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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1979

Page

12

Scout Leader's Booby Trap Kills Troop Member

Miami police say Boy Scout leader Carmen Falco rigged a .22 rifle to a bathroom door to deter burglars. Richard Brush Jr. 14 was shot and killed when the door opened. Falco, 31, says he learned booby trapping in Vietnam and no charges have been filed pending a police report.

Miami Carmen Charles Falco Richard Brush Jr Falco Robert Kaye Vietnam Army Richie Brush Chuck Aristodes Lima

Elimination play and a six spade slam in bridge

In a Chicago Tribune bridge article, West doubles to show takeout, North preempts to four spades, and South ventures to a heart heavy slam. An expert sequence reveals the correct line: cross to trumps, ruff hearts, and avoid endplay to make six spades.

Declarer West North East South

Reynolds Informs Customers of Possible Defective Plates

Reynolds Metals informs about 50 aircraft industry customers that aluminum plates from its McCook plant may be defective. The issue surfaced after a customer found random areas indicating a defect and FAA, Air Force, and Navy were notified. FAA will determine affected parts and possible plane testing.

Richmond, Va Reynolds Metals Reynolds McCook, Nl FAA Air Force Navy Richmond Times-Dispatch Federal Aviation Administration

Burial of 747-Pound Twin Ends Brothers' Carnival Career

Billy McCrary 32, weighing 747 pounds, was buried in Hendersonville after a carnival tour with Benny as the McGuire Twins. The funeral featured a maple coffin widened for burial and a Guinness/Ripley’s attendance. The brothers rose to fame entertaining worldwide before McCrary died from injuries in a Niagara Falls motorcycle accident.

Hendersonville N.C Billy McCrary McCrary Benny McGuire Twins Niagara Falls Ontario Billy Albert Jones Guinness Book of World Records Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Aveside Guinness Charles Jackson Benny McCrary McCrarys

Virginia jobless pay faces trouble in recession

Ronald M. Montgomery warned the Virginia Employment Commission that a deeper recession could strain the unemployment compensation fund. He projected next year benefits near 130 million at 5.3 percent unemployment, or about 200 million at 6.4 percent, risking bankruptcy unless employer taxes rise.

Richmond Virginia Employment Commission Ronald M. Montgomery House Labor and Commerce Committee Montgomery Virginia WEC

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