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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1977
Page
2
A Virginia Beach jury convicted 18 year old Helen Summerell Lane of involuntary manslaughter for delivering a baby she claimed she did not know was unborn, then wrapping it in bloody blankets and leaving it by a road after a May 1976 birth.
A memo due next week will detail the meeting results after a Parks and Recreation Board and Shenandoah College deliberated over stadium sites. The board favored a Senseny Road site with city council approval, while earlier plans centered on Millwood Avenue adjacent to the college. The college may consider funding site prep if an alternate location is chosen.
The Warren County Board of Supervisors unanimously said it has no objections to the Battle of Cedar Creek Campground development, noting Frederick County plans and health approvals. The session also addressed road access funds, courthouse expansion, tearing down the Painter property, election official pay raises, and a Morgan’s Ford bridge funding stance.
Stephens City town officials heard a resident complain of late night truck noise from the High Point Truck Stop. Julia Rupertus urged action against noise and unsafe parking along Route 11 South as trucks crowd both sides of the road. Councilmembers cited existing truck parking but promised review.
Robert R. Rexrode named principal of Bass-Hoover Elementary School in Stephens City, succeeding retiring H. Denis Hoover. Rexrode has 17 years in education, previously assistant principal at Bass-Hoover, and earlier principal at Kernstown Elementary.
A front end loader owned by Darlington's Saw Mill on Rt. 50 east of Winchester was damaged by an electrical fire. Mill employee Jesse Ashby reported heat near his feet before flames engulfed the loader, which was isolated from other structures as Greenwood and Winchester Fire Companies battled the blaze.
In yesterday's Winchester Evening Star a report misstated who voted against the motion setting February 7 as the effective date for tuition-free education for teachers' children. It was William Minor who cast the negative vote, not James Fleming. The Star regrets the error.
Showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Thursday with mild overnight lows and highs in the 70s to 80s. Virginia area sees clouds and showers with warmer Thursday, followed by a Friday to Sunday warm trend and weekend highs in the 70s to 80s. Overnight lows range from the 40s mountain regions to the 50s elsewhere.
Berryville residents hear public hearings on proposed subdivisions during the Clarke County Planning Commission meeting tomorrow at 10 in the Berryville Courthouse. The Young Farmers Association will discuss a tractor pull contest and zoning designation.
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