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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1979

Page

2

Ribbons Awarded at Frederick County Youth Fair

Frederick County Youth Fair awarded Sweepstakes honors to Randy Orndorff and Terri Richard for highest exhibits and points. Richard posted 55 entries and 107 points while Orndorff totaled 261 points with 22 blue, 21 red, 17 white, and six yellow ribbons.

Frederick County Randy Orndorff Stephens City Terri Richard White Hall Richard Paul Richard Orndorff

Junk Food Debates Mark Clarke School Board Meeting

Clarke County School Board discussions focused on energy costs and junk food use. Assistant Superintendent Overbey warned fuel price uncertainty and potential cuts to field trips and bus stops. Dentist board member Joseph Cain warned against strict junk food bans while praising improved student test prep and graduation scores. Construction at Boyce Elementary proceeds toward month end completion.

Star Clarke County William Overbey Overbey Charles Grubbs Joseph Cain Cain Wade Johnson Johnson John Davis Boyce

Black couple settles federal harassment suit in Cleveland

A black couple who moved into an all white Cleveland neighborhood reached a $10,000 settlement in a federal court suit. The action marked the first use of the federal Fair Housing Act to cover discrimination and harassment against blacks who chose to live in the area. Attorney Edward G. Kramer represented the plaintiffs.

Cleveland Edward G. Kramer

Infant Baptised by Pope In Full Religious Rite

Pope John Paul II baptized seven week old Alexis Stanislas Biller in an hour long ceremony at the Vatican private chapel. The father Stephen Biller said the pope noted the middle name honoring St Stanislaw of Poland. The Billers, with Vatican ties through Stephen Biller, previously met the pope during visits to Rome with their first son Constantine.

Castel Gandolfo Italy John Paul II Vatican Alexis Stanislas Biller Stephen Biller Papal Palace Alban Rome Biller Stanislaw John Paul Poland Stanislas Janina Council of Europe European Democratic Group Billers Constantine Pope Paul Luxembourg Alexis Seade Anastasia Pope

FAA urged tougher checks on aircraft makers after post crash findings

Testimony by Foster criticized lax age control and called for more frequent FAA inspections of Douglas Aircraft’s Huntington Beach plant amid reports of production faults. He noted vague regulations on required repairs and minor jobs, while Douglas said retraining corrected all issues. In Roselle, a housefire killed 102 cats and left 16 rescued along with two dogs.

Foster FAA Douglas Aircraft Co Huntington Beach Calif Douglas Roselle N.J Eric Sandra Ponde Richard Dowd Arenes Dowd

Gore Residents Meeting Postponed by Telephone Group

Delegate Alson Smith of Frederick County announces a postponement of the Gore residents meeting about General Telephone Company service. The meeting is moved to Monday at 7 30 p.m. at the Gore Fire Hall with representatives from Telephone Company and C P Telephone Company of Virginia.

Alson Smith Frederick County Gore Smith

Atlantic coast showers forecast into Sunday with sunny nationwide

The forecast calls for showers today along the Atlantic coast states and across the nation except the interior to remain sunny. Virginia shows possible rain and thunderstorms in the southeast with cooler clearing by Sunday. Extended outlook predicts fair Monday, then a chance of showers Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 70s to mid 80s.

Atlantic Coast Virginia National Weather Service Service

Norfolk judge orders rabbi to remove skullcap in court

A Norfolk Traffic Court judge asked Rabbi Joshua Sackett to remove his skullcap in the courtroom sparking outrage and calls for possible investigation and the judge’s retirement. ACLU and Jewish leaders cite constitutional rights while the judge defends courtroom decorum and rules against head coverings.

Norfolk Bac Possi Legal Vernon D. Hitchings Joshua Sackett Norman Olshansky Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai Brith Olshansky Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission Hitchings Beach Virginia Senate Robert W .Norfolk ACLU Rabbi Sackett Sackett He Hebrew Academy of Norfolk Age Wea H Bibe Hit

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