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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1975
Page
2
Powhatan school parents at the annual dinner meeting at Carpers Valley Golf Club elected three new trustees for three-year terms. Dr. Martin R. Mayfield urged using the science of teaching focusing on behavior, objectives, individualized instruction, motivation, and classroom management.
State Trooper W J Whitehurst reports five people were injured in weekend crashes on Rt 522 Rt 55 and at High Know. In the Nineveh incident Richard A Seelbach 32 of Rockville Md rear ended by Elmer A Lowery 41 of Stephens City injures included Mark Seelbach 10 with three skull fractures. In a Friday three car collision Barbara Stanmyers 28 Danilo Hull 27 and Claudia Lockhart 23 of Front Royal were treated and released. A motorcycle rider David Harris 18 of Arlington was treated after a collision near High Know with the Holder auto. Damages totaled about 3600 dollars in the Nineveh crash and smaller amounts in the others.
Kenneth L. Evans an untenured NVCC speech and drama instructor at the Alexandria campus will continue teaching through June 30 1976 as dismissal proceedings are dropped per the Richmond Times Dispatch. The report places Evans at NVCC since 1970 and notes his contract expires at year end.
Western Hemisphere foreign ministers reached a general understanding on ending the Cuba embargo. The next step toward lifting the 11 year old embargo may come later this year at the earliest.
A 23 month old girl Carrie Ann Mask died and two relatives were injured from a pipe bomb placed under a car near the Masks’ home at Kings Arms apartments in Roanoke County. Arson investigators said the device caused the blast.
Warren County Sheriff's Dept investigates weekend break ins and robberies. Three men were arrested over a breaking and entering tied to Charles Walkers property. Other incidents include a Shenandoah Farms home entry, missing toaster coffee pot and food, camping gear valued at 300 dollars, handbag and topaz ring theft near Routes 522 and 340, and a Harmony Hollow house ransack.
Local page advertises savings with coupons in today’s Star. Readers are urged to buy the Star for 100 to access a deal heavy promotional section and read the ads featuring discounts.
Northern Valley reports variable cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Lows in the 40s to 50s, highs in the 60s to 70s with 70 percent rain tonight and 30 percent tomorrow. Virginia sees thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday with lows in the 40s to 50s and highs in the 70s. The Frederick County Sheriff’s Dept recovered a 1968 Ford pickup stolen Friday.
Rainfall figures show 48 hour total up to 8 30 today and year to date 1 99 inches in 1975 13 02 inches. Average annual rainfall over 62 years is 36 76 inches. Five year totals range from 36 16 to 53 02 inches with 1972 highest at 53 02 and 1970s 41 42 noted. Monthly averages list January through December, with peaks in June and May. The record lowest annual rainfall is 17 15 inches in a missing year.
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