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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1979
Page
2
The piece surveys New Yorkers and other Americans adapting to the gas shortage. It notes a horse drawn delivery wagon in Madison Avenue, a Miserly Micro Car in use, John Hopkins walking blocks while using energy rather than gas, and a man stuck in a Sealtown line expressing frustration as a snapshot of daily travel strain.
The forecast calls for tomorrow to be cloudy and humid with thunderstorms likely in the Northern Valley. Lows mid 60s to near 70, Saturday mostly cloudy with some showers or thundershowers and highs mid to upper 70s. Virginia will be humid with likely showers and storms, lows mid 60s to mid 70s, highs mid 70s to mid 80s.
A unmanned bulldozer rolled across the Edens Expressway at one mph smashing a utility pole and a garage then slammed into a bedroom in Harriet Chadwick's north Chicago suburb home. No injuries were reported though the family feared for their lives as debris and a shattered roof fell into the house.
Local oil distributor Wade Emmart explains brokers supply gas at high prices to avoid breaching profit ceilings. He says brokers buy from refineries and that the system, while questioned, is not illegal. Emmart argues for free enterprise and questions public concern over supply.
The chief praised four officers for high conviction rates and community service, noting overtime and dedication. Officers will get a seven percent raise from July 1, boosting total pay to eleven percent this year. The department also discussed transfers from Winchester and a sealed grand jury report valid for three years. Virginia's jobless rate fell to 4.3 percent in May, the lowest in 19 months, with declines statewide and contributing factors including Easter layoffs, Teamsters strikes ending, and returning workers.
The notice lists delivery pricing: Local Carrier Delivery $14.08 for six months and $7.58 for three months on established routes. Mail and Motor Delivery options show $23.08 per year, $15.08 for six months, and $8 for three months.
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