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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1978
Page
2
Chicago AP report notes Nazi leader Frank Collin declares victory in restoring white free speech rights and hints at the potential for further confrontation with militant Jewish groups as a Skokie march remains in question.
Nazi leader Collin hailed a court ruling allowing a march in Marquette Park while planning a Saturday rally downtown Chicago. The Jewish Defense League promised to confront the Nazis and a Skokie permit fight looms as Mayor Smith calls the Skokie decision a triumph for mankind.
President Carter begins a two day Texas swing with a Fort Worth luncheon and Houston fundraising dinner aimed at promoting his energy and anti inflation agenda amid protest by West Texas farmers and mixed reactions from local leaders. He will meet diverse groups in Houston and Beaumont and visit Fort Hood to view a live firepower exercise before returning to Washington.
Front Royal police report two accidents with no injuries. At 10:30 p.m. on Shenandoah Ave. a car driven by Roger S. Lockhart Jr. lost control and hit a bridge. damages about 850 dollars. At 2 p.m. Cindy Slingluff collided with a car driven by John Steines at 14th Street and Shenandoah Ave. damages for both vehicles about 400 dollars.
Rouss Fire Company needs 60 000 by July 15 to cover the 80 000 due on the ladder platform for their new 225 000 fire truck. Volunteers have raised 20 000. the platform, built for five on a derrick style ladder, improves safety for upper floor rescues and can hose from ground or platform.
Police seek a young thief with a stomach ache after a thief entered Winchester Cold Storage through an elevator shaft and stole four gallons of cream filling and peanut butter. Juveniles are being questioned. Separately, two Black men allegedly robbed a pedestrian on Indian Alley near Cork Street, taking $4 and a wallet from Larry Eye.
Dr. Al Piringer of the Agriculture Department notes the Chesapeake and Potomac Division station may skip trees during maturation while staffing grows to 80 at the federally funded site. A $900,000 federal allocation would hire soil scientists horticulturalists and other specialists to support cross disciplinary training for diverse fruit plantings serving the Appalachian region from Pennsylvania to North Carolina.
The report outlines a 30 day forecast with varied conditions. Early days show clear hot weather followed by alternating rain periods with partial clearing and cooler spells. The eastern sky stays lighter on day eight and eleven with rain at times.
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