Byrd Questions High Cost of Peace in Mid-East
U S Sen Harry Byrd Jr says he supports Egypt Israel aid in principle but the 4 8 billion package adds to over 11 billion in Israel and Egypt aid in 74 79 and to nearly 12 billion for 1980 81 He argues the funds are excessive amid deficits inflation and recession fears He calls for balanced budget amendment and tighter government spending while urging steady carrier patrols and regional stability.
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Byrd
Mid-East
Richmond
U.S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Egypt
Israel
Senate
United
United States
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Congress
Gas crunch widens. Yamani urges consumer restraint
Yamani warns Saudi Arabia cannot dramatically raise oil output and consumption must drop to keep prices stable or lower. Brown to push California weekend gas stations to stay open with a 10 gallon limit. Transportation Department notes rising car prices and long waiting lists for small models. Gas stations report 15 to 20 percent lower sales. Omaha and Pennsylvania dealers describe tight supplies and mounting consumer patience.
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Yamani
Brown
Carter
Washington
Transportation Department
California
Tom Anderson
Pennsylvania Service Dealers Association
Ed Terkelson
DX Service
Omaha
Neb
Libel Suit Targets Massie and Bank Over Designer’s Repute
Richmond interior decorator Carol Lansinger sues Winchester attorney Joseph Massie Jr and Shenandoah Valley National Bank for 250000 in a federal action in Harrisonburg. The claim centers on a two page letter criticizing Lansinger’s work redecorating the bank lobby and alleging unethical conduct. The suit seeks damages for emotional distress and harm to reputation.
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Richmond
Winchester
Joseph A. Massie Jr
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Massie
U.S. District Court
Harrisonburg
Carol S. Lansinger
American Society of Interior Designers
Lansinger
Sirea Interiors of
Charles K. Watson Jr
Energy leaders seek bipartisan rationing plan despite public misgivings
Congressional energy chiefs push for a standby gas rationing formula within 90 days after Carter’s rejected proposal. Henry Jackson warns the public misperception of rationing is the main hurdle. In New York City gasohol debuts at three stations amid higher oil prices, with lines forming as industry promotes the blend.
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Carter
House
Senate Energy Committee
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
New York City
Bee
Eugene White
Gasohol Corporation
Kennedy and Carter Debate Health Reform Costs and Controls
The article outlines Kennedy and Carter proposals for health care cost control with figures. Kennedy estimates a 1983 bill at 211.4 billion dollars, including 79.6 billion federal, while Carter’s Phase I would exceed current health spending by 10 to 15 billion. A Coast Guard case notes Cmdr Appelbaum as judge and a 47-year veteran faces charges of negligence in a ship incident near the Chesapeake Bay.
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Carter
Kennedy
HEW
Califano
Cmdr
R.A. Appelbaum
Coast Guard Academy
Robinson
Santa Cruz II
Chesapeake Bay
Weather Summary and May Rainfall Outlook
The forecast covers the Northern Valley and Virginia with cloudy periods and a chance of showers tonight and in the north. Expect partly cloudy to mostly sunny conditions Wednesday with highs in the 70s. Extended outlook shows fair weather Thursday through Saturday with highs in the 70s to near 80 and lows in the 50s. May rainfall totals and historic averages are listed, along with the highest and lowest annual rainfall in 66 years, and the May moon phases.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Lau Anc
Frederick County Sanitation Authority Votes Budget and Staff Changes
The Frederick County Sanitation Authority presented a 1979 1980 budget of 682 951 reflecting higher water purchases and depreciation costs. Cash funds total 22 979 after excluding non cash items with a 7 percent cost of living raise planned. The group reelected officers James Diehl Donald Hodgson and G W Borden and discussed a proposed Gore sewage treatment plant amid resident petitions.
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Frederick County
Jones
County Sanitation Authority
James Diehl
Donald Hodgson
G. W. Borden
Diehl
State Water Control Board
Abrams
Winchester
James Borden
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Gary L. Libert
Victoria Ann Hott
Thelma L. Peele
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Mona Iy
Colasses
New Maen
Oscer
Sanitation Authority
By Susan Hodges
Star
Gore
Roger Koontz
County Supervisors
Nicosia
Cyprus
Mtion
Winchester Evening Star
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