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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1978
Page
2
Newport News Shipbuilding weighs new markets to keep its 19 500 skilled workers busy as it weighs potential labor cuts to about 15 000 by end of 1979. Shipyard leaders insist the plan is not a layoff schedule despite the chart’s figures.
A humorous account of a tree climbing demonstration by Ronnie Coffman and Greg Hancock. The piece playfully notes the height of branches and warns about potential mishaps from squirrels birds and a possible fall while outlining a basic climbing approach and references Newton.
Norfolk health director orders Ocean View beaches closed through Saturday after 5 million gallons of partially treated sewage spilled into the Chesapeake Bay from the sewage plant. Contamination followed lightning outages that interrupted full treatment.
Officials say five MOVE members remain in the ramshackle Drexel University compound after 14 months of police surveillance and a costly operation. Police hold warrants for 22 MOVE members and search efforts have extended to Richmond Virginia where some members may have fled.
A compact note lists lunar phases including new moon first quarter full moon and last quarter in sequence. It reads as a simple celestial cycle reminder with no additional context.
President Carter, speaking in Norfolk, pledged U S military and naval strength and recalled serving aboard the WWII era USS Mississippi. He noted the 11 000 ton nuclear powered cruiser joining the Atlantic fleet and aimed to calm tobacco farmers during his sweep through Wilson N C to support a Democrat challenger to Sen Jesse Helms. He flies to Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport aboard a Jetstar due to runway limits for Air Force One.
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