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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1975
Page
2
About 170 crewmen from the crash damaged cruiser Belknap were flown home to rejoin families after the November 22 collision with the Kennedy near Sicily. Eight sailors died. Belknap towed home from Naples with more expected by Christmas.
Wilson J. Burke III, 19, of Rivermont Drive, was arrested by the Warren County Sheriff for breaking into James B. Tipton's residence around November 2. Investigators Cecil Williams and Hal Meredith led the probe as more indictments in county break-ins were anticipated. The department also investigated thefts including biscuits, hotdogs, hand tools, and tractor tires from other local sites.
Utica mayor Edward Hanna laid off workers and ordered a wage freeze before appointing his wife Ellen as commissioner of the water supply board and his son Paul as urban renewal staff. Ellen earns 800 dollars yearly, Paul 11 500 annually, with the mayor insisting the moves are necessary for emergency dedication and loyalty.
Philadelphia police seek three suspects believed to have robbed and stabbed to death John Shively Knight III, editor and Knight publishing heir, in a 23rd floor luxury apartment near Rittenhouse Square. A guest was stabbed. Victims include Yale psychiatrist roommate Dr. John McKinnon and wife. Knight's date and others were at a Society Hill dinner before the crime.
Two accidents in Front Royal yesterday injured five people and caused about 3600 in damages. Irvin C. DeVault 17 of Strasburg suffered a broken arm and teeth from a left turn collision with Charles S. Cullers 53 of Bentonville at South Street near McDonald’s. Cullers and Virginia Cullers were treated and released after fore head and leg lacerations. Damage estimates put DeVault vehicle at 1200 and Cullers car at 900. A second collision at Sixth Street and Randolph Avenue left Donna Sue Atwood and Angela Faye Atwood with cut lips after their car collided with Beverly S. Atwood 33 and Nancy C. Thurber 44. Atwood vehicle damage estimated at 1200 and Thurber car at 300.
Winchester Day Nursery schedules a Christmas program titled Christmas Began in the Heart of God on Wednesday December 10 at 7 30 p m. Students perform songs with audience participation and Paul Thompson directs music for Frederick County Schools. The Reverend David Wood of Summit Point West Virginia offers the Christmas message.
The Front Royal Little Theatre will hold tryouts for three one act plays in February at the Front Royal United Methodist Church from 7 30 to 9 30 p m. Casts total 16 roles from teenage to senior citizen with no experience needed for participants or crew. An additional three try-out dates will be announced in December.
The Star reports James Wood Colonels defeated Handley Judges 41 to 7 in a game of marked frustration due to poor blocking and tackling by Handley. Joe Massie Jr. announced a state senate bid previously held by Byrd Jr. A traffic trial on Loudoun Street allows southbound flow between Piccadilly and Cork. Winchester Welfare processed 1 002 cases year to date and 1 614 in 1949 with taxes totaling 4.52 per resident.
Tomorrow brings rain chances in the Northern Valley with 30 to 60 percent precipitation. Temperatures range from the 30s tonight to 50s by Tuesday, with a cooler finish to midweek and a warmer, dry extended outlook through Friday.
In Brasilia the Brazilian Supreme Court rejected Princess Ira Furstenberg's alimony suit seeking $2000 a month from industrialist Francisco Baby Pignatari. The ruling ends the bid in the high court.
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