Ford pushes tax cut in Tennessee campaign stop
President Ford used a Tennessee trip to promote his 28 billion dollar tax cut and spending cap as a campaign issue. He spoke off script about the plan, meeting Appalachian governors who largely backed it, while stressing that three fourths of the cut would go to individuals.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ford
Tennessee
White House
Congress
Appalachian
Arch Moore
West Virginia
Moore
Expelled Students Reassigned to Howard Vocational School
Winchester officials confirm two black students expelled from Handley High School were ordered placed at Dowell J. Howard Vocational School. Christopher Good and Michael Crawford, both adults, are the students involved.
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Diane Kimbel
Winchester School
Jacob Johnson
Handley High School
Dowell J. Howard Vocational School
Christopher Good
Michael Crawford
Dowell Howard
Johnson
Howard
Daniel Shenk
Vocational School
Frederick County board agrees to buy site for new high school
The Frederick County School Board unanimously approved exercising an option to buy 68 acres owned by Kenray Inc behind Apple Pie Ridge Elementary off Rt. 522 west. The plan uses the site for a two campus high school: grades 11 12 at the new site and grades 9 10 at James Wood High School. The board directed next steps to fund a projected 6 to 7 million dollar high school, pending county supervisory approval.
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Jim Ackley
Frederick County School Board
Kenray, Inc
Apple Pie Ridge
Rt. 522 West
James Wood High School
John Solenberger
Heavy fighting erupts in Beirut breaking cease-fire
Fierce clashes resume in Beirut between Christian and Moslem factions with mortars and automatic weapons. Reports describe heavy casualties across northern eastern and southern suburbs as curfews and blood drives return. Witnesses say casualties near a bakery and a hospital as fear and disruption spread citywide.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Friendship Fire merger approved by council and fire companies
The Friendship Fire Company voted unanimously to merge with the Sarah Zane Fire Company. Spokesmen say the merger is approved by Department Headquarters, though Sarah Zane's decision is not yet known. James Berler was elected as a new member of the Friendship Company.
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Friendship Fire Company
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Sarah Zane Company
James Berler
Friendship Company
Security Plan Found on Lawn Elkins WV Ford Visit
A six page security plan for President Ford's Elkins visit was found on Randolph County Courthouse lawn hours before arrival. It pinpointed parade route alight points and listed four two man WV State Police snipers, police assignments, emergency limousine routes, and building rear area security details. A Secret Service spokesman said the incident is being investigated and offered no further comment.
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Elkins
W.va
Ford
Randolph County
West Virginia
State Conservation Officers
Terrorist attack rocks Barcelona police headquarters in violence
In La Verneda militants fired on a Barcelona barracks at 1 a.m. injuring several, killing three civilians in a passing car and two officers. The attack raises Spain's death toll to eight amid ongoing political violence linked to FRAP and retaliatory executions.
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Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
la Verneda
FRAP
Patriotic Revolutionary Anti-Fascist Front
Francisco Franco
Mutiny in Oporto Prompts Regional Military Alert
An alert across northern Portugal was lifted as officers sought to pacify 650 mutinous soldiers of the Serra do Pilar artillery regiment in Oporto. About 500 regiment members joined 150 from other units in demanding Veloso's dismissal and the reopening of a leftist training center. Violence was avoided as talks continued, with tensions seen tied to wider political strife and a push for democracy.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Oporto
Serra Do Pilar
Antonio Pires Veloso
Veloso
Douro
Portuga
Santa Maria
Azores
Azore Liberation Front
Madeira Island
Proposed Stamp Program Changes to Be Unveiled
Washington officials will unveil major changes to the food stamp program. A standard deduction would replace itemized rules and likely cap gross income for eligibility. Proposals include ending automatic eligibility for public assistance and basing eligibility on actual income. The plan also calls for a uniform benefit rate and a cost estimate for a high error rate in quality control.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Richard L. Feltner
Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Feltner
Congress
The
Food and Nutrition Service
Reds and Sox set for World Series opener in Boston
Star previews the World Series with Cincinnati Reds facing Boston Red Sox in Boston this Saturday. Clarke Compass covers sports details across pages 14 and 30, while Berryville by-pass traffic shifts business and Handley cafeteria hosts a community meeting on school issues.
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Reds
Sox
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Clarke Compass
Berryville
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