Cause Sought in Motel Fire That Killed Five
Investigators searched for the fire’s cause at Brooks' Motor Lodge in Mount Vernon Virginia after a Tuesday morning blaze killed Helen Thornton 27 and her children Kimberly 4 and Richard Eli 19 months and two men Leroy Gregg and Morris Pettit both 40. Six hospitalized include Mattie Jones 46 in critical condition and Robert Devine 35 Roy Irby 56 in serious condition. The fire spread to a staircase trapping upper floors. damage estimated at 80000 dollars.
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Mount Vernon
Virginia
Washington Hospital
Helen Thornton
Kimberly
Richard Eli
Leroy Gregg
Morris Carroll Pettit
Mattie Jones
Washington Hospital Center
Robert Devine
Roy Irby
Heavy Rains Threaten Virginia Crops and Legal Question Emerges
In Virginia heavy spring rains threaten crop yields with the Eastern Shore potato crop most at risk as seed pieces rot. Separately Attorney General Coleman seeks a court ruling on a proposed constitutional amendment to allow a short post session veto override, potentially affecting November referendum timing.
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Richmond
Virginia
Earl Finch
Department of Agriculture and Commerce
Marshall Coleman
Virginia Supreme Court
General Assembly
Coleman
Finch
Southside
Norfolk Woman Wins Self-Represented Case Against Vepco
Deborah Mease, 27, who could not afford a lawyer, sued Virginia Electric & Power Co in Small Claims Court after utilities were cut and a $40 payment allegedly lost. She sought 500 for spoilage and time off work but the judge awarded $80. Vepco agreed to settle for $80 in cash with conditions.
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Norfolk
Deborah Mease
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Small Claims Court
Fred E. Martin
Vepco
Accused Men Caught in Raid On Farmhouse
Five people were arrested in a Spotsylvania County farmhouse raid after a federal agent bought about 30 guns. James L. DeShazo and William F. Chandler Jr. are jailed on 250000 bonds for conspiring to murder three targets including a Stafford County investigator. Also arrested were Kenneth L. Armstrong Barry K Buchanan and a 17 year old associate.
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Spotsylvania
James L. DeShazo
Fredericksburg
William F. Chandler Jr
Stafford County
Ralph Williams
William Russo
Stafford
Chandler
Bus Crash Near Chantilly injures 17 in Fairfax County
A school bus, a dump truck, and a pickup collided near Chantilly High School at U S 50 and Stringfellow Road at 7 25 a m injuring 17 people. Three were seriously hurt including a student, the bus driver, and the pickup driver. Fourteen students sustained minor injuries.
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Chantilly
Chantilly High School
Fairfax County
U.S. 50
Stringfellow Road
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