Stomped to Death in Queens Fight
Three teenage girls fought on a Queens sidewalk clubbing and stomping to death a subway change booth clerk. Fred Pirone died after trying to break up the brawl. He was married with two daughters and would have turned 54 today. The under 16 suspects were in custody. names not released.
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Queens
Fred Pirone
Long Island Jewish Hospital
Pirone
Washington
House Today
Congress
Senate
Elizabeth City
N.C
North Carolina
Coast Guard
Cape Hatteras
Hays
NYC Aid
Police Probe Entry At The Summit Offices
State Police investigate a possible entry at The Summit recreation development near Cross Junction. No forcible entry detected though a lock was broken and scratch marks found on a filing cabinet with correspondence. Trooper W J Shevokas leads the inquiry.
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Cross Junction
W. J. Shevokas
Wall Damaged in House Fire in Pine Grove
Two Enders Volunteer Fire Dept. trucks battled a chimney fire at William Ballenger’s home on old Rt. 7 around 11 a.m. yesterday. Flames appeared inside before firefighters reached the scene and the chimney caused wall damage on both sides. No injuries reported.
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Pine Grove
Enders
Frederick Hiles Dead at 75
Frederick W. Hilles, 75, Yale University professor emeritus and expert on 18th century English literature, died Wednesday. He retired in 1965 after 39 years on the Yale faculty.
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New York
Frederick W. Hilles
Yale University
England
Yale
Berryville Public Hearing on Federal Grants Draws One Citizen
Berryville town council reviewed an $800000 HUD grant plan for water system upgrades and Town Run improvements. Only one resident attended, seeking higher water pressure as officials noted limited state funds and the need for local decisions if funding falls through.
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Star
Berryville
Jack Enders
Enders
Donald Melvin
Childon Corp
McNair
Shenandoah River
State Health Dept
HUD
LFPDC Approves Structure for State Health Agency
The Permanent organization will form a 30 member board with 17 consumer seats and 13 providers. The Health Services Authority will assume many powers from the State Health Planning Commission, which becomes an oversight body for HSAs statewide.
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HSA
State Health Planning Commission
WSIG Engineer Electrocuted at Mount Jackson
A part time WSIG engineer James Bowman 42 of Harrisonburg died after electrocution while attempting to start the transmitter at the Mount Jackson station around 7 45 am Rescue squads could not revive him The incident involves the WSIG station a unit of the Mid Atlantic Network with WINC WRFL and other members The report notes details from Winchester radio officials and local authorities
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MT. Jackson
WSIG
James Bowman
Harrisonburg
David P. Lewis
Winchester
Winc-Wrfl
Lewis
Kepone Investigation Announced in Virginia
U S Attorney William Cummings says the Richmond office will probe possible federal water and air pollution violations tied to Kepone production by Life Science Products in Hopewell Virginia. EPA regional administrator Daniel Snyder forwarded a letter detailing wastewater discharges containing Kepone and raw materials and possible air pollution in 1974 75.
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U. S
William Cummings
Environmental Protection Agency
Daniel Snyder
Cummings
Virginia
Snyder
EPA
Life Science Products Company
Hopewell, Va
Life Science
Hopewell’s
James River
Warren County approves vocational program for 1976
The Warren County School Board approved a multi year vocational program to guide students by tenth grade into a chosen track. It covers seventh to twelfth grade with future skills in industrial arts home economics typing shorthand electricity and more. The plan costs 329000 for 1976 77 and aims to reduce dropouts while integrating tech and consumer education.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Edgar Ambrose
Richard Keeler
Ambrose
Janice Suminski
Robert Mead
Mead
E. W. Morrison
Weather outlook and rainfall data for Northern Valley and Virginia
Mostly cloudy tonight and Saturday with 30s lows. Highs around 50s in the north and 60 in the south for Virginia. Extended outlook shows rain possible Sunday then cooler conditions Monday and Tuesday with 40s highs and 20s to 30s lows. Records show December rainfall to date 49.05 inches and 62 year average monthly rainfall near 2.3 to 3.8 inches. Highest annual rainfall on record 53.02 inches in 1972.
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Virginia
Man Convicted On Reduced Charge
Clarke County man James Roger Painter was found guilty of trespassing by Circuit Court Judge Robert K. Woltz. Painter was fined 250 dollars and ordered to pay court costs, with an initial deadline of January 16 to settle the fine. The felony breaking and entering charge was reduced to trespassing during trial.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Robert K. Woltz
James Roger Painter
Painter
John A. Miller
Trailer Damaged By Fire in Happy Creek
A trailer home owned by Mrs. Tommy Kuser burned in Happy Creek with no occupants inside. Origin of the blaze undetermined. Fire crews, including Shenandoah Shores, fought the fire about 90 minutes. Separately, a Heironimus residence on Dixie Bell Drive in Winchester saw a basement fire traced to an overheated washing machine. Andrew Charlton, Australian swimmer with five Olympic medals, died at 67 in Sydney.
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Front Royal
Dusty McIntosh
McIntosh
Tommy Kuser
Shenandoah Shores
Front Royal Volunteer Fire Department
Greenwood
Winchester
Heironimus
Dixie Bell Drive
Sydney
Australia
Andrew “Boy'' Charlton
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