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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1976
Page
2
Washington AP report says Congress likely to reject Ford appeal and vote this month to cut off U S aid to Angola. House sources indicate enough votes exist to pass the Senate already approved measure. State Department comment noted.
Lawmakers opened a long session with Democratic caucuses moving to curb power of Sen. Willey and expand the Rules Committee while shifting local tax bill oversight to Local Government. Contested ERA bets and Angola aid debates loom as Ford pushes aid in the defense bill.
Erwin Simants confessed to killing six members of the Kellie family in Sutherland after arrest, a 19 minute tape played for jurors in his murder trial. He admitted shooting victims one by one and sexually assaulting a 10 year old girl and her grandmother.
Front Royal and Warren County vote unanimously to offer 1475 acres at 3350 per acre plus grading water and power facilities and a wastewater plant to lure Miller Brewing to Virginia. Officials warn Miller will choose soon as state and NC prospects compete with those terms.
Frederick police investigate possible arson after a fire at Gregory's Inc in Stephens City last night similar to a December 7 blaze that damaged the rear wall. Fire crews extinguished the trash fire in about 30 minutes and are coordinating with Stephens City police and the Frederick County Sheriff.
Western aviation sources report a TU134 airliner with 86 passengers crashed on takeoff near Moscow Jan 3, possibly hitting houses by Vnukovo airport. Casualties on the ground were not confirmed. In London, Malaysia's Prime Minister Razak died at 53 in a clinic after illness.
Diminishing winds and clear skies bring a colder night with lows in the mid teens to low 20s. Thursday brings sun and cold with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. An extended outlook shows a chance of late Friday or Saturday rain or snow, then partly cloudy weather Sunday with highs in the 40s and 20s to around 30 for lows. Rainfall totals for the last 24 hours and year to date are listed, along with 62 year averages and record highs.
A Winchester Circuit Court jury found Roger Lee Combs of Stephenson guilty of unlawful wounding for shooting Wayne Carter in the chest with a .22 rifle on N. Kent St. last July and recommended a five year penitentiary sentence. A Feb. 3 hearing was set on defense motions.
Former Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox selected to lead a committee to recommend improvements in the Massachusetts court system. Cox, a Harvard Law School professor, said reform hasn’t been his focus in the past.
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