10 Nov 1977
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1977
Page
1
The county rejected the original contract over a 20-year annexation moratorium clause and now plans to locate its future court facilities in Frederick County.
Frederick County weighs new court facility site as officials debate shifting offices from downtown Winchester. City and county boards split over a joint real estate plan with a 20 year annexation moratorium and a clause allowing either side to void the agreement if the other diverges.
The death toll from the Israel air raid in southwest Lebanon topped 100 with about 150 injured, mostly civilians. Lebanese and Palestinian searchers combed rubble in Sidon area as Beirut condemned the attack, while Begin defended the operation and urged UN attention.
Brisk winds spread a poisonous ammonia cloud from three derailed tank cars near Pensacola Florida. One man, Dr John R Thorshov, died and several others were hospitalized as about three square miles were cordoned off. At least 1000 residents evacuated after two Louisville and Nashville trains derailed with previous ammonia spills in the same city.
Star All-Stars feature honors for local football players on Page 20 with teams named All-Commonwealth and All-Northwestern District. Compass highlights The Smithy Property on Page 6. Avtex plant in Front Royal cuts production due to imports per Area News Page.
An autumn blizzard swept the upper Midwest with up to 10 inches of snow and winds to 65 mph disrupting roads, shelters, and businesses. Two deaths reported in Minnesota as residents endure stranded motorists, crowded hotels, and rescue efforts across Minnesota Iowa and North Dakota Wisconsin and South Dakota.
President Carter said unemployment has leveled at 7 percent and the $21 billion stimulus will not lift the economy meaningfully until next year. He backs a Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill and warns Middle East violence risks expansion unless nations bargain.
Virginia governor elect John Dalton after his January 14 oath says he aims for a bipartisan administration with Lt Governor elect Charles Robb and future Attorney General J Marshall Coleman. He frames his win as a mandate to address state problems with practical solutions and notes ongoing cabinet planning.
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