Carrier headed for cost record in nuclear carrier program
The proposed 95 000 ton aircraft carrier is set to become the most expensive warship, with costs rising toward 765 million dollars. Navy chief Zumwalt told Congress that delays could add about 125 million more, as inflation pushes up price tags for the Nimitz class ships and the four nuclear carriers planned for the 1980s.
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Washington
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt
Naval Operations
Congress
Navy
Nimitz
Eisenhower
Enterprie
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Naval
Flag theft sparks neighbors’ generosity and reproach
Mrs. Armbrust and her husband say they would have given their specialized embroidered American flag to the thief if asked. They describe displaying the flag for 35 years to honor service members and note the loss occurred between Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon near Springcrest and Parkview. They plan to replace it with a temporary flag and hope the thief will display it instead of stealing.
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Pat Robinson
Arthur A. Armbrust
Springcrest St
Armbrust
Virginia Beach Tops Virginia Growth Projections
Virginia Beach is projected to grow fastest in the next decade with a 3.7 percent annual rise, while Dickenson County is set to shrink by 2.1 percent yearly. The state anticipates 1980 population at 5.4 million and 9.4 million by 2020 amid varying regional trends.
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Richmond
Virginia
Virginia Beach
Dickenson County
State Division of Planning and Community Affairs
Washington
Tidewater
Roanoke
Charlottesville
Dickenson
Hope Fades for Crewmembers Lost at Sea Near Hatteras
In the Atlantic off Cape Hatteras up to 31 Texaco Oklahoma crew members may be alive after a two part split. Coast Guard searches resume with 11 ships and five planes around a 65 mile oil slick.
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Portsmouth
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Texaco Oklahoma
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Gulf Stream
William J. Hargis Jr
Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
Hargis
Lee Letter Donated To Stratford Hall
The 1868 letter by Robert E. Lee to cousin Harriet E. Cazenove, found in 1970, was donated to Stratford Hall. Lee discusses education and discipline at military schools and his practice of placing younger students with families in Lexington. Police arrested four juveniles in a shooting incident near Mosby Middle School. two suspects face attempted murder and underage firearms charges.
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Stratford Hall
Robert E. “le
Lee
Harriet E. Cazenove
Alexandria
James O’hare Cazenove
Virginia Military Institute
Washington College
Lexington
John A. Hewlett
Roy M. Baker
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Montgomery
Gueron
Isave
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