Metro pays Fairfax $2 million for rail agreement breach
U S District Court Judge Oren R. Lewis ordered Metro to pay about 2 million in damages to Fairfax City for violating the original regional rail pact by approving an interim agreement without Fairfax City consent. Metro plans potential appeal while board reviews.
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Alexandria
Metro Transit System
Fairfax City
U. S. District Court
Oren R. Lewis
Metro
Lewis
Airfax City
Roanoke
Franklin County
James Turk Friday
Lee M. Ward
Betty Phillips
Phillips
Prison Terms for Maryland Couple Over Closet Child Abuse
Linda Faye Burchfield and Billy Floyd Burchfield received 32 and 40 year terms after being convicted of child abuse and false imprisonment for keeping their young daughter Patricia Saunders in a closet. Police rescued Patty last summer. she weighed about 20 pounds and appeared the frame of a 3 year old. Patty is in a foster home and recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Anne, Md
Linda Faye Burchfield
Sone
Department of Probation and Parole
Patty Saunders
Public housing expands to unmarried and same sex couples
HUD quietly broadened rules to allow unmarried couples and those in stable family relationships to qualify for public housing. The policy, approved earlier this month and awaiting local authority approval, aims to eliminate discrimination and could affect 1.5 million public housing units and 333,000 subsidized private units.
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Washington
Thevernment
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Priscilla Banks
HUD
Department
Joseph F. Laden
Albany Housing Authority
Robert I. Shirer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Shirer
Virginia Sets 1981 Target for High School Competency Tests
Virginia will require public high school seniors to pass minimum competency tests in English and math before graduation starting with the 1980-81 school year. Local divisions will set their own standards. testing begins for ninth graders next year to prepare. The State Board also reviews Standards of Quality Education for 1978-80, seeks improved student conduct and attendance plans by 1981, and proposes more professional staff per 1,000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Virginia
State Board of Education
Education Board
Carl L. Riehm
State Department of Education
Kenneth E. Fulp
Chesapeake
Lawmakers Debate Child Pornography Bill Overreach
Congressman James Jeffords calls HR 4572 an overreaction at a Los Angeles hearing. The bill would punish transporting child pornography across state lines with fines up to 50,000 dollars and up to 20 years in prison, defining minors as under 16.
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Los Angeles
House
Rep
James Jeffords
Rvt
House Select Committee On Education and Labor
Two Juveniles Apprehended In Truck Theft
FRONT ROYAL The Warren County Sheriff's Department deputies have apprehended two juveniles and recovered a truck stolen from B & M Chevrolet in Winchester. The vehicle owner is Warren Brubaker of Stephens City. The juveniles were turned over to Winchester juvenile authorities. Deputy John Lyerly and others transported the youths.
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Front Royal
Warren County Sheriff's Department
B & M Chevrolet
Winchester
Donnie Deavers
Warren Brubaker
Stephens City
Deavers
John Lyerly
Memorial Day racing and safety notes in 1969 Indianapolis event
In Indianapolis 33 drivers will race in the 61st Indianapolis 500 including Janet Guthrie the first woman in the Memorial Day classic. National Safety Council estimates 400 to 500 traffic deaths over the long weekend. gas prices up six cents to 64 cents a gallon. post office closed with no regular mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Indianapolis
Janet Guthrie
National Safety Council
Associated Press
U.S
Weather outlook for Northern Valley and Virginia extended
Sunny and warm Sunday with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Fair and mild tonight with lows in the 60s. In Virginia, highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s. Extended forecast calls for fair weather Monday through Wednesday with 80s highs and 50s to 60s nights. Rainfall this period none. long term rainfall data provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Two Insurance Firms Must File Affidavits
The Virginia State Corporation Commission ordered United Fire Insurance Co. of Illinois and Associated Life Insurance Co. of New York to file affidavits within 45 days proving compliance with Virginia capital and surplus rules. Combined capital and surplus must be at least 800000 with 300000 surplus over liabilities. Associated reported 524749 capital and United 809974 with no surplus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
State Corporation Commission
Virginia
United Fire Insurance Co
Illinois
Associated Life Insurance Co
New York
SCC
Associated
United
E Scc
Security Benefit Life Insurance Co
Topeka
Kans
Ford to speak at son Michael Ford's divinity school graduation
Former President Gerald R Ford will deliver the commencement address at Gordon Conway Theological Seminary in Hamilton Massachusetts where his son Michael Ford 26 graduates from the seminary. Ford arrives as a private citizen and questions remain about Betty Ford attending due to an arthritic condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton, Mass
Gerald R. Ford
Michael
Divinity School
Ford
Beverley
Gayle
Gordon Conway Theological Seminary
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Ruth Smith Taliaferro
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Manassas
Henry Howell
Howell
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Burchfield
Jomes
Val
Alva J. Steele
Green Hill Cemetery
Stephens City, Va
National Ave
Lester C. Bodkins
Pine Grove Cemetery
Arlie L. Peterson
Mount Hebron
Bernard F.G
St. Braddock St
Charles Anderson
Stephenson
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad
Michael Madigan
Johnson
Exxon Station
Rt. 11
Anderson
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Riehm
Porno
Olivia Hussey
Linda Blair
Jodie Foster
Daryl Gates
Gates
California
V.F.W. Post
LEE Rider
Frederick Farm Bureau, Inc
W. Boscawen
Chester
Vaneese Pane
Ateenage
Bureau of Insurance
Commission
Virginia Beach
Vernon L. Williams
Insurance Premium Finance Co
Tidewater Inc
Portsmouth
Stanley N. Turner
Harrisonburg
Julius Straus & Sons Inc
Betty Ford
Secret Service
City of
Frederick County
Middletown
Clarke County
Senseny Road Elementary School
Community Food Store
Jays Boys & Girls Shop
J. J, Newberry Patton Furniture Co, Coopers Jewelers
Allegheny Freight Lines
Burger-Chef McPhail Paints, Inc
Safeway Stores, Inc
Montgomery Ward & Co
Royal Jewelers Wilkins Shoecenter, Inc
Snags Sport Shop
Winchester Book Gallery
Colonial Art & Craft Shop
Clarke Motors, Inc
Rich Federal Foods, Inc
Four-Point Exterminator Co
Virginia Holsum Bakeries, Inc
George Giles
Ben's Country Store
Michele Salon DeBeaute Ltd
Judy Paige
John Cain
Wilkins Drive
Leota Holsinger
Shenandoah Hills
Dorothy Lloyd
Ey Grew
Diane Neff
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