Plenty of Gas Expected This Winter for Commonwealth Customers
AP dispatches report Commonwealth Natural Resources Inc president Paul H. Riley predicting ample natural gas for homes and businesses this winter with an estimated 29 billion cubic feet delivery, though interruptible supply remains uncertain. Nine month earnings rose to 3.3 million on 77.2 million revenue. Virginia bond issue endorsed by State Bar for William and Mary law school upgrades. Radford relic dispute settled. city regains artifact ownership with option to display over two years.
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Richmond
Commonwealth Natural Resources, Inc
Paul H. Riley
Commonwealth
Charlottesville
Virginia State Bar
College of William and Mary
Bar
National Center For State Courts
Williamsburg
Radford
Marvin F. Cole
Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission
New River Park
Virginia Research Center For Archaeology
Skinny Dippers Rock Franklin County Court
Doug Schwartz an assistant commonwealth's attorney for Roanoke was acquitted of indecent exposure after skinny dipping in Smith Mountain Lake with Maria Lena Hobson who was convicted and fined $10 plus costs by Judge Nelson Light. The judge noted the area was secluded but Hobson lingered on the beach too long after emerging from the water. A nearby couple observed the incident and complained.
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Rocky Mount
Franklin County
Doug Schwartz
Commonwalth
Roanoke
Smith Mountain Lake
Maria Lena Hobson
Richmond
General District Court
Nelson Light
Light
Stanley Man Held for Grand Jury on Abduction, Murder Charges
Herbert David Alger, 37, of Stanley, already in prison for arson, must face Shenandoah County grand jury on abduction and murder charges in the 1967 death of 9 year old Carolyn McLaughlin near Staunton. Inmates testified Alger boasted of the crime and body disposal at Smith Creek, prompting his July arrest and filing of charges. Fostered by police, the case advances to the November grand jury session.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah General District Court
Page County
Staunton
Herbert David Alger
Stanley
Shenandoah County Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Alger
Carolyn
Donnie A. Lucas
Powhatan Correctional Center
Luray
Smith Creek
New Market
Lucas
Lane defends bid for attorney general amid charges
Democratic candidate Ed Lane dismissed Republican claims of conflicts as nitpicking at a Winchester breakfast. He argued his sponsored bills did not benefit him personally and attacked opponent Coleman on staff cuts and crime policy while pledging a tough, effective attorney general office.
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Edward E. Lane
Lane
Winchester
Democratic Committee
Lee- Jackson
Jones
House
Associated Press
House of Delegates
Appropriations Committee
E. Blackburn Moore
Coleman
General Assembly
Crime Commission
Dancers to Perform at Abram's Delight Sunday
Bluemont Country Dancers will perform seventeenth century English and eighteenth century American dances at Abram's Delight open house on Sunday afternoon marking the estate's 25th restoration anniversary. The event, organized by the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society, honors five civic leaders pivotal in 1950 for the landmark resolution.
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Bluemont
Abram
Maskless Bandit Has Charges Reduced
Shenandoah County General District Court reduced the charges against Michael R. Madigan of Stephens City after a preliminary hearing. He was held on a $5,000 bond on breaking and entering with intent to commit larceny and using a firearm in the commission of a felony, with earlier armed robbery charges dropped because he left the bank before attempting a robbery at the First Virginia Bank branch in September.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah County General District
Kermit Racey
Michael R. Madigan
Stephens City
First Virginia Bank
Madigan
William B. Allen
Weather notes for Northern Valley and Virginia region
Cloudy to fair conditions with cooler weekend in Northern Valley and Virginia. Lows in the 40s, highs in the 60s to around 70. Extended outlook shows a slight rain chance Tuesday and Wednesday and mild temperatures. Rainfall figures from past years listed.
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Virginia
Protests Mount Over Crackdown on Blacks in South Africa
South Africa faced international fallout as Justice Minister Kruger defends banning 18 black organizations, closing two newspapers, and detaining 50 leaders. Police arrested about 150 blacks and Indians, a school was burned, and ambassadors were recalled while U.S. Cyrus Vance orders Bowdler home for consultations.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
James T. Kruger
Kruger
U.S
Cyrus Vance
William Bowdler
Washington
Congressional Caucus
Bowdler
Pretoria
ABC
Environmental Group Meets Monday in Frederick County
The Frederick County Environmental Council will meet Monday October 24 at 7 30 p m at Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Speaker Thomas Malcolm Frederick County Board of Supervisors member seeks reelection in Shawnee District. Also on the agenda is Supervisor Rosenberger's resolution urging Potomac Edison to replant or clean up the scar from a new right of way across North Mountain. Public invited.
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Frederick County Environmental Council
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Thomas Malcolm
Thomas Rosenberger
Potomac Edison
North Mountain
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