Massive Changes Ordered In D.C. Public Schools
U S District Court orders Washington DC Board of Education to overhaul policies on student placement faculty hiring busing and attendance after a civil rights suit by Julius Hobson. Hobson, a federal employee, calls it a victory and hopes for Supreme Court review if the ruling is upheld.
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Former VPI Student Receives Life Sentence in Slaying
Dallas C. McWaters Jr. 19 of Virginia Beach pled guilty to murder in Roanoke County, admitting the fatal shot that killed Philadelphia tow truck driver Joseph T. McGovern. He claimed sole responsibility while his accomplice Mark Queensberry, 18, Hampton, awaits trial in September. McWaters said the gun went off accidentally during a plan to frighten McGovern and steal the truck. The pair later divided $110 from the wallet McGovern carried.
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Virginia Beach
Roanoke County
Joseph T. McGovern
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McGovern
Mark Kim Queensberry
Hampton
Queensberry
Hoback
Tech
Commonwealth
Atty
Ed Richardson
Final Arguments in Murder Trial for John Berlinghoff
In Henrico County Circuit Court, final arguments were set as prosecutors and defense counsel prepared for John C. Berlinghoff’s murder trial. Five psychiatrists testified about his mental state while two supported ability to distinguish right from wrong, with witnesses describing his troubled 1960s history and recent admission of killing his wife Crystal.
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William F. Parkerson Jr
Baker
Drowning Victims Recovered in James River Near Williamsburg
Army divers have recovered the body of 11 year old Claudis Smart of Williamsburg from the James River near Ft. Eustis. A search for 21 year old Richard Pierce of Newport News continued for a fourth day at College Creek.
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