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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1978
Page
2
Potomac Edison offers homeowner actions to save energy during the emergency plan. Actions include lowering the thermostat to 68 or below, adding clothing, closing unheated area doors, using draperies to shade, cleaning furnace filters, minimizing fireplace use, and reducing heating in unused rooms. Water heating tips urge short showers, full loads, cold rinse, and fixing leaks.
Norfolk will become the new home for the Monitor Research and Recovery Foundation offices and archives while the Civil War ironclad remains off North Carolina's Outer Banks. Trustees voted to relocate after offers from Norfolk, Hampton, Wilmington, and Cartaret County, with John Newton citing transportation and pledges of support. Hampton remains hopeful about Fort Wool as a possible ship site.
The Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals tentatively approved a plan by WINC radio to add 18 000 square feet as a conforming use in a residential zone. Conditions require overall exterior and landscaping plans before a building permit, plus a rear yard variance for the Glaize and Brother property and a side-yard variance at 612 N Loudoun St.
The FBI released the second half of its Kennedy death files showing two major concerns. One about destroying a note Oswald left at Dallas headquarters and another about a teletype warning of militant groups possibly targeting President Kennedy. The records reaffirm the Warren Commission finding that Oswald acted alone.
General Omar Torrijos met with Sen John Sparkman and six other Senate Foreign Relations Committee members and said he has no objection to amending the treaties to include the joint statement he and President Carter signed. He said the amendment was presented before the plebiscite and does not pose a problem for ratification.
Winchester investigator R G Hite reports the Robo Car Wash on S Valley Avenue was broken into Tuesday night and about 50 dollars in cash stolen. The Hydro Car Wash on the same street was entered but nothing was reported missing.
Winter storm watch dominates the region with mixed precipitation transitioning to rain Friday. Temperatures dip to near freezing with highs in the 30s and 50s near the coast in Virginia. Extended outlook shows periods of rain or snow, colder temperatures, and no rainfall in the last 24 hours. Historical rainfall figures for 62 years are noted.
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival announces twenty floats entered for the May 6 Grand Feature Parade led by Queen Shenandoah GiGi Garner. Entrants include Grand Piano Furniture Co Winchester Bank of Winchester and others from Winchester Woodstock Martinsburg Strasburg and Alexandria. Bettendorf urges entrants to submit by March 1 with questions to 667-1511.
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