Local unemployment in Winchester higher than state average
Unemployment in the Winchester area stood at 8.5 percent in mid March, higher than Virginia’s state rate. About 2400 people across Winchester Frederick and Clarke counties were unemployed, with construction hardest hit and a late summer upswing anticipated by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Williams
Winchester
State Employment Commission
William
F. Mezger
VEC
Frederick
Clarke Counties
Wilson C. Dickson Jr
Virginia
LFPDC Approves Overall Program for 1975-76
The Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission advanced a 1975-76 overall program design with a $164,850 budget, HUD contributing $41,800 in planning grants. Executive Director Duncan highlighted grant applications and planning aid for localities and a goal to finish the District Comprehensive Plan next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Burke
Front Royal
Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission
HUD
R. Edward Duncan
Frederick County Plans Public Hearing on Sign Ordinance Date
The Frederick County Planning Commission set June 5 for a public hearing on a proposed four page sign ordinance. It targets outdoor advertising as inappropriate to the county character and prohibits signs not on the linked property or structure. It bans signs on trees fences and utility poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick County
Sponsor Cards for Walk Now Available
Cards for the 25 mile Walk for Community Services event on May 24 are available at local schools and shops in Winchester and Frederick County. Walkers must sign up sponsors who pledge per mile, with the route starting at McCormick Amphitheatre and passing through multiple checkpoints offering water and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winchester- Frederick County
Big Brothers Assn
Shenandoah Area
Boy Scouts of America
Winchester
Frederick County
Coaches’ Supply
Young Men’s Sport Shop
Montgomery Ward
Big Brothers’ Office
Boy Scout Service Center
Walk
McCormick Ampitheatre
Winchester Recreation Park
John Brown Returns in Spirit at Harpers Ferry Home
A California medium reports John Brown and some followers still inhabit his Harpers Ferry home in spirit. The Oct 1859 raid leader spoke through the medium, urging unity, abolitionist ideals, and national renewal while warning of possible revolutions if trust in God wanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Brown
Harpers Ferry
John Hickey
W. Va
Torrington
Conn
Brown
Federal
Robert E. Lee
Charlestown
Charles Town
Carol Bell
Sherman Oaks
Calif
Forum
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
South Lynn
John Waller
Mrs. Bell
Five Frederick County Deputies Promoted by Sheriff
Frederick County Sheriff announces promotions for five deputies. Harry E. Richards Douglas L. Anderson Robert A. Kline and Holmes D. Smoke Sr become sergeants while J. Alvin Johnson Jr is promoted to lieutenant. Johnson will coordinate investigations across the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Criminal Justice Advisory Committee
Clarke County
A. M. Nicodemus
Frederick County
Lacy H. Anderson
Commonwealth
Lawrence R. Ambrogi
Winchester
David G. Simpson
A. Warren Rudolph
Warren
Frederick County Sheriff's Department
Harry E. Richards
Douglas L. Anderson
Robert A. Kline
Holmes D. Smoke Sr
J. Alvin Johnson Jr
Johnson
Lacy Anderson
Richards Is
James Wood High
Kline
Handley High School
Lord Fairfax Community College
Sheriff's Department
Kline and
Son
Middletown
Smoke
Sheriff's Dept
Connie Huffman
Mt. Falls
James Wood High School
Winchester Police Dept
Sheriff’s Dept
Martha Teets
Clearbrook
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Dickson
Phrea News
LFPDC
R. N. Rollason
Richard E. Bethune
Charles Rutherford
Shenandoah
Strasburg
Wayne G. Reed
Luray
Ray M. Dodson
Page County
26Th Judicial Circuit
Joshua L. Robinson
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Service Unit
C. Douglas Tucker
John Cutlip
Donald Sager
Jack Hardesty
Commission
John K. Marlow
James Russell
Tom Gibson
Wendell Seldon
Daddy
Loudoun Street Mall
Cindy Daink
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co
Lisa Miller
United States of America
Jeanne Yeage
Cedarmeade
Anderson
James
Alvin Johnson Jr
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