No Outcry Heard As Suspect Hangs Self in Cell
New York AP reports 29 year old Michael Dabidi hanged himself with a belt in a Manhattan Criminal Court detention cell after being held for theft and possessing stolen property. Eleven inmates watched as guards investigated the suicide, with officials noting minimal intervention. He faced mental observation at Rikers Island after the hearing.
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New York
Michael Dabidi
Manhattan Criminal Court
New York Times
Dabidi
Correction Department
Susan Gilbert
Criminal Court
Louis Neco
Rikers Island
Gilbert
Correction Department Inspector General
Avtex Workers Vote Tomorrow Over New Three Year Contract
About 1,500 Avtex plant workers in Front Royal will vote on the latest three year contract with Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union Local 371. If rejected a strike could occur for the first time in the plant’s 40 year history. voting is from 6 am to 7 pm with meetings at 1:30 and 7:30 pm to explain terms.
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Front Royal
Avtex
Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union
Chuck Payne
Valley Forge
Nitro
W. Va
Meadville
Lewistown
Afton
Payne
Beltone offers free tiny hearing aid demo unit
Chicago residents with hearing trouble are urged to request a free non-operating model of Beltone’s smallest aid to try at home. The one piece unit weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at ear level. The device is for demonstration and is yours to keep.
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Chicago
Ill
Beltone
Jackson backs Carter amid Kennedy drip line politics
Sen Henry Jackson affirmed support for President Carter on renomination while noting Kennedy as the best back-up for 1980. Ambassador Andrew Young in Atlanta said Carter enjoys strong cross group support, and Jackson warned Carter faces real trouble if early primaries fail. Elsewhere, grand larceny charges were filed in Front Royal against Roger Jenkins and Lance Cary for construction theft.
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Washington
Henry Jackson
Edward M. Kennedy
Democratic Party
President Carter
USN
Andrew Young
Atlanta
National Dental Association
Carter
Jackson
Kennedy
Massachusetts
CBS
Washington Democrat
Roger Jenkins
W- First St
Lance B. Cary
S. Royal Ave
George I. Poe
Oien
Wirst St
Griffin Bell
NBC
Meet the Press
Walker death treated as routine by own action verdict
In a case linked to six Middletown men charged with conspiracy to murder a Frederick County deputy, Dennis Walker’s death is being treated as a routine death by his own action. The investigation follows Walker being found hanged behind his Middletown home.
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Dennis Walker
Middletown
Frederick County
Osby Carl Frazier
Frazier
Virginia Supreme Court
Max Mandel
Larry L. Tolley
D.D.S
Two Injured In Berryville Rt 7 Crash
A car carrying two Winchester men ran off Rt 7 west of Berryville on Saturday night injuring both occupants. Gregory Williams, 25, was admitted with minor injuries to Winchester Memorial Hospital while Campbell, 36, refused treatment. The Enders Rescue Squad responded at 7:30 p.m. to transport them.
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Star
Winchester
Helen Wilkins
Mount Williams
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Back Creek Raritan Club
R.E. Snyder
Jamie Simkhovitch
Snyder
Berryville
Rt. 7
Enders
Gregory Williams
Campbell
Keystone Baptist Church
Williams
Weather outlook and rainfall data across regions
Forecast shows sunny and warm conditions in most areas with a band of showers Monday into Tuesday across the eastern Plains midwest and Great Lakes. Virginia expects variable clouds with warm highs in 80s to 90s and extended activity for Wednesday through Friday with possible showers and thunderstorms. Rainfall totals and past decade averages are listed with temperatures and moon phases noted.
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Plains
Midwest
Great Lakes
Virginia
National Weather Service
19 Year Old Dies in Wreck Near Chester Gap Virginia
A Front Royal man Donnie Lee Jenkins 19 died in a single car accident on Rt 522 south of Chester Gap. The 1979 Station wagon ran off the road and struck a tree while Jenkins was trapped for over an hour. Chester Gap and Front Royal fire squads assisted.
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Front Royal
Washington, Va
Chester Gap
C. A. Moore
Donnie Lee Jenkins
Moore
Jenkins
Harry Robertson
Front Royal Fire Department
Ronkeith Kirtley
Jerrold Owen Keyser
Luray
Nineveh
Kirtley
Dale E. Sowers
Boyce
Keyser
Shenandoah Farms
George Clifford Fox Jr
Fox
526.08 Year Subscription Rates for Local Carrier Delivery
Rates listed show local carrier delivery at 14.00 for six months 7.00 for three months. Mail and Motor Del rates quoted are 23.08 per year 15.08 for six months and 7.00 for three months.
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Ms. Gilbert
L.F. Franklin Company
Gaylord
Sen. Jackson
Bell
Houston
Texas
John Connally
Connally
ABC
Issues and Answers
Walker
By Jason Perry
Fairfax
Mauck
Lee Avenue
Karl D. Custer
Winchester, Vc
Jack Green
Hines
Uanl Tyuesday
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Mandel
Chester Gap Fire Department
Winchester Evening Star Arma Tual
Red Va
Complete Insurance Service
ODE _& _ OHNSON, inc
Amherst Street
Medico Dental Building
Stuyvesant Street
Werrenton
L. Henry
W.C. Welther
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