July Fourth Flag Flurry At Capitol Sets Records
Laborers will fly over 9 000 flags from 20 poles on the Capitol West Front in a morning operation tied to a Bicentennial election year. The program, run since 1937, notes rising demand from schools civic groups veterans and constituents with costs varying by office and a goal to finish by late morning.
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House
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Congress
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Ward
Norfolk woman cashes bonds tied to bank collapse case
An unidentified woman cashed over 23500 dollars in stolen government bonds at a Norfolk bank aided by convicted swindler Andrew J. Goldberg, who faces no charges. Secret Service said the pair were on one bank visit.
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Norfolk
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Andrew J
Dukie
Goldberg
Arlington County
Edward Faulkner
Teamsters Union Local 246
Trial set for man tied to winter shooting spree
John Robert Collins faces a July 13 trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court on a charge of possessing a sawed off shotgun related to a two day crime spree last winter. He already has a prior conviction for wounding a Virginia Tech student. The spree killed a Roanoke drug store manager and a Virginia Tech professor and his wife.
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Amherst County
George Washington National Forest
James R. Crouch
Harrisonburg
Forest Service
National Forest
Nada
Mrs. Booker Found Innocent In Drowning Trial
Testimony described drowning mechanism as cardiac failure after brief submersion. Attorneys argued whether Hillary Booker’s death was accidental or intentional, with witnesses praising the Bookers as devoted parents and suggesting alternate explanations for the injuries.
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Moore
Frances Propst
Donald Harvey
Booker
Hillary
Robinson Attacks House Expense Proposals as Mockery
Rep. J. Kenneth Robinson blasted the House leadership plan to reform member office expense allowances. He decried a net $15,000 per member rise for office equipment and computer services within a consolidated account. He urged returning control to the full House rather than a committee.
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J. Kenneth Robinson
House
Connie Francis wins $2.5 million in motel rape case
Singer Connie Francis testified a Howard Johnson Motor Lodge incident in Westbury Long Island in November 1974 derailed her comeback and nearly ruined her marriage. The jury awarded $2.5 million against the Howard Johnson chain citing the motel intrusion and assault.
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New York
Connie Francis
Howard Johnson Chain
Miss Francis
Howard Johnson
Westbury
Long Island
Weather forecast for Northern Valley turns fair and cool
Tonight will be fair and cool with lows in the 50s. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and highs near 80. Northwest towns dip to the 50s while southeast stay in the 60s with a chance of afternoon showers in the southwest. Extended outlook through Tuesday shows mostly sunny days, fair nights, and highs in the 80s with 60s at night. Yesterday’s high reached 79. Rainfall data shows July none and year-to-date 1976 at 20.14 inches.
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Florida
North Dakota
Pacific Northwest
Northern Valley Fair
Virginia
Preston's Amoco Girls Softball Car Wash
The Preston's Amoco girls softball team will hold a car wash at Ward Plaza Shopping Center starting at 10 a.m. tomorrow and continuing through the day.
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Preston
Amoco
Ward Plaza
Paper delivery hours and contact for issues
The Stars informs readers the circulation department operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Readers with delivery problems should promptly notify the circulation manager at 667-3200.
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