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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 05, 1973

Page

6

Two Way Fashion Top Vest Pattern 7134

Advertisement for pattern 7134 crochet surplice vest sizes 8-14, two to three color knitting. Price 75 cents plus 25 cents for air mail handling. Send name, address, zip and pattern number to Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star, New York. Also promotes a 1973 Needlecraft Catalog and several craft books with prices.

Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y

Virginia prison reform sparked by Arey case and Merhige ruling

A Virginia inmate, Calvin Arey, sparked a landmark 1971 court ruling by Judge Robert Merhige after reporting tear gas use and bedding removal in Solitary. The decision set guidelines limiting solitary time, banning naked confinement, and prompting damages awarded against corrections officials. Arey, now up for parole, says the system will never be the same.

Arey U.S Robert Merhige Merhige Division of Corrections W.K. Cunningham Landman Cunningham Devil’s Island Virginia States Penitentiary

Wheat haul by Burlington Northern could bake billions of loaves

Market researchers estimate 8.5 million tons of wheat carried by Burlington Northern last year would produce about 18.7 billion loaves of bread or more than 20 trillion calories.

ST. Paul Minn Burlington Northern

Drownings Follow Rowboat Capsize on New River

Two Virginia Tech and East Carolina University students were involved when an eight foot aluminum rowboat capsized in the rain swollen New River near Berton. Betty Gale Nichols 21 of South Hill died and Hobart Cooper 21 of Alexandria remained missing while William Prince Laffoon 24 of Lawrenceville swam to shore. Rescue efforts faced high river levels and swift current as authorities noted the danger of the river rapids and falls.

Pearlsburg New River Giles County Berton Hobart Cooper Alexandria Virginia Tech Virginia Betty Gale Nichols South Hill East Carolina University William Prince Laffoon Lawrenceville John E. Hopkins Jr Laffoon Hopkins

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