Warren County Court Sews Five Year Sentence For Felonious Wounding
James Richard Hunley pled guilty to feloniously wounding Eugene Laing last year and was sentenced by Judge Duncan C. Gibb to five years in the penitentiary with all but 12 months in jail suspended and three years probation. Commonwealth's Attorney Edward Greco urged five years with no suspension, calling the act violent and intended as an example.
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Explosion on floating dry dock kills worker in Norfolk
In Norfolk a Friday blast on a floating dry dock injured several workers and killed James Russell Law, 52, of Virginia Beach. Joe Martin, a laborer, was blown into the air and sustained a leg injury. The cause is under investigation by Allied Towing Co. officials.
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Good Samaritans Halt Runaway School Bus
Two Good Samaritans jumped aboard a runaway school bus carrying five children after the driver collapsed. They brought the bus to a stop and ensured the children were treated for minor injuries. the driver, Russell Grimmelheim, 66, died at the hospital. One rescuer remained unnamed.
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Barre appeals for massive turnout in runoff vote
Premier Raymond Barre urged a huge voter turnout to defeat the leftist alliance in France's runoff parliamentary elections. Analysts expect a narrow government victory as Socialist defection could undermine Communist gains in 147 districts. The left trails 45.1 percent to 46.5 percent in first round results.
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Low cost Atlantic air fares cleared with Britain
The United States and Great Britain signed an agreement to open budget air travel from London to 13 US cities including Anchorage Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Fort Worth Detroit Houston Los Angeles Miami New York Philadelphia San Francisco Seattle and Washington Baltimore. Braniff Airways may begin London to Dallas Fort Worth service with first flight today as British Airways proposes standby fares from several cities. President Carter aims for a quiet weekend on St Simons Island after a busy St Patrick activity period.
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Five treated after chlorine gas incident at Dudley's Pizzeria
Five Dudley's Pizzeria employees Rebecca Booker Julie Morabito Melinda Taylor Jack Ray Patsy Jenkins and chemical salesman John Kanatus were treated at Winchester Memorial Hospital for chlorine gas inhalation and released. Dr William Hatfield said a cleaning sequence caused chlorine gas when a cleansing agent and bleach reacted, causing irritation but no serious harm.
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Man Declares Self Dead to Escape Speeding Fine
Kim Yoder of Goshen Indiana allegedly sent letters to Hagerstown Maryland authorities claiming a hunting death in January to dismiss a $40 speeding ticket. Investigators later received a letter from Yoder admitting the ruse and a $40 payment as apology.
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Plane crash search ends as CAP locates wreckage
State police say bodies are too decomposed for identification and sent to the medical examiner in Norfolk. A second plane, a Cessna 172, reported engine trouble and planned an emergency landing at a racetrack. the Win chester CAP found the week-old wreckage instead. The Cessna landed safely in a field near Kellam Airport with four aboard and no injuries.
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Weather forecast and temperature trends across two regions
Northern Valley expects mostly sunny conditions with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the 30s with fair skies tonight. The region reports a variable Sunday with mild temperatures around the mid 60s and continued modest cloudiness.
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