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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1978
Page
1
In Richmond Democrat Andrew P. Miller loses momentum after an unofficial AP canvass recheck of last Tuesday's U.S. Senate election. The Associated Press team reported dimmed chances of gains as electoral board officials reviewed results.
Former Lt. Gov. Henry Howell and other Virginia Democrats debated the party's health after John Warner led Miller in a Senate race. Fitzpatrick defended a functioning party while Robb warned of organizational weaknesses and funding shortfalls.
A county and city canvass in northwestern Virginia, Frederick Clarke Rappahannock and Winchester, added one vote for John Warner in Rappahannock County. The statewide recount shows Warner extending his lead over Andrew Miller beyond election night totals.
Consultants to the Joint Capital Facilities Committee last night presented a plan for a three story county administration building a four story court building and a subsurface parking area covering the current city area.
The VVER Partnership presents a four story court facility and a three story county office building with underground parking and a plaza for a proposed joint downtown complex on Cameron Street. The plan includes demolition of the Kurtz building and a multi level lot on Boscawen Street. A final decision on financing rests with the City Council and County Board after costs are reviewed at Nov 30 meeting.
The FBI opened an inquiry into possible political corruption in Virginia’s Department of Purchases and Supply focusing on Inter-Royal Corporation of New York and steel institutional furniture deals. Virginia officials and the firm deny being targeted while Virginia State Police cooperate and a crime commission reviews the 1976 forgery probe.
President Carter urges Egypt and Israel to link ongoing peace talks with future comprehensive negotiations. He says the preamble is adequate but not an imposed plan as Begin and Sadat warn talks may stretch weeks longer. Cairo and Tel Aviv signals show mixed optimism amid pressure for a strong West Bank Gaza connection.
The Domecq family collects a $1 million ransom for Brianda Domecq, daughter of Pedro Domecq, kidnapped in Mexico City. Brianda, born in New York and raised in Mexico, is unharmed. her father, 77, was hospitalized upon learning of the abduction. Police say the note demanded dollars and the family seeks privacy.
The Executive Committee received additional information on the CETA Program and softened its stance. The Frederick County feature addresses the rising issue of johnsongrass as a regional concern. A Middletown councilman named John resigns, noted on page 15.
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