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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1976
Page
2
Governor Mills Godwin notes dredging James River sediment for Kepone pollution is costly and not yet proven feasible. He may seek federal aid if dredging proves a solution while lawmakers weigh the enormous financial burden.
Crews cleared the Chessie System main line after seven cars derailed near Preston County causing 15 families to evacuate. gas leaked from a tanker car and seven cars were part of a 62 car freight from Grafton to Cumberland. Nine railroad workers received treatment at Preston Memorial Hospital for phosgene fumes. In Germany, former chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger and five family members were injured when their sedan overturned on a highway.
The House Agriculture Committee approved a bill that would disqualify up to 461,250 families from food stamps and cut benefits for about 1.5 million households while increasing aid to 2.6 million. It also would charge states 2 percent of benefits, affect students in labor disputes, and simplify mail benefits for elderly, blind, and disabled recipients. Chairman Foley said the measure will go to the full House before Labor Day recess.
Washington AP reports Police Capt. William Humphrey calls Frank Sidney Joyner a one man crime wave saying he has committed nearly every major crime save homicide. Joyner, 35, is jailed after pleading guilty to armed rape and another count.
A brief compilation notes wire dispatches from The New York Times and The Associated Press. It highlights nationwide events and developments without going into specific incidents or quotes.
FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley planned a Washington news conference while preparing for surgery in Kansas City to treat a painful back ailment. He has been hospitalized twice this summer and expects to be out two weeks or more, with the event his first in D.C. in over a year as he addresses alleged FBI misconduct.
Fair tonight with lows near 60. Thursday will be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the mid to upper 80s and increasing humidity. Extended outlook through Sunday shows warm humid conditions with possible afternoon showers and upper 80s highs. Rainfall records and averages cited.
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