Purcell Case Delayed by Front Royal Town Council
After a two and a half hour grievance hearing the Front Royal Town Council postponed ruling on reinstating Royce Purcell as a patrolman. The hearings centered on alleged grounds for dismissal including missed court, accepting ice cream from a school maintenance man, and alleged hostility toward the town manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Front Royal
Royce Purcell
Purcell
Walter Duncan
Duncan
David Stapleton
Ray Santmyers
Santmyers
William Sharp
Sharp
Council
Donald Burke
Bessie Jeffries Intermediate
Buck Bailey
Burke
R. N. Rollason
Barbara Tweedie
Department
Stapleton
William Lillard
Terry Davis
Davis
Francis Hall
Traister
4 H Center Fund Drive Nears Goal in Warren County
Mary Helen Loftin of the Northern Virginia 4 H Center reports a $148 000 goal for a Harmony Hollow facility. Private and corporate gifts have raised about $14 000 so far as 4 H canvassing continues countywide. Local businesses donate 25 to 1000 each. county 4 H leaders contribute 3500, Skyline Caverns 2570 in coins, and Extension Homemakers plus 4 H clubs 1800. The Front Royal Rotary Club plans a 5000 contribution via a spring baseball benefit. If every county resident pledged 5 dollars the goal would be reached. Funds support all 19 counties served by the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Helen Loftin
Northern Virginia
Warren County
Harmony Hollow
Loftin
Skyline Caverns
Front Royal Rotary Club
Area Troopers Guard Virginia Coal Fields During Strike
Thirteen to fourteen state troopers from Stephens City served two weeks in Castlewood and Norton areas to patrol coal mines and picket lines amid a prolonged national coal strike. Officials report a calm scene with minor verbal clashes and one arrest in the region. Weather and remote postings shaped the operation as troopers aimed to protect workers and secure peace until a contract is settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Devereux
Ovat
Stephens City
T. E. Downey
Castlewood
Norton
Downey
Virginia
Wise County
Bill Kelly
Richmond
Kelly
G.L. Rodgers
Wytheville
Culpeper
Warren
Rodgers
Winchester Council investigates airport inclusion in 1978-79 budget
The Transportation Committee asks the Finance Committee to include Winchester Municipal Airport in next year’s budget. The airport projects a 150 000 operating deficit of 3 000 against 147 000 revenue. City Manager Wendell Seldon notes interest from fixed base operators but no franchise rewritten. The city took over operations last December after Skyline Aviation declined renewal. Snow removal overrun could reach 8 000 to 10 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star
Winchester
Transportation Committee
Finance Committee
Wendell Seldon
Skyline Aviation Inc
Seldon
Ben Dutton
Featherbed Lane
Paper Mill Road
J. Randolph Larrick
Molden
J.P. Darlington
Lee Jackson
North Kent Street
Abex Negotiations Stall Indefinitely After Impasse
Negotiations between striking Abex workers and the company ended with an impasse. Union VP Roy Miller said no new offer has been made since the contract was overwhelmingly rejected. Production at the brake shoes plant has ceased while strikers receive weekly benefits and insurance coverage from the International UAW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Steward
Roy Miller
United Auto Workers Local 149
Union Hall
Miller
U.A.W
International U.A.W
Abex
Douglas Cooper
Cooper
the Star
Planners Forced To Change By Stoddart
The Frederick County planning commission reversed a prior stance and will review site plans for I. Fred Stine Jr. industrial park after Stine discussed multiple access routes. The move follows city county traffic and zoning concerns and signals broader talks on down zoning and tax links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Stoddart
Fort Collier
Frederick County
County Planning Commission
I. Fred Stine Jr
Stine
Rt. 11
Davenport
Baker Lane
Winchester
Smithfield Ave
Ron Berg
Thomas Rosenberger
Rosenberger
French Kirk
Manuel DeHaven
Elmer Venskoske
Frank Brumback
Langdon Gordon
James Galladay Jr
Commission
Berg
Dorthea Steffen
Stephens City-Winchester
Bartonsville
Commission of Revenue
Esten Rudolph
Lawrence Ambrogi
Sunnyside
Butch Kerns
Koonce
Kerns and
Brokers Associated
Stonebrook Farms
Tom Glass
Glass
DeHaven
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Toby
William Shendon
Charles Zuckerman
Ron Gore
William Mote
S. Pannill Jones
George Garber
Roy Bayliss
Thomas Kremer Jr
Thomas Glass
Effie Davis
William Zeyton
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