Grave tax hike specter looms in Virginia budget talks
Gov. Mills E. Godwin warned Virginia lawmakers of a grave financial picture and suggested no further spending cuts can be absorbed by state or localities. He offered no specific tax increase recommendations during remarks to three legislative committees.
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Richmond
Mills Godwin
Virginia General Assembly
Godwin
House Appropriations Committee
House
Senate Finance
Virginia
General Assembly
Assembly
Watergate Hotel Evacuates Guests After Third Floor Fire
More than 250 guests at the Watergate Hotel were evacuated as a fire broke out in a third floor office suite. The blaze was controlled in 20 minutes, confined to a 12 room suite with the International Development Corp. as the renter. No injuries were reported and most damage was within the suite.
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Washington
Watergate Hotel
District of Columbia Fire Department
Democratic National Committee
Harry Clarke
International Development Corp
C. David Rainey
Rainey
Latin American
Mideast
Carter Plans Modest Inauguration and Rhodesian Talks
Carter aides vow a modest 1977 inauguration far smaller than Nixon's 1973 event, with committee chairs Bardy R. Tirana and Vicki Rogers guiding plans. Kissinger aides head to Washington amid Rhodesian conference deadlock as Rep. Diggs urges pressure on Ian Smith. Weather and historic precedents loom as planning begins.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Richard M. Nixon
Bardy R. Tirana
Carter
Nixon
Tirana
Vicki Rogers
Geneva
Switzerland
Henry A. Kissinger
William D. Schaufele
John Reinhardt
U.S
Congress
Charles C. Diggs Jr
Michigan
Kissinger
Ian Smith
Diggs
Light Snow Dampens Winchester Morning Skies
Winchester residents woke to a dusting of flakes with no measurable precipitation in the city. Today remains cold and windy with zero precipitation chance. Tomorrow should warm slightly into the 40s as clouds increase.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Quakes Hit Iran Philippines Greece and Japan
Earthquakes struck Iran The Philippines Greece and Japan with a separate tremor in China during the weekend and another volcano eruption occurred in Indonesia Casualties reached 16 dead and 32 injured in northeast Iran A National Earthquake Information Center official in Golden Colorado said there was no connection among the quakes continued on Page 2
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Philippines
Greece
Japan
China
Indonesia
National Earthquake Information Center
Golden
Colo
Syrians Move Into Peacekeeping Role in Lebanon
Syrian troops begin their vanguard role in a 30,000 member Arab peacekeeping force moving from eastern Lebanese hills toward Beirut to end the 19 month civil war. They issue loudspeaker orders to halt fighting as casualties mount and a truce aims to replace hostilities.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Elias Sarkis
Sarkis
Araya
Chouit
Labor Turnout Edges Carter Campaign Efforts
Washington AP report says organized labor mounted a major, costly campaign for Carter with AFL-CIO chief George Meany receiving Carter on the phone to praise labor’s work. Unions seek jobs, health care, and bargaining rights, while Carter plans early actions on job programs and talks with business and labor leaders before major appointments.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Carter
Jerry Wurf
American Federation of State
Wurf
Atlanta
Meany
Walter Mondale
John T. Dunlop
Ord
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
W. Howard McClennan
Public Employes Department
Congress
Richard Murphy
Service Employes
Interview with Jim Colbert on Bank of Virginia Shenandoah
Page 22 covers a Q and A with Jim Colbert the Bank of Virginia Shenandoah president. Page 24 notes Thunderbird Ranch sale of ancient Indian site lands threatening destruction as property goes up for sale in lots.
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Bank of Virginia
Jim Colbert
Bank of Virginia-Shenandoah
Thunderbird
Thunderbird Ranch
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