Police Kill Portsmouth Man In Hostage Incident
A 36 year old Norfolk man Horace Edward Williams was killed by Portsmouth police after holding a shotgun to his estranged wife's head in her apartment. Detectives and patrolmen opened fire when the wife fled after 30 minutes of captivity. The woman Thelma Spruill 22 escaped unharmed. Williams had threatened her life following a January separation and had prior assault convictions.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
Horace Edward Williams
Thelma Spruill
Williams
Gas Leak Unlikely at Fairfax Propane Cavern
Investigators from the State Corporation Commission and Fairfax County say a leak at the 13 million gallon Ravensworth underground propane storage cavern is unlikely though they continue checks. Small propane traces were found in a creek bed, likely from soil deposits via weekly cavern pump-outs, not an active leak.
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State Corporation Commission
Fairfax County
Annandale
Virginia
Washington Gas Light Co
Ravensworth
Harry E. Diezell
Mitcham Court
Diezell
Robert T. Tuck
SCC
Skylab 2 mission on hold as officials await go-ahead
Skylab 2 astronauts Bean Garriott and Lousma enter the 34th day of their 59 day mission with health monitoring ongoing. Officials planned to decide today whether to extend the orbiting laboratory stay to September 8 while the crew conducts sun telescope observations and earth photography amid periodic medical evaluations for deconditioning in weightlessness.
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Bean
Garriott
Lousma
Africa
County Appeals Bristol Annexation Before Virginia Supreme Court
Washington County argues errors in the Bristol annexation award justify appeal to the full Virginia Supreme Court. The county contends the 7.5 square miles awarded last October will strip sales tax revenue and other funds, and says Bristol failed to justify needs or provide adequate service plans. A decision on rehearing dates was not expected for over a month.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court
Bristol
Robert C. Fitzgerald
Washington County
Tenn
Fitzgerald
Drivers worry over excess platform shoes on pedals
In driver education circles, extra-high platform shoes draw criticism for potentially hindering brake and gas pedal maneuverability.
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