Misappropriation charge dropped in UVA slide program case
Albemarle Circuit Judge Berry dismissed the felony misappropriation charge against William E. Fairweather, former UVA medical art director, in a case tied to an eight part explicit sex education slide show started in 1975.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Albemarle
David F. Berry
William E. Fairweather
Commonwealth
John A. Dezio
Fairweather
Albemarle County
Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department elects officers for 1979
The Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department elected its 1979 officers at the annual meeting. James W. Simpson was reelected president, with Robin Cary as vice president and Ronald Feldhauser as secretary. Other officers include Harold F. Shaner Jr. as treasurer C. Warren Turner as chief and E D McIntosh Jr. as first assistant chief, among others. Directors named were William H. Striker Jr. Ray K. Winn and Ralph Good. The board meets December 28 for committee appointments, and members will assist Salvation Army kettle drive at K Mart on December 14.
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Front Royal
Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department
James W. Simpson
Robin Cary
Ronald Feldhauser
Harold F. Shaner Jr
C. Warren Turner
E.D. McIntosh Jr
Charles D. Prince
Ronald Roe
James Haffer
Buddy Lillard
Walter Krause
Randall Kaufman
William H. Striker Jr
Ray K. Winn
Ralph Good
Salvation Army
K-Mart
Byrd Says He Followed Carter Instructions on Judgeships
Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. stated he followed President Carter’s instructions by using merit to name candidates for Virginia federal judgeships. Carter urged including women and Blacks. Byrd defended his two commissions that recommended ten candidates, all men, for four new Virginia posts.
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Byrd
Carter
Washington
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Virginia
Justice Department
Citizens’ Commissions
Congress
Ridgewood Teens End Lives Four Days Apart
In Ridgewood New Jersey two 16 year olds Jeffrey Hunter and Christopher Mathieson who were described as outwardly different took their own lives within days of each other. Clergymen counseled shaken students at Ridgewood High School as the district offered support and silent prayers. Hunter an athlete was found hanged in his attic and buried midweek. Mathieson who was shy left a note and died by suicide after talking with friends.
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Ridgewood
N.J
Ridgewood High School
Jeffrey Hunter
Christopher Mathieson
Frank Smith
Hunter
Mathieson
Phil Ross
Paramus
Peter Linkway
Steel haulers sue Fraternal Association in injury claim
Seven steelmakers sue the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers seeking protection for witnesses as violence linked to a Nov 11 strike escalates. U S District Judge Louis Rosenberg held a closed hearing on witness safety as threats and gunfire reach Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
U.S
Louis Rosenberg
FASH
William Hill
Virginia Showers Tonight Then Colder Weekend
Mild showery conditions persist tonight with a heavy shower or thunderstorm risk, especially in the mountains. Lows range from the 50s to around 60, while highs Saturday reach the 60s to low 70s before a sharp cold turn in the mountains later Saturday.
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Virginia
Stormy national weather disrupted travel and crops across the West
A sprawling storm brought snow and ice from the New Mexico border to Chicago while thunderstorms produced hail and tornadoes in the Deep South. Old Faithful Lodge logged minus 31 in Yellowstone as Florida Georgia and Louisiana posted record December highs. Citrus growers in Southern California used smudge pots and wind machines to protect a $259 million crop.
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California
Arizona
Denver
New Mexico
Chicago
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Old Faithful Lodge
Yellowstone National Park
Wyoming
Florida
Georgia
Jacksonvile
Fla
Lake Charles
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Suffolk Police Department
J. Calvitt Clark Jr
Suffolk
Alexandria
Alexandria Commonwealth
William Cowhig
Dingham Salahi
Carolyn Luna
Salahi
Cowhig
Montessori School
Arlington Schools
Omni International Hotel
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
International City Corp
Fire Department
Poople
Winchester
Amherst ST
Winchester, VA
Senate
Scott
City
Chester Luttrell
Berryville Avenue
Luttrell
Smith
Winchester Evening Star
Ikewerwe
Winchester Chapel
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock St
Make
Glaize & Bro
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East
Pacific Northwest Coast
Northern Plains
Atlantic Coast
NOAA
US Dept of Comr
National Weather Service
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