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Fairfax County History, 1/30/20 (January-Feburary)
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FFX History Remembered
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Date: January 30, 2020 12:52AM
Remembering the Past in Fairfax County through the years:
February 4, 1944:
* State legislators are wrangling over whether to impose a sales tax.
* The Virginia GOP will hold its annual convention on April 15 in Roanoke.
* At Safeway, eggs are offered for 46 cents to 49 cents per dozen, while fresh coconuts are 10 cents a pound.
February 3, 1960:
* The record $59.3 million proposed county government budget would require a tax hike of 90 cents per $100 assessed valuation, to $4.65 per $100.
* Nearly 40 members of the House of Delegates are backing a new plan to undermine court-ordered integration of schools across Virginia.
* Pranksters at James Madison High School painted a pregnant goat in the school color of green and placed her on the school roof. The goat was rescued, cleaned up and sent off to a farm.
* On TV tonight: “Ozzie and Harriet,” “Hawaiian Eye,” “Kraft Music Hall” and “This Is Your Life.”
February 4, 1966:
* The House of Delegates has passed legislation to expand George Mason College into a four-year institution.
* State legislators have voted to table a bill allowing localities to permit liquor sales by the drink.
February 4, 1975:
* Fairfax school officials say they’ve cut all they can from the budget without doing irreparable damage to the school system, but the Board of Supervisors is demanding more cuts.
* The Board of Supervisors is mulling imposition of a refundable five-cent fee on soda bottles, in an effort to spur recycling.
* Democrat Joseph Fisher spent $143,000 in his successful bid to oust U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th. Broyhill spent $234,000 in the 1974 race, according to new campaign data.
* ABC stores in Virginia are set to raise prices on 44 items and cut them on another 17.
* Rising food prices are affecting even the National Zoo, where the cost of feeding a lion has risen to $1,250 a year.
February 4-5, 1986:
* The House of Delegates is debating whether to make use of seat belts mandatory.
* A House of Delegates committee has rejected a proposal to cap interest rates charged by credit-card issuers.
* In basketball action, Langley stopped Herndon, 70-60.
* On TV: “Highway to Heaven,” “This Old House,” “Dynasty” and “Hotel.”
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February 4, 1944:
* State legislators are wrangling over whether to impose a sales tax.
* The Virginia GOP will hold its annual convention on April 15 in Roanoke.
* At Safeway, eggs are offered for 46 cents to 49 cents per dozen, while fresh coconuts are 10 cents a pound.
February 3, 1960:
* The record $59.3 million proposed county government budget would require a tax hike of 90 cents per $100 assessed valuation, to $4.65 per $100.
* Nearly 40 members of the House of Delegates are backing a new plan to undermine court-ordered integration of schools across Virginia.
* Pranksters at James Madison High School painted a pregnant goat in the school color of green and placed her on the school roof. The goat was rescued, cleaned up and sent off to a farm.
* On TV tonight: “Ozzie and Harriet,” “Hawaiian Eye,” “Kraft Music Hall” and “This Is Your Life.”
February 4, 1966:
* The House of Delegates has passed legislation to expand George Mason College into a four-year institution.
* State legislators have voted to table a bill allowing localities to permit liquor sales by the drink.
February 4, 1975:
* Fairfax school officials say they’ve cut all they can from the budget without doing irreparable damage to the school system, but the Board of Supervisors is demanding more cuts.
* The Board of Supervisors is mulling imposition of a refundable five-cent fee on soda bottles, in an effort to spur recycling.
* Democrat Joseph Fisher spent $143,000 in his successful bid to oust U.S. Rep. Joel Broyhill, R-10th. Broyhill spent $234,000 in the 1974 race, according to new campaign data.
* ABC stores in Virginia are set to raise prices on 44 items and cut them on another 17.
* Rising food prices are affecting even the National Zoo, where the cost of feeding a lion has risen to $1,250 a year.
February 4-5, 1986:
* The House of Delegates is debating whether to make use of seat belts mandatory.
* A House of Delegates committee has rejected a proposal to cap interest rates charged by credit-card issuers.
* In basketball action, Langley stopped Herndon, 70-60.
* On TV: “Highway to Heaven,” “This Old House,” “Dynasty” and “Hotel.”
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