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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1977
Page
2
Bedford region lodge owner says armed patrols will continue after manager Charles Robert Rogers was fined 100 dollars and jailed 30 days for brandishing a firearm at fishermen. The AP report notes ongoing security measures despite legal action.
Winter Area police investigated a series of yesterday and last night incidents with no injuries. The heaviest damage came from a single car crash in Front Royal at about 1 am involving 18 year old Michael Henry Grigsby. Damages to the Grigsby vehicle were about $2,500. Winchester officers logged several hit and run incidents with varying damages. A four car collision on Weems Lane caused about $1,400 in total. Other crashes included a parked car struck while avoiding another vehicle and a struck vehicle in a parking lot with damages ranging from $125 to $800.
Judge Elliott Marshall refused to suspend part of the 10 year term for William E. Shanholtz Jr after a Winchester Circuit Court jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the November hammer slaying of Freddie Lawson. The jury had recommended the maximum sentence for the crime.
Sunny dry conditions Saturday and Sunday with highs mainly in the 80s to near 90. Extended outlook shows warmer humid Monday and Tuesday, then less humid Wednesday, with possible thunderstorms. Rainfall history and monthly averages listed.
Israel Prime Minister Menahem Begin appeals UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim at the United Nations to help relocate about 200 Syrian Jews still in Syria. He cites fear and persecution, cites Assad’s restriction, and notes Waldheim will raise the issue with Damascus. He also discusses a report to President Carter on Israel's contributions to U.S. security and secret intelligence activities.
The Front Royal Town Council discusses a Revenue Sharing letter to the Office of Revenue Sharing after ORS notification of potential discrimination. Public hearings cover traffic light plans at 14th Street and Shenandoah Avenue, opening Warren Avenue to 10th Street, and increased garbage charges from $2.50 to $2.75 monthly.
Winchester police report three bicycles stolen from 106 Hawthorne Drive between 8 p.m. Thursday and noon yesterday. Victim is Virgil Strader Jr. One bike is a dark blue Montgomery Ward's boys model. The other two are Sears Free Spirits in gold-yellow 24 and 27 inch sizes. Officer Griffith leads the investigation.
An Oregon style firefight unfolds as Maine conservation crews battle a seven day forest blaze near Mount Katahdin. The operation mirrors war rooms with maps, logistics and a vast front of wind driven flames threatening rugged terrain and cabins.
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