Wayside Theatre Opens The Imaginary Invalid in Style
Wayside Theatre presents Moliere’s The Imaginary Invalid in a lively opening under Gerald Slaver. Kenneth McMillan as Argan and Sue Lawless as Toinette anchor strong performances with witty stage chemistry and deft comic timing. Bruce Detrick and Susan MacDonald shine as Angelique and Cleante, with supporting turns from Ronn Robinson and Linde Haven enhancing the production. John Lee Beatty’s set design and Bruce Detrick’s baroque-inspired score mix ancient wit with modern rhythm. The adaptation by Allen Sorensen keeps the satire fresh. the show runs through July 22 and invites skeptical audiences to reconsider Moliere.
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Nancy Talley
Wayside Theatre
Moliere
Gerald Slaver
Slaver
Argan
Kenneth McMillan
Toinette
Sue Lawless
Angelique
Cleante
Susan MacDonald
Bruce Detrick
Butterflies
Allen Sorensen
Bedford County Faces Suit Over Mobile Home License Tax
Bedford County Mobile Home Owners and Taxpayers Association warns of a possible lawsuit against the Bedford County Board of Supervisors if they do not rescind or reconsider the mobile home license tax enacted in April. The group argues the tax is discriminatory and says its attorney will file suit if no action is taken by July 15. Mrs. Leo Teass Jr. notes both individual mobile home owners and trailer park operators oppose the ordinance which requires a county license to park trailers and imposes health prerequisites for license issuance.
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Bedford (Ap
Bedford County Board of Supervisors
Bedford County Mobile Home Owners and Taxpayers Association
Leo Teass Jr
Flies Proliferation Estimate Tied to 1973 Breeding
AP notes Versicol Chemical Corp finds that if two April 1973 mated flies and all descendants survived and bred, mid July 1973 populations could rise by about 191.01 billion. The piece also recalls the 1890 Battle of Wounded Knee in South Dakota as the last major clash on the northern plains.
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Chicago
Versicol Chemical Corp
Northern Plains
Wounded Knee
South Dakota
Winchester Man Sentenced Five Years For Grand Larceny
William Franklin Hoover of 324 Highland Ave was sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary after a Frederick County Circuit Court judge denied a motion to set aside a verdict finding him guilty of grand larceny in a knifepoint robbery at a local motel. The jury had recommended the five year term.
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Winchester
State
Frederick County
Robert K. Woltz
William Franklin Hoover
Highland Ave
Harrisonburg
Hoover
John Chipman
Chipman
Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
Woltz
James Colley
Roy Lee Whitlock
LeHew
W. Va
Whitlock
Terry Daniel Ravencroft
Ravenscroft
Warren
Howell proposes two part program aiding senior citizens pocketbook focus
Lt. Gov. Henry Howell releases a position paper stressing pocketbook relief for seniors with five points including property tax relief for those over 65 with limited income, full medical expense deductions, state matching funds for Older Americans Act, equal treatment of all income, and repeal of the food and drug tax. He plans a second paper on quality of life later.
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Associated Press
Henry Howell
Howell
Mills E. Godwin Jr
University of Richmond
William R. “Buster
O’brien
Godwin
Virginians
College of William and Mary
Richmond
Picasso's Grandson Pablito Dies After Despair
Pablo Picasso's 24 year old grandson Pablito died after drinking bleaching fluid in Antibes France. He had been refused admittance to Picasso's Riviera villa following the artist's death, and had been in critical condition since the incident.
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Cannes
France
Pablo Picasso
Pablito
The
Riviera
Picasso
Antibes
Paul
Francoise Gilot
Claude
Paloma
Flowering Peach Fails to Bear Fruit in Chinese Lineage
A flowering peach variety does not produce fruit despite its development from the common peach tree. The common peach traces its origins to China and was used to create the flowering cultivar.
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China
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