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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1978
Page
1
Belle Grove opens daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through December 16 and then follows tour hours. Area children in grades 1-6 are invited to bring an 18th century handmade ornament to trim the Christmas tree on December 16 from 1 to 3 p.m. Yuletide music and refreshments will be served in the winter kitchen during the tour.
FRA data show the Southern Crescent reached 80 mph on a curve as it derailed killing six and injuring about 60. NTSB cautions other factors must be reviewed. track was inspected recently and found in good condition. Victims include Howard Lewis Jackson 59. Lewis Price. Jackson Homer Hume. Edith Carrol Hume. Ethel Schuler. Edward Franklin Shaw 14.
Law enforcement searches for a six four, 240 pound white male on a motorcycle in a Bank of Frederick County Stonewall Branch robbery at 11 15 this morning. A roadblock was set at the Virginia West Virginia line and Winchester police watched Route 11 for the suspect who fled with money in a white pillow case.
AP reports memos from Jim Jones era reveal how Peoples Temple aides smuggled arms into socialist Guyana. They allegedly courted customs officers used distractions with elderly Wheelchair users and rehearsed deception. Police found 45 weapons after Jonestown deaths, only four licensed, raising questions of local complicity.
A Lear jet crashed near an Alaska airport killing Ted Stevens wife Ann and four others. One passenger survived. Stevens and his wife were in Alaska for holidays. The crash scattered wreckage across snow while investigators confirm the aircraft remained intact on impact.
AP reports budget experts advise reducing HUD housing subsidies from about 330000 to 225000 next fiscal year potentially cutting subsidized housing by about one third. The plan hinges on lower permit cost estimates and shifting funds to cheaper subsidies.
An Iran oil workers strike cuts output to 3.8 million barrels daily, with Khomaini leading a second drive to oust the Shah. Gun battles kill a cleric and a policeman in Bushehr as protests flare in Tehran and Khuzestan.
Area News outlines enlistment trends and the local National Guard unit in Winchester remains committed to a volunteer force. The piece highlights Guard composition and concerns about manpower despite declines. A separate feature recalls a century old Grace Lutheran Church relic wall and efforts to strengthen it. The Winchester School Board faces possible FOIA violations discussed with its policy consultant attorney.
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