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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1977
Page
2
A federal judge ruled Bide-a-Wee Golf Club on city land is a private facility and may exclude Black members. Harper to operate the 134 acre tract as private until the 1992 lease ends, with no immediate appeal decision.
William Bryan Drummond 68 ordered held for a grand jury in the death of Georgianna V. Dodson on Nov 26. The Winchester General District Court action sets a $15,000 bond and jail detention. Judge David Simpson appointed J Sloan Kuykendall III for Lloyd Howard Fishel Jr charged with grand larceny and breaking and entering with a Jan 10 preliminary hearing continuance.
In Berryville Clarke County no charges have been filed against Ronnie Arnold 23 of 212 Liberty Street after a Tuesday incident in which he barricaded himself at home and threatened his wife and infant son. The blaze gutted the residence as tear gas forced Arnold out and he was hospitalized in fair condition.
In Missoula, KICZALES notes Killough may be incompetent to stand trial. A psychiatrist describes chronic schizophrenia with fluctuating reality. Killough’s father retrieves him after hospitalization amid ongoing defense work. Meanwhile Otto's Towing advertises a Tow a Drunk service for $16, with $14 for Big Hooker Club members.
Police across Bayville to Long Beach Island reported tremors and explosive-sounding booms near 7 p.m. Wednesday. Acoustical scientist William Donn linked two sonic blasts on December 2 and five more on December 15 to possible secret experiments, while officials said air traffic and military missions were not involved.
President Carter’s twenty five billion dollar tax cut proposal is described as in the ballpark of congressional recommendations to spur the economy. Senators Muskie Long and Ullman view it as a manageable starting point with some disagreements, aiming for targeted rate cuts and new personal credits effective Oct. 1.
Virginia congressman J Kenneth Robinson told the Senate Small Business Committee that federal rules block farmers from hiring workers for harvests. He cited a successful suit earlier this year by Virginia fruit growers to force Labor Department approval of foreign workers from the West Indies to harvest apples, arguing domestic labor supply is inadequate. He blamed officials for delaying harvests and said growers want competent domestic workers, not cheap foreign labor, with availability as the main issue.
Amsterdam AP reports King Khaled of Saudi Arabia funds a second yacht at Van Lent Shipyards. The vessel will be 212 feet long and cost about $12 million, described as the most luxurious yacht ever built.
Clear and cold tonight with lows in the low to mid 20s. Friday brings sun and milder temperatures with highs in the low to mid 40s. Extended outlook Saturday to Monday calls for partly cloudy skies with highs in the 40s and lows in the mid 20s to mid 30s. Rainfall data show no precipitation in the past 24 hours and record rainfall figures for past years and monthly averages.
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