Five Million Dollar Suits Over Shenandoah River Boat Tragedy
Plaintiffs, relatives of five dead victims, sue City of Winchester and contractors for 5 million dollars in Winchester Circuit Court alleging the North Fork Shenandoah River dam caused the May 24 1975 accident. They claim the dam was unlawful and hazardous to navigable river use, seeking 1 million each for the victims.
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Winchester
Shenandoah River
Alexander Potter Associates
Boyd and Goforth, Inc
J. Sloan Kuykendall
J. E. Weisel, Jr
Robert J. Arthur
Arklington
Ralph Richard Snyder
Patricia Jane Snyder
Richard James Snyder
Thomas James Snyder
Arthur Robert Snyder
Wendell Seldon
City of
State Corporation Commission
North Fork
Strasburg
Warren County
Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries
Virginia
K-Mart Prepares Winchester Store Move and Details
K-Mart at the former Town and Country site on Millwood Ave Frederick County is set to open with Robert Baker overseeing preparations after transferring from Baltimore. Ann Wolf of K-Mart confirms Winchester is a Group 9 40 000 to 50 000 square feet full line discount department store with 50 to 70 local jobs. The opening is targeted for late July or early August as peers Zayre and Dart Drug sit nearby in Delco Plaza.
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K-Mart
Town and Country
Millwood Ave
Frederick County
Winchester
Ann Wolf
Troy
Michigan
Robert Baker
Baker
Baltimore
S.S. Kresge
K-Mart Corp
Kresge
Ed Rader
Ward Plaza
Winchester K-Mart
Royal K-Mart
W.T. Grant
Royal Plaza
Discount
Zayre
Dart Drug
Delco Plaza
Kmart
Dutch crisis as Moluccan militants hold children and teachers
Captors demand release of jailed countrymen and a hijacked jet flight in twin incidents near Assen. At least 105 children and six teachers remained inside a Bovensmilde school while 55 captives were on a train. a 2 p.m. deadline passed without incident as negotiations continued.
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Bovensmilde
Assen
The
Netherlands
van Agt
Andries van Agt
Here
South Moluccan Islands
Indonesia
Amsterdam
Bavensmilde
Holland
Theo Kuhuwael
Joop den Uyl
Hague
Heavy Dutch turnout in first general election since 1972
Voters lined up across the Netherlands as 9.5 million eligible citizens cast ballots to elect all 150 seats in the House of Representatives amid concerns over unemployment and inflation. Early returns showed strong turnout in Nijmegen and Rotterdam while Moluccan terrorists held hostages in Bovensmilde and a nearby train, disrupting campaigning and prompting government emergency measures.
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Amsterdam
The
Netherlands
Nijmegen
Rotterdam
Bovensmilde
Dairyland
Senate Farm Bill Faces House Trimming Before Veto
Senate passed a farm subsidy bill costing about 4 billion dollars annually over five years, with crop supports for wheat, feed grains, cotton, rice, and soybeans. House action likely to trim amounts to avoid President Carter’s veto, amid arguments over budget targets and Muskie amendments.
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Washington
House
Carter
Senate
Congress
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Senate Budget Committee
Muskie
Bob Bergland
White House
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Clarke County Central Alarm dispute details on page two
Little has been settled in the Clarke County Central Alarm dispute with fuller details appearing on page two of today's Star. Power was restored to the Economy Machine Shop on South Kent Street yesterday and Buzz Sullivan has returned to work. The Winchester Minimum Housing Code proposal appears on the agenda noted on page 17.
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Washington
Carter
Korea
U.S
Ohn K. Singlaub
House
Armed As
South
Kim Ilsung
Washington Post
Post
Singlaub
Central Alarm
Clarke County
Star
South Kent St
Buzz Sullivan
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Associated Press
Lulu Williams
Virginia Press Assn
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
Staunton News Leader
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Herald
Shenandoah Valley
Hot Springs
Ana
Ad Dept
Ona
George M. Stoddart
Star Staff
Wiiter
Glimmen
Britain
Special Air Service Regiment
London
Pacific Islands
den Uyl
New York
Manhattan
Irving Fine
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