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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1976
Page
2
Jimmy Carter exits Madison Square Garden with a strengthened national ticket and a revitalized party. The New York convention closed after a week of subdued activity, leaving Carter in a stronger position to win the presidency than any Democrat since Lyndon B. Johnson.
W Lester Banks 65 longtime executive secretary of the Virginia NAACP says he will retire December 31 ending the tenure he has held since April 1947. A search committee will pick a successor and Banks will serve as special consultant while avoiding state and national politics this fall. He indicates he may vote for Jimmy Carter.
The Winchester Citizens Assn. reelected Jim Butcher as president. H. M Brooks became vice president, Maurice J. Duffey was named second vice president, Lyle Flaherty secretary, and Ernie W. Smith treasurer. The group discussed tax relief, elderly bus rides, road safety at James Wood, and zoning ordinance meetings.
A small plane crashed in a remote corner of Ft. Pickett Thursday night killing the pilot identified as Charles Walton Moody 29 of Richmond. Moody was en route from Orlando Florida to Richmond when the crash occurred.
The Aluminum Company of America disclosed payments totaling 50,000 to Jamaican political figures and officials after U S Ambassador Vincent DeRoulet suggested a grant to an educational fund. The firm said the ambassador was incidental and that the funds were for the education program.
A 20 year old college student recalls a night on the run with the Symbionese Liberation Army as the Harris trial proceeds. He describes meeting Patricia Hearst and Harris and says he was not kidnapped, while Harris questions his memory and motives. The Harrises and Hearst face kidnapping and robbery charges with possible life sentences.
A parked car on Orchard Street in Winchester was destroyed after Roy Jenkins driving Polly's Cab hit it around 3:30 am. Richard Good’s vehicle sustained about 700 dollars in damage. the cab incurred 1000 dollars. Police report the cab was traveling west on Orchard near Walnut Street.
Former New York Daily News sports editor turned novelist Paul Gallico died at his Monte Carlo residence at age 78. Cremation planned with no public services. Survived by his fourth wife Baroness Virginia von Falz-Fein, two sons, and a step-daughter.
Showers and thunderstorms end tonight with lows in the 50s and 60s. Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs in the 70s and 80s. Virginia clears tonight with breezy cooler conditions and a chance of evening storms in the southeast. Saturday is sunny, breezy, cooler and less humid with highs in the 70s to mid 80s. Extended outlook through Monday calls for partly cloudy skies with a few showers and seasonable temperatures. Rainfall data tallies show 1976 to date at 2.94 inches for Al and 22.65 inches for the year. monthly averages and historic highs/lows are listed.
Cathy Lascar thirteen and Donna Burke fourteen are missing since Saturday afternoon. Parents, Frederick County Sheriff’s Dept. and Winchester City Police seek information. Lascar left a note and was last seen at Burke’s home wearing light blue tops and blue jeans. Lascar is five feet one inch with green eyes and brown hair. Burke is five feet half inch with blue eyes and light brown hair. Calls to Winchester Police or Frederick County Sheriff.
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