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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1978
Page
2
Virginia state government retirees from 1976 will gain 4.7 percent starting July 1 and those before 1975 receive a 9.3 percent rise. The adjustments follow a consumer price index change with the next COLA due July 1, 1979.
In Charlottesville, Raymond Dorman 39 from Cincinnati was denied bond after arraignment on abducting his wife and child and firearm charges. He held nearly 20 officers at bay using a 38 caliber revolver before the wife and infant were released unharmed.
At least four people were injured and three cars totaled in two crashes on Rt. 522 south of Front Royal early Sunday. A Clifton man, Billy Blevins, 32, was hospitalized with multiple injuries after drifting off the road. A second crash involved Lloyd Painter, Floyd Tharpe, and Lawrence Jenkins. Jenkins and Tharpe’s vehicles were totaled, Painter’s van damaged, and a passenger Dorothy Bell treated for cuts. Police expect charges in both incidents.
Winchester School Board discussed converting Quarles Elementary from coal to gas heating after near coal shortages this winter. The plan would keep a coal backup if gas fails and cost about 2500 dollars. no action was taken.
Jefferson W. Lewis Sr. the D C Fire Chief and Winchester native will join Friday and Saturday festival happenings per Dave Smith and Winchester Fire Chief Gene Dailey. Born in Winchester and educated at Douglas High School and Maryland University, he rose through DC fire ranks since 1947 and became chief in 1969. He will ride in both parades and attend the Coronation and Knighting events. A Friday luncheon at the War Memorial Building honors firemen with tickets $3.
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