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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1973
Page
3
An old catalog ad promotes 3 color Quickie Squares crochet patterns with coat sizes 2-12 and a beret. Patterns cost 75c each, with 25c extra for air mail. Order from Alice Brooks at Winchester Evening Star New York.
The Virginia Supreme Court was asked to rule on the reliability of portable one man radar units used by police to pursue speeding motorists. Paul Whitehead, Lynchburg attorney, appeals a speeding conviction and a $10 fine. Defense argues single-officer operation and post pursuit checks affect accuracy. City says speedometer calibration was shown, though a certificate was incorrect. Whitehead faced 36 mph in a 25 mph zone.
Harold L. Wilmington, dean of the Lynchburg Bible Institute, will teach a multi day Bible course at Stephens City Methodist Church replacing an area crusade. The schedule runs March 1 to 4 at 7 30 p m except Sunday 2 30 p m with sessions on space, heaven, hell and eternity. Open to the public.
In Harrisonburg AP reports two men from the Elkton area have been charged with murder. Police say the case involves a fatal shooting, with investigators pursuing leads and awaiting formal charging documents. Both suspects are in custody awaiting further court action.
Ronald Lee Gooden, 22, killed during a weekend furlough from State Road Camp 8. Charles Maynard Holloway, 26, and Beverly Lam, 24, both of Elkton, are charged with murder after investigators traced the victim to Island Fork area roughly 20 miles from where his body was found. Bond set at 20000 each. motive not released.
Mountains blanket about eighty percent of Haiti, the Caribbean nation whose Arawak name means high land, illustrating the island’s rugged topography and geographic identity.
Richmond AP report says Governor Linwood Holton expects former Democratic Governor Mills Godwin Jr. to join the Republican Party and seek its gubernatorial nomination. Holton spoke after a Williamsburg Lincoln Day dinner noting Godwin’s possible entry and that Godwin plans a full news conference within two weeks to discuss his plans.
A Vienna area youth James A. Farmer twenty two, arraigned on cocaine sale charges, used part of a razor blade to attempt self harm in Fairfax County Court. He was restrained by a bailiff and taken to Fairfax Hospital, needing sixty four stitches for wrist wounds. Investigators found a bloody blade fragment in the courtroom. He will be held under close observation on return to jail.
Giles County sheriff reports Bobby Ray Jones 36 of Ripplemead killed and Jewell Radford of Gold Bond injured when a rock toppled a 30 foot tower at Foote Mineral Co mining site in Kimballton Virginia. Radford listed in satisfactory condition at Princeton Community Hospital West Virginia. The rock wedged loose from the mine wall as the men worked.
Wallace’s chief physician calls false rumors that Governor Wallace is constantly sedated or dazed. Dr. H. H. Hutchinson says the 53 year old, paralyzed since the assassination attempt, is in pain but uses mild relief. He notes Wallace is “a good bit improved” after a prostate operation and has gained weight.
The FDA reports rats fed saccharin developed suspicious bladder tumors in controlled studies but says it has not proven malignancy. Results to NAS for review. action unlikely before recommendation. Impurities or irritation may explain tumors. one gram daily intake limit remains advised.
The 1973 Mathias Senior Class plans to sell Eagle Stickers and host a male beauty contest and a quiz show on WSVA Channel 3. A trip to Historic Williamsburg and stage curtains fundraiser for the library backdrop are underway. Eleven driver education students earned junior operator licenses on January 31. The Library Club purchased Appalachian books and a magazine rack built by Ag Mechanics. Farmers once saw Rural Free Delivery as a federal intrusion in 1896.
Moorefield WV II reports that arrangements are under way for the West Virginia University Wind Symphony to give a concert at Potomac State College on Thursday. The Stage Band also plans an April concert with tunes including Hawaii Five O, Get Together, Just an Old Fashioned Love Song, Soul Brothers, Let It Be, and Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is. The sophomore class is selling Yellowjacket mugs at 2.50 and license plates at 1.25. purchases through a sophomore or sponsor.
Plymouth plans a summer of pageants and spectacles to mark the Pilgrim Fathers departure on Sept 6. The 353 year old historical anniversary will be observed with events from Sept 6 through Sept 9 in the English port city.
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