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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1978
Page
2
In Sacramento the Legislature resolved a five day budget deadlock by sending Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. a 15.1 billion dollar budget and a measure allowing a future ballot limit on state and local spending. The package includes cuts and restrictions on funding for abortions for poor women and a pay raise for state workers.
Jamie Besso recalls venturing offshore to study pollution and chase epic journeys. He survived a Shenandoah River crash followed by alcohol treatment and now plans a Dory crossing from Falmouth to England and a later voyage toward the Cape of Good Hope, armed with journals gear and two compasses.
Park officials canceled a proposed land exchange involving 93 acres in Warren County and 312 acres in Rappahannock to Greene County within Shenandoah National Park. Public opposition in Rappahannock and strong local sentiment in Warren led to the withdrawal with plans to pursue alternative solutions and invite further public comment next year.
A Warren County Circuit Court suit seeks 225000 in damages from Randolph-Macon Academy its three instructors and two students over alleged assault and injury to Mark Sutherland a student at the academy and his mother from disciplinary actions in May 1977 The plaintiffs name six defendants and allege negligence by the school and staff while the defendants deny liability and contend contributory negligence and self responsibility by Sutherland The case is before Judge Robert Woltz Also reported a wallet theft on the Loudoun Street Mall investigated by Winchester police with a $70 loss
Dry conditions dominate with fair night and lows in the 60s. Friday brings sunny skies and highs in the low 90s. Virginia forecasts show temperatures in the upper 80s to low 90s.
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