White House intruder shootout ends with cab driver dead
A 30 year old Arlington cab driver Chester M Plummer Jr died after climbing the White House fence on Pennsylvania Avenue and brandishing a pipe at a guard. The guard fired once hitting the intruder in the chest. Plummer's motive remains undetermined.
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Philadelphia
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George Washington University Hospital
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Robert Sharkey
District of Columbia Homicide Squad
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Winchester man charged in fatal Saturday shooting
Lloyd Winston Robertson of Kent Street faces murder charges after Vernod Roscoe Dorsey 34 was fatally shot Saturday afternoon during an argument. Dorsey, a truck driver from Knoxville Maryland, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Robertson, 25, is jailed on $1,000 bond awaiting a preliminary hearing August 3 in General District Court.
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Feete Funeral Home
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Senators Face Heavy Schedule In Congress This Week
Washington AP reports a packed week as taxes crime control clean air and postal finances top the agenda. House targets a mine safety bill and a public meetings measure while the Senate debates LEAA funding tax cuts and Clean Air Act amendments.
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Chamoun refuses ceasefire until remaining Moslem positions surrender
Beirut Christian militia leader Camille Chamoun declares no cease-fire observation until Nabaa slum and Tal Zaatar camp are fully surrendered by Palestinian and leftist Moslems. Battles rage through Nabaa and Tal Zaatar with heavy casualties and renewed threats to Beirut corridor security.
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Tripoli
No Man’s Land
Viking 1 set to collect Mars soil in life search
In Pasadena scientists prepare for Viking 1 to scoop 50 cubic centimeters of Martian soil on Wednesday as part of the first direct life-detection analysis from another planet. The arm is unjammed and nitrogen detection last week heightens hopes for signs of life amid a partial seismometer failure.
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Viking
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Martin
Mississippi Delegates Stay Uncommitted In GOP Race
Mississippi 30 delegate bloc votes to remain uncommitted at the convention. Ford and Reagan both claim needy support as 138 delegates remain uncommitted and the party inches toward a nominee. Carter plans week with advisers in Plains as others campaign.
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Snarr Named Substitute Judge for 26th Judicial District
George G. Snarr Jr., local attorney and partner at Massie and Snarr, was appointed substitute judge for the Frederick and Winchester General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in the 26th Judicial District. The appointment, by Chief Circuit Court Judge Joshua L. Robinson, takes effect July 1, with Judge Rice retiring as Winchester substitute the same day.
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Luray
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John W. Rice
Winchester General District
Shenandoah Valley Steam Show at Berryville Raritan Grounds
The Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Association conducted its annual show at the Raritan Grounds in Berryville over the weekend. A full page with a story and photos covers the event.
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Shenandoah Valley Steam and Gas Engine Assn
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