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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1977

Page

2

Janney Death Revered Virginia Official Dies at 46

Douglas C. Janney, 46, Fredericksburg businessman and member of the State Highway and Transportation Commission, died Friday of leukemia at Georgetown University Hospital. A Fredericksburg native, he led Wilson Brothers Inc. and Commonwealth Investors Inc. He was first named to the commission in 1970 by Gov. Holton and reappointed in 1974 by Gov. Godwin.

Janney Fredericksburg Douglas C. Janney State Highway and Transportation Commission Georgetown University Hospital Washington, D.C Highway Commission Linwood Holton Mills Godwin Wilson Brothers Inc Virginia

Stiles Questions Management Study Proposals in Frederick County

Kenneth Stiles Republican candidate for the Frederick County Board of Supervisors in Stonewall District voices concerns about the management consultants study. He opposes abolishing the committee system and removing board reports from agendas, saying they aid legislative familiarity and informed budget control. He urges residents to attend Tuesday’s special meeting.

Kenneth Stiles Board of Supervisors Frederick County Stonewall Stiles

Strategy Pays Off in Frederick County Raid

Frederick County Sheriff's Dept officers conducted a midnight raid on a Double Tollgate area house for a murder suspect linked to New York. Deputies Edmondson and Connolly made the arrest as Sheriff Mauck led the suspect into the county jail. The 27-year-old John Thomas Schleich is held without bond.

Frederick County John Thomas Schleich

James Wood High School Adopts New Absence Policy

Frederick County Schools will implement a written attendance policy at James Wood High School for the 1977-78 term. Absences over 15 days in a semester in any class result in a failing grade, with an appeal process to the principal and Faculty Administrative Review Board.

James Wood High School Frederick County James Wood Superintendent of Donald H. Shirley Richard Gordon

Weather Outlook Shows Sunny Skies and Warm Temperatures

Northern Valley and Virginia regions expect partly sunny days with highs around 80 to 90 and mild nights. Extended forecast calls for fair weather through Wednesday with upper 80s daytime highs and upper 60s nights.

Northern Valley Virginia

Rumor of Caracas Wave Disaster Sparks Weekend Departures

In Caracas Venezuela fears of a tidal wave on Sunday prompted residents to consider leaving city streets and highways. Officials scientists and church leaders denounced the forecast as absurd while travel agents reported fully booked planes and buses during vacation season.

Caracas Venezuela Mars Caribbean Sea Antonio Parra

Apple Picker Conflict Believed Resolved

The Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn. reports the Labor Department now operates under one order the immediate certification of foreign workers. Officials say paperwork for alien certification is nearly cleared after court conflicts, though local growers remain skeptical awaiting a final order.

Joseph Dorsey Frederick County Fruit Growers Assn Dept. of Labor

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