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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1976
Page
2
WASHINGTON AP The Metro transit board chair Sterling Tucker warned of personnel and policy changes after a near collapse of Metrobus service during the Bicentennial fireworks. He blamed poor planning and overemphasis on the new subway, which was not open during the holiday weekend.
In New York a Midtown Ethical Culture School first grade class explored what the Bicentennial means to young children. Pupils mix facts and fantasy about George Washington Betsy Ross Paul Revere and the Star Spangled Banner while sharing personal memories and home stories.
Dr. H Bruce Dull of the CDC told an Emergency Forum in New York that the swine flu, identified at Fort Dix, is unlikely to match the 1918 pandemic in severity. He compared it to the 1957 Asian flu and 1968 Hong Kong flu, noting similar contagiousness and a low epidemic risk.
Charles L. Wolff Jr., deputy director of the Virginia Department of Corrections since October 1974, announces his resignation effective Friday. He cites family matters as the reason and plans consulting work in corrections in several western states until securing a new post.
Fair tonight and pleasant Wednesday with lows in the 60s and highs in the 80s. Northern areas remain mostly cloudy with a chance of afternoon thundershowers. Extended outlook shows more variable clouds and possible showers Thursday through Saturday with upper 70s to mid 80s highs and 60s lows. Rainfall figures and long term averages are listed for context.
The 50 member prostitution and obscenity squad in DC police is disbanded as ordered in the 1976 budget. Officers are reassigned to the third district and will continue anti-vice work, posing as prostitutes or customers in the 1th Street area.
A light earthquake estimated at 4 on the Richter scale struck northern California Monday night near Oroville, just north of Sacramento. No damage was reported, according to the U S Geological Survey. The 8:55 p.m. PDT quake followed another about the same size in the area earlier in the month, June 14.
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