Senate Hikes Cheaper Electricity for Seniors
The Senate moved to require utilities to offer cheaper night and off peak rates to seniors over 62, predicting about a 40 percent cut in their electric bills. The move accompanies broader energy debate as Johnston proposes bypassing price controls to lift caps on some oil prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Carter
Energy Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Johnston
House
Gary Hart
D-Cole
Hart
Carter Tours South Bronx Blight With Beame and Harris
President Carter made a surprise 75 minute drive through New York City's South Bronx with Mayor Beame and HUD Secretary Patricia Harris to view urban decay and renewal efforts. The trip drew small crowds and featured talks with residents and a look at rehabilitated buildings as Carter reiterated his urban policy goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Carter
New York
Abe Beame
Patricia Harris
Housing and Urban Development
Washington Star
Carter
South Bronx
Abraham D. Beame
U.N. Plaza
Beame
Jody Powell
Harris
Washington Avenue
Ramon Rueda
Peoples Development Corp
Jimmy
Rueda
Boston Road
Charlotte Street
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Advisory
Wholesale Prices Rise in September as Inflation Signals Persist
The Labor Department reports a 0.5 percent September rise in wholesale prices, led by eight tenths of a percent gain in industrial commodities. Lumber and wood drive the jump amid housing demand, with fuel, minerals, and transportation gear also higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Carter
Agriculture Department
Spanish Poet Vicente Aleixandre Wins Nobel Prize for Literature
The 1977 Nobel Prize for Literature goes to Spanish poet Vicente Aleixandre for a poetic body tied to Spanish lyric roots and modern currents. The Swedish Academy notes his work illuminates man's condition in cosmos and society, with a $145000 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Vicente Aleixandre
Swedish Academy
Aleixandre
Seville
Federico Garcia Lorca
Eugenio Montale
Doris Lessing
Britain
Guenther Grass
West Germany
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Colombia
Hearing on N V a Water Oct 12 in Front Royal
A hearing on Northern Virginia water supply alternatives including Shenandoah River pumping north of Front Royal to the Occoquan system will be held October 12 at Front Royal Town Hall. Three hearings cover five proposed options for Arlington Fairfax Loudoun Prince William counties and cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Royal
Virginia
Shenandoah River
Front Royal Town Hall
State Water Control Board
Manassas
Falls Church
Commonwealth
Arlington
Fairfax
Loudoun
Prince William
Manassas Park
Alexandria
Northern Virginia
Washington
Northern
Potter's Barber Shop Featured on Clarke Compass
On Main Street Berryville Potter's Barber Shop is spotlighted in the weekly Clarke Compass. The Clarke County planning panel on Page 19 rejects a camper park proposal. An Area News Page feature reports on the local apple harvest status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Compass
Potter's Barber Shop
Main St
Berryville
Clarke Compass
Frederick County
Area News Page
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bronx
Associated Press
Russell, Kan
Here
Russell County
Larry Batt
Kansas
Louis Shoening
Carolyn Rinick
Batt
Shoening
Shenandoah College and Conservatory
Shenandoah
John Stevens
Hank Eber
N.va
Star
E. Piccadilly Street
Coats the
2 Man
Wonder's Inc
Inside Today
Area News
Abby
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!