Three Convicted in Month-Long Vice Ring Trial
In Lynchburg Virginia United States District Court a jury convicted Wayne Holley of Blairs Aubrey Henderson of Danville and Joseph Motley Whitehead former Pittsylvania commonwealths attorney of racketeering and conspiracy in a interstate vice ring case Henderson also convicted on four of five interstate transportation in involving vice charges A mistrial was declared on one count and all three defense teams plan appeals or new trials. The trial lasted almost 25 hours over five days with jurors briefly treated at a hospital amid a lengthy deliberation the longest in years according to observers.
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Lynchburg
U.S
Wayne Holley
Blairs
Aubrey Henderson
Danville
Joseph Motley Whitehead
Pittsylvania County
Glen Williams
Lynchburg General Hospital
Williams
Whitehead
Virginia
Franklin County
Henderson
North
South Carolina
Harold W. Dowdy
Ringgold
Herbert C. Boyd
Thomas J. Barker
Ring
Dowdy
Boyd
Barker
Holley
Christmas tensions rise in Belfast amid IRA warning
In Belfast on Royal Avenue a store window bears Good Will To All Men while a British soldier with an automatic rifle passes a patrol. Security forces remain on full alert after IRA guerrillas say they will skip their three day Christmas cease fire, making the season tense in eight years of sectarian strife.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Royal Avenue
Irish Republican Army
Royal Artillery
47Th Field Regiment
IRA
Provisional Wing
The
Christmas in The Troubles Casts Shadow Over Ulster
Violent year end in Ulster as IRA activity escalates with bombings and store attacks. British troops face ambush risk during Christmas while civilians host off duty soldiers for holiday meals amid danger.
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IRA
Ulster
Maze
Consultant Recommends Burning Kepone Waste in Virginia
Flood & Associates urges burning Kepone waste at a portable incinerator in Hopewell near a former sewage plant, storing about 558 barrels. The plan costs about 4.6 million dollars and faces community opposition from civil rights leader Curtis Harris. Approval awaits the State Repon(e) Task Force.
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Hopewell
Virginia
Flood & Associates
State
Curtis W. Harris
Repone
Free Calendars Show Big Banks Major Holiday Outreach
A look at Christmas calendar giveaways reveals banks and firms spending heavily. Farmers and Merchants National Bank alone prints five calendar varieties costing from 23 to 125 cents each, with thousands of copies. Shenandoah Valley National Bank buys six calendar types at varied prices, while Commercial and Prospect Bank and others also invest in wallet, desk, and wall calendars to reach customers.
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Star
Cordie Robison
Robison Advertising Services
Shenandoah Valley
Scenic Desk
Commercial and
Prms Bank
Martinsburg
Bank of
Clarke County
Frederick County
House Explodes In Waynesboro
An explosion destroyed a single story stone house in a fashionable Waynesboro neighborhood. Fire officials estimate 100000 dollars in damage. The Higgins couple were away in Georgia. no one was inside since December 18. State arson investigators joined the probe as a nearby fire spread to the adjoining home after 12 30 p.m.
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Waynesboro
Robert W. Higgins
Georgia
Harvey Kelley
Kelley
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Grain bin
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Chatham
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RIEIL
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Bondman
Cupid
Aday
Tellunum
Associated Press
North Carolina
Shelby
Ray
South Braddock
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Honk Ebert
Berryville, Va
Hardware
Loudoun ST
Anderson
Roofing and Sheet Metal Inc
Paper Mill Rd
Winchester
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