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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1977
Page
2
Four Circuit Court judges order Roanoke County supervisors to appear in court August 2 to justify delaying the jail project and proceeding with a third bond referendum. They warn failure to approve a jail leaves the county with no funding path despite prior referendums.
Hernon Kenneth Farmer 29 of Fredericksburg pleaded guilty to two counts of misapplying bank funds. U S District Court Judge Robert R Merhige Jr sentenced him to a two year suspended term and placed him on probation for misapplying more than 45000 of Farmers and Merchants State Bank money.
The State Compensation Board voted 3-2 to uphold placing four Clarke County sheriff dispatchers on Sheriff Albert Nicodemus budget for next fiscal year. dissenters were Clarke Supervisors Eustace Jackson and Bob Hummer. A second appeal to the State Supreme Court remains possible within 45 days.
The George Washington Home for Adults in Winchester operates with two resident groups. Private residents pay 325 to 500 dollars monthly, while welfare residents pay 230 dollars, with the state covering the rest. About half the 102 residents are welfare cases from state deinstitutionalization, and the home aims to attract more private patients while maintaining care for welfare residents.
The Northern Valley and Virginia areas remain hot and humid through Wednesday with a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Lows stay in the 70s and highs near 100, cooler in the mountains and at the shore. Extended outlook shows scattered thundershowers possible daily, with most highs in the 90s. Rainfall data noted for July and prior years, including 53.02 inches in 1972 and 17.15 inches in 1930.
A Japanese Kyodo report cites wall posters in Peking claiming Teng Hsiao-ping is reinstated in the Communist Party and key posts including vice chairman and chief of the general staff. No confirmation or details were provided.
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