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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1978
Page
6
Easter Sunday left Virginians from the southwest to the Shenandoah Valley without power as cold rain turned to ice. Widespread trees blocked roads and telephones failed, while temperatures near freezing worsened the mess.
Half a million trees damaged or destroyed in the Shenandoah Valley cut electric and telephone service, blocked roads, and damaged property. Over 30,000 without power Sunday morning with gradual restoration by crews from across the state. Roads in Harrisonburg and Staunton areas blocked, poles down, and a large-scale outage affecting multiple counties including Rockingham, Shenandoah, and Page. Union volunteers offered help with cleanup while restoration efforts continued and weather advisories shifted focus.
The United Mine Workers district office near St Charles in Lee County and a Russell County strip mine suffered separate dynamite blasts destroying equipment worth over $1 million. No injuries were reported. Authorities could not tie the incidents to the nationwide coal strike. Sykes cited a possible bounty. losses included two Caterpillar D-9 bulldozers, a Robinson coal drill, a Caterpillar loader, and a damaged powder shack.
Three restaurant employees were shot dead in what police call an execution type robbery at a Shoney’s Big Boy in Henrico County near Richmond. Victims were Roosevelt Cooley Ella Hicks and Stephen Staples. About $4000 was taken from a safe. No arrests have been made.
In Reeds Spring Missouri the Arkansas preacher Daniel Rogers and his wife prayed over his mother's body in a funeral home freezer for Easter. After three hours he returned to Harrison Arkansas promising to proceed with burial plans if she does not rise by Wednesday. He said the service lifted their spirits and expressed faith in God’s love. Mrs. Rogers died February 2 aged 81.
George Glass passed the Virginia Bar exam and will graduate from T C Williams Law School in Richmond. Henry Lowery led the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Rally open to the public. Clarke County High School outlines distributive education plans for the 1953 45 session. UVA Education Dean warns of a looming teacher shortage becoming a crisis within four years.
Friends and fans filed past Karl Wallenda's bronze coffin as a 24 foot balance pole hung overhead in tribute. His body lay in view six hours at Robarts Arena in Sarasota, his winter home and the scene of many performances. Burial was scheduled today after his death in Puerto Rico when a high wire gust blew him from between two hotels. Wallenda, 73, was praised as the greatest high wire walker and flowers from performers worldwide adorned the casket.
Farmers in Frederick County will meet on Wednesday March 29 at 10 a.m. in the County Board of Supervisors room to discuss the 1978 Feed Grain Wheat Program. Farmers who harvested corn barley or wheat in 1977 are urged to attend and file an intention to participate form with the ASCS office by May 1 1978.
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