Jobless Rate Drops to 6.1 Percent in February
The February unemployment report shows the rate falling to 6.1 percent, the fourth straight monthly decline and the lowest since October 1974, with manufacturing gains fueling the drop. Black and minority jobless rates also improved to 11.8 percent from 12.7 percent in January.
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Washington
Labor Department
mid-Western
mid-Atlantic
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Maryland
Ohio
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Carter
California
New York
Flowers and spring signs brighten Blandy Farm and valley
Daffodils crocuses and tulips appear at Blandy Farm Clarke County with warmer weekend forecast to push temperatures to at least 50 degrees. Shenandoah Valley expected to warm Saturday and Sunday before a brief cold snap early next week.
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Star
Blandy Farm
Clarke County
Blandy
Tom Ewert
National Weather Service
Chet Henricksen
Shenandoah Valley
Middletown Town Council Members Get Pay Raise
The Middletown Town Council approved a pay raise in a recent session. Leadership coverage highlights the council action and its implications for local governance on Page 13 of the Star.
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Middletown
Winchester
Star
Area News Page
State Commission says no plan yet for 30% curtailment
The State Corporation Commission in Virginia states no plan for a 30 percent electricity cut for Potomac Edison customers. Commissioner Preston Shannon cites awaiting President Carter’s back-to-work order. A 10 percent reduction remains in effect for PE customers. Renewable plea urges homes to conserve.
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Star
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Potomac Edison
Virginia
Preston C. Shannon
Carter
Maryland
West Virginia
No Indication Of Work by Va. Miners
Federal marshals began delivering injunctions to Virginia United Mine Workers leaders in the long coal strike. Officials warned some miners may not return, while local presidents planned meetings to explain the Taft-Hartley orders. Violence concerns and a reporter dispute over nails in a roadway were noted.
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Big Stone Gap
Virginia
U. S
Paul Puckett
Roanoke
Puckett
Don Wallace
St. Paul
Wallace
Wayne Daughtery
Daughtery
Daniel Howard
Westmoreland Coal Co
Westmoreland
Arsonists Sought in UVa Dormitory Fires
Thirteen fires broke out early today in three dormitories and the School of Education at the University of Virginia. No injuries occurred and damage was minor with smoke effects and limited burn damage. Police sought arsonists as investigators probed the blaze in Echols Emmett and Page halls and the Education building.
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School of Education
University of Virginia
University
Echols
Emmett
Page
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Italy
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Frederick County
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Winchester Rotary Club
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Jackie Minifield
Helen
By Sue Steward
Shannon
Public Utilities Division
Allegheny Power System
The
Commission
WWBT
Richmond
Mark Devlin
Charles Bateman
Norton
Wise County Sheriff's Department
Devlin
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UMWA
Richmond, Va
Yerwia
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Uva
the University
William B. Thompson
Thompson
Concern
Wilkins Shoe Center
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