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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1970
Page
14
Two Roanoke fishermen found the body of Walree Sidney Johnson age 44 near Amos Marina on Smith Mountain Lake after he fell from a boat June 13 and was presumed drowned. The search centered around the marina where the body was spotted.
Senator William B. Spong Jr. told Portsmouth citizens that a crime-free city relies on a well trained police force and speedy trials. He spoke at the dedication of a $5.8 million Portsmouth Civic Center, highlighting community harmony and police understanding, and urged regional funding for mass transit and long term investments.
The Southern States Cooperative Winchester local group will hold its annual membership meeting on August 5. Farmers will receive reports on the Cooperative and Agency operations for the current fiscal year ending Tuesday, with elections for two new board members and two farm home advisory committee members.
The Contemporary Art Gallery Association hosts the third chamber music concert at the Art Gallery in Boscawen and Braddock Streets above Reuss fire hall. The program blends poetry and music with Bruce Souders analyzing modern poetry followed by readings. Performers Eugenia Evans piano Jacob Blatt violin Robert Blatt cello from Shenandoah Conservatory and Washington DC group play Beethoven Archduke Trio.
Dr. Boris M. Levinson urged welfare agencies to fund pets for needy families at the American Veterinary Medical Association convention. He said pets aid mental health for children and the elderly, especially those with behavioral issues, and called for ending rental restrictions on pets.
Two Norfolk men, Willie James Robinson and Theodore Sankins, face murder and robbery charges for the slaying of Irvin Bowie Hall, a 44 year old Upper Marlboro businessman. Hall and a female companion were dragged from a parked pickup at 2 am. Hall was shot and run over after a struggle for a gun. Sankins surrendered in Norfolk. Robinson was jailed after a recent assault conviction.
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