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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1975
Page
3
Piles of garbage bags line the roof of the Barclay Hotel in midtown Manhattan as private garbage collectors enter the tenth day of their strike. The disruption affects city streets and hotel operations, with sanitation officials urging patience while crews work to manage the backlog.
Defense lawyers in Louisa pursue insanity as Curtis Poindexter’s defense after he allegedly entered a courtroom with a shotgun and killed 65 year old Judge Stewart Cunningham. The case tests Poindexter mental competence at the Feb 13 incident and potential acquittal if found insane. Sheriff Kennon testified Poindexter was calm and familiar, noting Kinship with Poindexter family and a prior arrest record.
A Virginia legislative commission unanimously backed shifting Studies to House and Senate standing committees rather than special commissions. The plan aims for year round continuity, tighter control of study traffic, and dissolution of the VALC, with rules to limit study reports and amendments unless governors’ request or unanimous consent.
Circuit Judge Alfred Whitehurst aims to rule by month end on misdemeanor charges against Landmark Communications and reporter Steven Goldberg over publishing details of a confidential Virginia Judicial Inquiry hearing. The case centers on naming a judge and divulging probe proceedings.
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