Ordinances Introduced to Replace Il fated Housing Code
Winchester City Council considered three ordinances to replace the controversial housing code. The measures, drafted by the Public Improvement Committee, cover fire health sanitation and residential building standards. They were referred to respective committees for review with reports due November 8.
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Star
Winchester
William Shendow
Shendow
BOCA
Health Department
Reed Nester
Council
Health and Welfare Committee
Reading Event and Star Page Highlights
Boyce Elementary School hosts a RIF distribution day with a book to keep and a visit from a renowned reading advocate Yauke Win. The New York Yankees edged the Dodgers in 12th inning drama to start the World Series, with details and photos in the Sports Section. Front Royal hosts a gasoline engine show as part of Festival of Leaves.
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Boyce
Yauke
New York Yankees
Dodgers
Yemeni Policy Unchanged After Hamdi Assassination
Western diplomats in Cairo said the assassination of Yemeni President Ibrahim al Hamdi would not alter government policy or Yemen's ties with Saudi Arabia and the United States. The three man presidential council, led by Maj. Ahmed Hussein al Ghamshi, ruled from San a amid calm, with speculation of a tribal feud as a possible cause.
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Cairo
Egypt
Yemen
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
Saudi Arabia
United States
Radio San'a
al-Hamdi
Ahmed Hussein al Ghamshi
al- Hamdi
San’a
Radio San’a
al Hamdi
Col
Abdullah Mohammed al- Hamdi
Carter signs $14.7 billion housing bill in White House ceremony
President Carter signs a $14.7 billion housing and urban development bill expanding city revitalization funds by 2.4 billion and rent subsidies for 345,000 families. The measure adds two allocation formulas favoring older distressed cities and includes FHA mortgage insurance boosts. The signing follows a Bronx housing visit and ties to broader government reorganizations.
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Washington
Carter
White House
Congress
Olusegun Obasanjo
House
Senate
Public Hearing on Potomac Edison Rate Increase Tomorrow
The State Corporation Commission will hear customer comments on Potomac Edison's proposed Virginia rate increase in Winchester with sessions 2 to 4 30 p m and 7 30 to 9 30 p m in the city hall circuit courtroom. Henry Howell, gubernatorial candidate, is expected to testify in the afternoon. Edison seeks 3 8 million more overall to reach 9 75 percent profit, up from 8 75 percent, while a temporary 960 000 surcharge remains in effect since May 1. SCC staff say the company may not need the full increase.
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State Corporation Commission
Potomac Edison
Winchester
City Hall
Henry Howell
Virginia
SCC
Richmond
Allegheny Power System
Israeli cabinet approves Carter plan on Palestinian talks
Israel’s cabinet unanimously backs the Carter administration proposal for Palestinian representation at a Geneva peace conference, with Arab states likely to seek changes in the working paper. The PLO issue remains central as Israel renews its refusal to negotiate with the PLO while the PLO says peace requires Palestinian participation.
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Israel
PLO
Faruk Kaddumi
United Nations General Assembly
New York
Moshe Dayan
West Bank
Jordan
Gaza Strip
Fish Kill Linked to Local Treatment Plant
The death of more than 17 000 fish in Opequon Creek downstream from Winchester's wastewater plant is under investigation by the Utilities Department and the State Water Control Board. Officials say the kill occurred Oct 5 and involved about 12 000 minnows, 4 000 suckers, and 1 000 other fish passing through the plant without treatment.
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Opequon Creek
Winchester
Winchester Utilities Department
State Water Control Board
Roy W. Bayliss Jr
Winchester City Council
Bayliss
J.W. Givens
Givens
State Board
Dalton Campaign Contributions Exceed One Million Dollars
A Virginia governor race financial report shows Republican John Dalton with contributions totaling 1,005,633.69 and 273,900 in loans through Oct. 4, vastly surpassing Henry Howell’s reported 312,000 since June primary results. The report details donor sectors, loan sources, and major contributors, including auto dealers, coal and trucking interests, medical PACs, and notable figures like John Warner and Elizabeth Taylor.
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Richmond
John Dalton
Henry Howell
Virginia
State Board of Elections
Dalton
Howell
Andrew Miller
State
Medical and Dental Society
Lawrence Lewis Jr
Lewis
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C. Everett Koop
Navy
John Warner
Elizabeth Taylor
Leggetts Department Stores
National Republican Governors’ Conference
National Republican Committee
Virginia Auto Dealers Association
Americans Against Union
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Virginia Dental Pac
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Mary LF. Wiley
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Gainesville
F. D Gottwald
Ethyl Corp
F. D. Gotwald Jr
Bruce Gottwald
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
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