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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1979
Page
2
Prosecutors in Alexandria warned Commonwealth's Attorney William Cowhig they will quit if he resumes leading the office. Cowhig, 53, was acquitted on bingo related charges and faces a third gambling trial set for March 5.
Star staff writer notes a major winter storm expected late tonight into Wednesday with 4 to 12 inches possible near the Shenandoah Valley. Forecaster Harold Hess of the National Weather Service cautions about the Winchester line between snow and rain and predicts heavy travel disruption Wednesday morning. The report also covers a 1978 Front Royal single car crash on Commerce Ave killing no one, with minor damages and no injuries.
The National Transportation Safety Board found pilot error and misjudgments caused the August crash near Richmond that killed Richard Obenshain, his co owner Richard Neel, and flight instructor Ronald Edelen. Weather and in flight decisions contributed. the plane showed no mechanical defects.
The Northern Valley weather forecast warns of a winter storm tonight through Wednesday with heavy snowfall possible and subfreezing temperatures. Virginia faces mixed precipitation, strong west to east snow bands, and continued cold conditions into the weekend with periodic precipitations and moon phase notes.
The Virginia House of Delegates planned a vote on designating a 14 mile stretch of the Shenandoah River in Clarke County as scenic. Sponsor Del. Raymond R. Guest Jr. said hearings yielded no opposition, though northern delegates questioned water-use implications and pumpover plans.
The Lord Fairfax Emergency Medical Services Council seeks six local letters of support to qualify for a Department of Health Education and Welfare grant. As deadlines loom by the 15th, only three hospital supports and none from 13 rescue squads have been received, slowing the process.
Senator Harry F. Byrd Jr. declared President Carter’s budget “nonsense” and said a 9 percent spending rise shows it is not lean and austere. He testified on the debt limit before the Senate Finance subcommittee he leads.
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