18 Dec 1981
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Newspaper
Harrisonburg Daily News Record
Location
Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1981
Page
1
A valley forecast calls for a chance of snow today with highs near 20. Winds stay strong tonight with possible flurries and lows around 5 to 10. Saturday remains windy with daytime highs near 20.
In Our Skies for Friday, December 18 the planet Saturn is described as shining as bright as Mars and closely tracking the Moon tonight. Observers are told Saturn’s apparent brightness increases as its distance to Earth shortens, mirroring Mars in this period.
Fayetteville attorney for 400 Army recruiters argues the government created an impossible quota pressure leading to dismissals for unqualified recruits. Magistrate Leonard hears arguments on whether to dismiss. recommendation to Judge Britt will follow. Plaintiffs seek 10 million in damages for lost pay and promotions.
The FCC ordered WRVL FM to reduce output from 100000 to 5000 watts as a temporary remedy while it reviews a final license decision. The action targets TV interference claimed by viewers in the Lynchburg area. Public comment on new noncommercial FM standards was also approved.
The Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles will open at 8 30 a m and close at noon on Christmas Eve. Offices and driver testing stations will be closed all day on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Normal hours are 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m weekdays and 10 a m to 6 p m on Thursdays.
The notice outlines options for yearly, six month, and three month prepaid carrier delivery by mail in Virginia and West Virginia. It instructs postmasters to send address changes to Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg, Virginia, with a 3 week or longer lead time.
A federal grand jury charged two Asheville men and Asheville Paving Co. with bid rigging on western North Carolina highway contracts. Colgate Caldwell Sr and Asheville Paving are accused of conspiring to allocate projects from 1975 to 1979, with Ashland Warren unrelated. Indictments carry up to $1 million fines for the firm and up to three years and $100,000 fine for individuals.
AP reporting from Roanoke details Virginia coal mine fatalities rising to 16 in 1981 after a Buchanan County accident at Loose Jaw Coal Corp. A miner, Frankie Lee Cooper, 32, died when a shuttle car pinned him during repairs amid faulty lights. Officials note late year spikes offset earlier declines due to UMWA strikes and surface incidents. totals show 12 deaths in 1980 and 16 in several prior years.
Roger D. Smith, 32, an escapee from a Massachusetts mental institution linked to a bank robbery, died by hanging in a third-floor jail dayroom in Virginia Beach. Deputies found him after a delay. doctors and paramedics failed to revive him. He had been scheduled for an arraignment on a bank robbery charge.
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