Winchester Man Dies After Beating in Fort Lauderdale
A 33-year-old Florida man Roy Griffin was charged with second degree homicide after a beating in a Fort Lauderdale parking lot. Terry A Madigan 20 of Winchester Virginia died in Plantation General Hospital from head injuries sustained in a Thursday morning scuffle. Authorities say two white males attacked Madigan on Peters Road after he rode a stolen bicycle. The case remains under investigation.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Florida
Winchester
Terry A. Madigan
Rt. 5
Planta
Tion General Hospital
Here
Broward County Sheriff's Department
Madigan
Peters Road
Roy Griffin
Custer Owes Telegraph Bills Before Little Big Horn
A 1876 letter reveals General George Armstrong Custer owed Northwest Telegraph Co. more than $100 for messages charged to him. The discovery ties unpaid telegraph bills to Custer's later fate at the Little Bighorn, detailing multiple charges from Fort Lincoln and Fargo and noting his lawless transactions.
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Milwaukee
George Armstrong Custer
Little Big Horn
Fargo
N.D
Charles H. Haskins
Custer
Haskins
Northwest Telegraph Co
7Th Cavalry
Little Big Horn River
Fort Lincoln
Masters
Frederick County Man Charged With Possession Of Marijuana
Frederick County sheriff's investigators arrested 21 year old Robert A Corbin of Gillespie Trailer Court on Rt 7 east of Winchester for possession of a small amount of marijuana. Corbin was arrested at 7 10 p m and is free on bond awaiting a July 11 court appearance in Frederick County General District Court.
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Frederick County
Robert A. Corbin
Gillespie Trailer Court
Rt. 7
Winchester
Robert Connolly
Leads Emerge in Stephens City Bank Burglary
Investigators have identified several leads in the Farmers and Merchants National Bank branch burglary in Stephens City. FBI agent Bud Wyatt said tips come from local and outside areas. no suspects yet. Bank workers found drawers rifled but vault untouched. only coins were stolen.
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Stephens City
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Bud Wyatt
FBI
Wyatt
Charles Robertson
F&m Bank
Abduction Charge Lodged in Front Royal Case
Warrants for breaking and entering and abduction were served on Ronnie R. Williams of 325 Duncan Ave. by Front Royal police. The offenses occurred yesterday against a Front Royal woman. Williams is held in Warren County Jail on $51,000 bond. Investigation continues.
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Front Royal
Ronnie R. Williams
Duncan Ave
Williams
Warren County
Four Alarms Fire Strikes Winchester Early Morning
Winchester firemen answered four alarms between 2 and 7 a.m. A structure fire at 105 N Euclid Avenue caused smoke damage. A trash can fire at Loudoun Street Mall and a smoke smell near South Braddock Street prompted calls with no further damage. Fire crews later washed down 710 Berryville Ave after a two vehicle accident. Front Royal fire crews later tackled a truck fire at James Megeath farm on Rockland Road with no barn damage.
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Winchester
N. Euclid Avenue
Loudoun Street
South Braddock Street
Berryville Ave
Front Royal
James Megeath
Rockland Road
Five Women Injured In Traffic Accidents
A Winchester woman remained in fair condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a one vehicle crash at 710 Berryville Ave. Diane Griffith, 27, had a nose cut. A head on collision near Joe's Ocean Cove Restaurant on Rt. 522 left Elaine Strosnider 26 hospitalized with others treated and released. Jessie Mogle 57 admitted with a broken arm. Karen Spindle 17 and Louise Coffey 15 were treated and released.
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Winchester
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Berryville Ave
Diane Griffith
Ocean Cove
Elaine Strosnider
Jessie Mogle
Strasnider
Karen Spindle
Louise Coffey
Manassas
Chicken Phantom Resignations Leave Norfolk Police
Four Norfolk police officers resigned after a spree at the 2nd Precinct that included a beheaded chicken, a dead cat in an officer’s car, a dead duck on a flagpole, and unleashed mice. The "Chicken Phantom" name appeared on walls and dispatchers received calls. motive described as mischief. Deputy Chief Ernest M. Towe said an investigation continues and administrative charges were avoided by the resignations.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Police Department
2Nd Precinct
Ernest M. Towe
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A.H. Terry
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Marianne Fowler
U.S. District
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Democratic Party
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ERA
Jim Thompson
Thompson
Virginia
Fowler
Terry Allen Madigan
Funeral Home
Dennis W. Stine
Irene H. Hodgson
Mount Hebron
Bernard F. Groves
Braddock
Call the Stars
Berryville
Middletown
Scott Mason
National Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Associated Press
Midwest
Chicken Phantom
Winchester Evening Star
Rockland Community Center
Oliver Brothers
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Grand Ole Opry
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Tom T. Hall
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Barbara Mandrell
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Walt Disney World & Sea World
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