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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1978
Page
2
Police say 18 year old Jeffery Leon Spinner jumped from Rivermont Bridge while being questioned about the death of Susan Ann Hall whose body was found under a duplex after she vanished Christmas Eve. Spinner died at the scene.
A weekend storm left more than 40,000 in Virginia without power while many areas in Maryland Delaware and Pennsylvania faced freezing temperatures and continued snow. The system also brings rain frost and heavy snow to Alabama Nebraska Montana Idaho Utah Oklahoma and surrounding regions with warnings across Ohio Kentucky Indiana Texas and Arkansas.
Five children from Elkin North Carolina died after slipping through ice in a farm pond during the first snowfall. Lisa Hutson 14 Sheila Hutson 12 Patricia Hutson 9 Linda Wood 12 Brad Wood 8 were found in the water. Funerals are planned in Dobson and Jonesville with community mourning evident.
Richmond report on Governor John N. Dalton and officials celebrating his swearing in at the Hotel Jefferson youth ball. The scene featured the Robbs and Coleman in a lively, crowded party with the Bill Deal and the Rhondells band, notable cheers for Eddie Dalton and partisan reception for the Republicans.
The feature notes Gigi Garner as a candidate for Apple Blossom Queen with details on her gown and Cherokee pets. It highlights her father James Garner known for The Rockford Files and Maverick, and mentions his influence on reducing on screen violence. It also covers family ties and Garner’s USC sorority involvement.
Snow expected tonight and tomorrow across the northern valley with low 20s temperatures. In Virginia, snow likely tonight with mixed sleet and freezing rain in the south and rain in coastal areas, followed by low 20s tonight and highs in the 30s tomorrow. Extended outlook through Wednesday to Friday warns of further rain or snow with snow flurries and daytime highs in the 20s to 30s and mid teens to mid 20s at night.
A three judge panel supervises the recount of Danville's November liquor by the drink referendum, which failed by 80 votes out of more than 10 000. Judges Ingram Warren and Murphy oversee the process as voting machines are rescaned in numeric order, with completion likely by Tuesday.
The Winchester School Board meets at 7 30 p m at the board office on N Braddock St to discuss the recommended 1978 79 budget. They will consider a policy to reduce teacher numbers due to declining enrollments and review plans for a Virginia Elementary School sign and a tentative 1978 79 school calendar.
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