Wine scheme triggers large withdrawals at McLean Bank
Walter P. Johnson, president of the McLean Bank in Virginia, reports at least 600000 dollars withdrawn since last Saturday due to bad publicity over possible losses tied to a wine investment venture. Additional 500000 in withdrawals have occurred over three to four weeks amid SEC actions and a bankruptcy filing against one participant.
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Alexandria
Northern Virginia
McLean
Walter P. Johnson
Johnson
McLean Bank
Robert Dale Johnson
Securities and Exchange Commission
U.S. District Court
United Virginia Bank National
Fairfax Bank
Juston Watson
Treasury Department
Hicks
Gerald Lowrie
American Bankers Association
Alger Receives B S Degree in Mechanical Engineering
David Nelson Alger graduates from VPI and SU with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. A 1969 James Wood High School alum and Armstrong Scholarship recipient, he and his wife Karen Knott of Winchester and their daughter will live in Lynchburg where he works for Babcock Wilcock Co. He is the son of Mrs. Georgianna McCarty and the late Charles S. Alger.
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David Nelson Alger
VPI & SU
James Wood High School
Alger
Karen Knott
Winchester
Lynchburg
Babcock-Wilcock Co
Georgianna McCarty
Charles S. Alger
Horseshoe crab lineage traced to arachnids
The horseshoe crab has persisted for at least 175 million years and is not a true crab. Its closest living relatives are the scorpion and the spider, reshaping its classification as an arachnid rather than a crab.
Rumbling Noises Across Wa Linked to Guard Firing
Residents in the Richmond area report persistent rumbles and shaking sensations. Camp Pickett near Blackstone, where the 116th Brigade of the 28th National Guard is firing, is cited as a possible source though officials caution uncertainty. Similar reports came from New Jersey, Los Angeles, and Southern California with sonic activity and weather conditions considered but not confirmed.
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Richmond
National Guard
Camp Pickett
New Jersey
California
116Th
28Th National Guard Division
Blackstone
Chesterfield
Henrico
Hanover
New Kent
Chesterfield County
Ocean City
Cape May
Philadelphia Inquirer
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Captain Aemilius Simpson and 1824 apple boom origins
British ship captain Aemilius Simpson founded Pacific Northwest apple industry in 1824 by planting seeds from an apple he ate in London. The move sparked a regional fruit growing boom that shaped local agriculture and trade.
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Aemilius Simpson
Pacific Northwest
London
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