23 Jul 1977
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1977
Page
1
Neighbors saw a black sedan near the house after a Wednesday night blaze in Waterbury. Firefighters fought the two-alarm fire, finding eight children and two adults dead with burned bodies. Autopsies pending. medical examiner notes head injuries on some victims.
Summer heat threatens to raise chicken prices as thousands of broilers die in Georgia, Alabama, Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina and the Delmarva region. Government figures note higher summer costs, while experts urge careful shopping and offer per pound and per serving comparisons for whole birds, parts, and common cooking methods.
Supervisors bid to finish feasibility study within 60 days aims at securing a 200000 grant for a new county jail. Neal proposes closing the upper floor to remove a major fire hazard and create storage. corrections board questions this as a stalling tactic. Legal and civic figures debate feasibility and timing while urging completion to meet state standards.
Washington AP reports the Labor Department's July Job Bank Bulletin shows 362000 openings in 142 high demand occupations nationwide. Waiters and waitresses lead with 14825 full time roles, followed by material handlers 12535 and secretaries 11512, with clerks and other listed roles. Areas with 50 percent plus increases include New Hampshire Fort Lauderdale Utica Rome and Akron. Also noted a safety warning from the Consumer Product Safety Commission about automatic baseball pitching machines posing severe brain injury risk.
More than 5,000 machines distributed to schools clubs and athletic groups have unguarded pitching arms powered by gasoline or electric motors. Arm can still pitch after disconnection and may detach becoming a deadly missile. Consumers urged to call 800-638-2666 with location tips.
Vernon Jordan of the National Urban League says black leadership is stronger due to inroads into corporate and political hierarchies, though progress has not reached New York looters and the underclass. He notes five leadership classes and cites 3,979 blacks in elective office nationwide, with more reachable positions in city halls and statehouses.
Sri Lanka voters defeated Sirimavo Bandaranaike, ending her tenure as world’s only woman head of government. Richard Jayewardene, 71, wins a landslide for the United National Party with 137 of 168 seats. He vows a grand coalition to tackle economic woes.
Virginia fairs and cool nights with sunny days through Sunday highs near 80s lows around 60s North Carolina getting sunny Saturday with mountains in the 70s fair night Saturday and Sunday lows around upper 50s to 60s high 80s to low 90s Downtown Weather Log.
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