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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1975
Page
2
Dettra Flag Co and major manufacturers including Annin Collegeville Flag Valley Forge Flag and Dettra report massive Bicentennial orders. Supply chains struggle as demand surges three to fourfold with backlogs eight to ten weeks and expanded shifts. Prices vary from under a dollar to thousands for large flags.
CHICAGO AP June 30 energy expert predicts gasoline prices may not be this cheap again. Prices could rise 3 to 5 cents a gallon before July 4 with further increases looming for the next 25 years. He foresees a shift to 70 to 75 cents by 1976 and a flood of price hike announcements.
The National Council on Crime and Delinquency project 248 Americans will be shot to death over the holiday weekend. The breakdown cites 117 homicides 106 personal crisis reports and 23 accidental deaths with 2 officers killed. Southern states lead in fatalities. The council notes most victims are males ages 20 to 29.
Bob and Lavonna Radke, amputees from a 36 hour January blizzard trapping in a car, plan to live together in their own home. Both undergo rehab learning daily tasks in wheelchairs as they await artificial legs and independence.
Police say Herman White seized Pamela and Michelle Winfree on a Brooklyn roof and hurled them five stories to the pavement. The children, ages six and four, were in critical condition at Kings County Hospital as White faced renewed charges after a prior 1973 incident.
About 250 supporters gathered in Richmond to back Joanne Little, a 21-year-old North Carolina woman charged with stabbing a jailer to death amid allegations of self defense during an attempted rape. The crowd chanted Free Joanne Little Now as her Raleigh trial loomed.
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with tonight’s low near 60 and highs tomorrow in the 80s. Rain chances low. Extended outlook calls for fair weather Wednesday to Friday with cooler midweek highs around 80 and warm conditions later in the week. Noon high today 80, low 64. Sunset 8:44 p.m. Moonrise 12:27 a.m. Last Quarter July 1.
Rainfall data show 48 hour totals ending 8 30. Day None. June 1975 total 6 29 inches. Five year Jan to Dec totals 1970 41.42 1971 38.28 1972 53.02 1973 42.45 1974 36.16. Average monthly rainfall over 62 years listed by month. Highest yearly rainfall 53 02 inches in 1972. Lowest 17 15 inches in 1930.
Dr. Paul Gikas and the Washtenaw County medical examiner investigate the death of 29 year old Robert Antosczcyk found in his room on June 3 in a meditative pose. Antosczcyk, a vegetarian who jogged and trained in karate, had talked of astroprojection and reportedly smiled when found.
Two auto thefts and an accident were reported over the weekend by Winchester police. A 1966 Chevrolet station wagon owned by Robert Sutton was stolen from 115 E Whitlock St. at 6 55 a m. A 1975 Datsun owned by James Calhoun was stolen from 2500 Wilson Blvd at 10 a m. A collision at Woodstock Lane and Lincoln St involved Debra Kaufman driving a car and a Shiley station wagon. Julie Shiley received treatment at Winchester Memorial Hospital and was released. Total damage listed at 1050 dollars.
CIA Director William E. Colby opposes Rockefeller Commission calls to reveal part of the agency's secret multimillion dollar budget. He argues that public disclosure of the overall spending total would inevitably expose sensitive details that must stay secret.
Police charged Joseph Peppers 28 of Far Rockaway New York with theft of a motor vehicle reckless driving three counts of second degree assault and two counts of second degree larceny after hijacking a Greyhound bus in Montville riding it about 40 miles and ramming two police cars before stopping A passenger described the tense ride while Peppers claimed to be the reincarnation of John F Kennedy Bond was set at 10000 and he was sent to Norwich Hospital for evaluation.
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