 43 indictments against 14 individuals in a heavy docket yesterday. Our Town highlights Newton Shingleton whose reminiscences inaugurate a new series on the Winchester philanthropist.
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Frederick County Circuit Court
Newton Shingleton
Winchester Philantrophist
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Berryville
Robert Hausner
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Wiley F. Mitchell
Alexandria, A
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Sen Brault
Miller
House of Delegates
Raymond R
Andy) Guest Jr
Del
Alson H. Smith Jr
Franjieh
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