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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1965
Page
8
In Culpeper County Court a jury hearing the murder case of Sheriff Billy Joe Aton begins with Mrs. Lucille Arrington pleading innocent. The trial opens days after a stated threat to shoot the sheriff amid family troubles and prior weapon use in the Arrington home.
Police planned visits to restaurants along U S 11 near Pulaski in a bid to solve the slaying of Mrs. Porth a North Carolina resident found dead in a thicket. Investigators said she likely died from a head blow and her car and cash were missing. Her husband Robert Porth a Western Electric rocket engineer identified his wife and said she often picked up hitchhikers for servicemen. The couple marked their 30th wedding anniversary in June.
Police caught road gang escapee Morris Tuesday night after he held a mother and her daughter at knifepoint in Herndon. A toy pistol was identified after arrival. Breeden, 21, remains at large. Morris was jailed for armed robbery while Breeden faced statutory burglary charges.
Linda Sue Moore, 16, of Lynchburg E C Glass High School, named Miss Roadeo 1965 for the Virginia State Truck Roadeo in Lynchburg August 26 to 28. Daughter of Kenneth H. Moore, she was selected by the Virginia Highway Users Association and will reign at a banquet August 26 and attend the awards ceremony August 28.
Seven state supported Virginia colleges filed requests for the 1966 68 biennium totaling about 87 million dollars. William and Mary seeks 15.93 million, MCV 14.88 million, including 11.38 million for its hospital division, and others like VMI Longwood and Richard Bland list multi million sums. The package requests amount to roughly 476.6 million with most for education programs.
Senator A Willis Robertson of Virginia opposed a GOP bid to trim 552.5 million from a 1.65 billion second year War on Poverty authorization. Senator Harry Byrd did not vote but was paired against the measure. the plan failed 51 to 40.
PORTSMOUTH AP The Sept 25 date marks the light tower’s entry into service the same day. The four legged tower located 14 miles east of Cape Henry becomes the second missioned structure, following the Flying Pan Lightship off Cape Hatteras which will be commissioned in 1966.
Steubenville theater owner Arthur D'Anniballe Sr. was robbed at his drive in by two masked men during a double feature, The Outlaws Is Coming and Law of the Law. The incident interrupted the screening and prompted police attention.
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