Publisher named for Petersburg Progress-Index
L N Shelley, business manager of the Virginia Beach offices of the Norfolk Virginian Pilot and Ledger Star, was named publisher of the Petersburg Progress-Index succeeding Rufus M Josey effective Aug 1. Josey has been promoted within Thomson Newspapers. Shelley is a Petersburg native and former Progress-Index business manager who served 19 years with the paper.
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Progress-Index
Petersburg
L. N. Shelley
Virginia Beach
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
Ledger-Star
Petersburg Progress-Index
Shelley
Rufus M. Josey
Josey
Thomson Newspapers
Progress- Index
Meiggs cleared posthumously of 19th century crime in SF
Superior Court dismissed the 1854 indictment against Henry Meiggs after 103 years, noting the statute of limitations. Meiggs forged city warrants, fled to South America, and later built railroads in Peru and Chile while sending restitution to creditors. Bernard Averbuch called for the hearing. Assistant DA John Dwyer warned against a dangerous precedent.
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San Francisco
Henry Meiggs
Superior Court
Harry Low
Meiggs
South America
Low
Fisherman’s Wharf
Peru
Lima
Chile
Bernard Averbuch
Averbuch
John Dwyer
Board of Supervisors
Three Variance Requests on Winchester Zoning Board Agenda
The Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 3 p.m. in City Hall to hear three variance requests. Kern Motor Co seeks a variance for a fourth sign on its Valley Avenue site. Melco Inc. seeks side lot variances to add two apartments and convert a duplex into four units. Mrs. Carolyn Foyle requests a variance to permit a beauty shop at 233 Opequon Ave now classified as a commercial business.
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Board of Zoning Appeals
Winchester Board of Zoning Appeals
City Hall
Kern Motor Company
Valley Ave
Reed Nester
Nester
Carolyn Foyle
Opequon Ave
Fisherman Pinto recalls violent weekend jam session near Watermelon Park
Pinto describes a tense crowd at a weekend festival where a shooting occurred. He tells how a drunk boy stole a candle, later returned it after a hat swap, and how escalating drug and alcohol use turned the event sour. He was shot and reflects on leaving music work.
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Pinto
Orefer
Lee
Dimmick
Winchester
Phil
Marine recruit David E. Crawford departs for training
David E. Crawford son of Mr and Mrs Harold Crawford Mount Falls leaves for boot camp at Parris Island as part of the Delayed Enlistment Program. He previously earned Private First Class rank for three years in Marine ROTC while living in Florida and is a 1977 James Wood High School graduate.
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David E. Crawford
Harold Crawford
Mount Falls
Parris Island
Crawford
U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Corps
Florida
James Wood High School
NROTC Midshipman David K Marshall Training at VMI
David K Marshall son of Mr and Mrs Charles Marshall of Front Royal is in Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps summer training. He attends the NROTC program at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington where midshipmen study naval science and drill while pursuing college work. Upon completing four years, he may be commissioned as a reserve officer in the Navy or Marine Corps after graduating. Marshall graduated Warren County High School in 1975.
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David K. Marshall
Charles Marshall
Front Royal
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps
Marshall
NROTC
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Navy
Marine Corps
Warren County High School
Winchester City Plans New Buses for School System
The Winchester School Board ordered three new buses to be delivered by August 15 and September 15. Costs saved on two International Harvester chassis and Thomas bodies offset a higher price for a 54 passenger Ford chassis with a hydraulic lift. Older buses will serve as spares while new routes are finalized for a city-wide busing program. Winchester Citizens Assn. meets tomorrow at City Hall.
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Winchester School Board
Duvall
International Harvester
Thomas
Weather Forecast Northern Valley Hot Humid with Storms
Hot and humid through Thursday with a chance of afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Lows tonight mid 70s to around 80. Highs Thursday may reach about 105 degrees and near 100 in some areas. Extended outlook Friday to Sunday calls for continued heat and muggy conditions with isolated thundershowers and highs in the 90s. rainfall totals for the period noted with historic averages and records included.
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Northern Valley
Virginia
County Manager proposal aims to consolidate county duties
Board members back Hardesty and Whitehead plan to create a county manager position to oversee zoning, clerk, civil defense, and other duties. Zoning Administrator Donovan to resign Jan 1. salary shifts funded from existing positions. Building plans include Central Alarm facility upgrades for federal compliance. weather forecast notes scattered thundershowers this afternoon.
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Hardesty and Whitehead
Eustace Jackson
David Donovan
Jackson
Bill Whitehead
Whitehead
Hardesty
Bob Hummer
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Lome
Winchester Va
ADO
Amherst Streft
Winchester, VA
Smalts Florists, Inc
Bernard F. Groves
S. Braddock St
Hank Ebert
Kevin Kennedy
Roger Lemaster
East Cork St
New City
Jack Duvall
Ford
Winchester Citizens Assn
Johnstown
W.va
Johnstown Grocery
Martinsburg
Walter Bailes
Bailes Bros
Gospel Singers
Nashville, Tenn
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Men's Wrangler Western
Ladies Wrangler
Bargain Corner
Loudoun St
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