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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1979
Page
2
A nationwide AP survey finds shorter gas lines in the Northeast, Mid Atlantic and Midwest as driving patterns shift amid rising prices and July allocations. Officials warn the relief may be temporary while Sunoco boosts July deliveries and Carter signals Saudi output.
Front Royal Town Council approved higher curb and gutter charges to six dollars per lineal foot and sidewalk at one dollar twenty five cents per square foot. The meeting elected officers with Kermit Nichols as vice mayor and Walter Duncan as treasurer. New penalties for assaulting officers were set at one hundred to five hundred dollars for first offenses and two hundred to thousand for subsequent offenses. The council leased two economy cars and ordered a water system study. Nearby Berryville holds its regular meeting at 7:30. A Buncombe County jail escape ends with the doc’s bravery and two inmates facing new charges. Police report break ins and larceny in Winchester and a felony assault indictment in Rappahannock County.
Chicago readers are invited to request a free non operating Beltone hearing aid model. The demo unit weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at ear level in one piece. It is a harmless replica meant to show how small hearing help can be and is yours to keep.
Northern Valley and Virginia forecast show warm humid conditions with showers possible tonight and thunderstorms later. Extended outlook calls for daytime highs in the 80s and 60s nights through Thursday to Saturday, with historical rainfall figures and July moon phase timings included.
A newborn boy kidnapped Friday from George Washington University Hospital was recovered near Fort Dupont Park after a citizen alerted Park Police. The infant, born to Linda Jackson of Washington, was found in good condition and gaining weight during the four day search led by FBI and D C police. Two youths were detained and released as investigators pursue an arrest.
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