24 May 1979
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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1979
Page
1
Israeli warplanes bombed guerrilla strongholds in Lebanon for a second day and then struck Yasser Arafat’s Beirut headquarters after cross border shelling that wounded two Israelis and killed two Israeli women and a baby. Police said a supermarket bomb in Jerusalem caused minor injuries.
The National Safety Council estimates 500 to 600 traffic deaths over the Memorial Day weekend, with 528 deaths counted during the 1978 holiday. Gasoline shortages may affect actual totals, while a 13 percent rise in fatalities in early 1979 influences the projection.
Winchester supporters and Dr. Jeffrey Harris won a 7-1 vote by the Northwestern Health Systems Agency review committee to approve Winchester's plan for eight dialysis machines. Martinsburg opposition remains as federal and state approvals continue, with costs and bureaucracy cited as major hurdles.
Florida Attorney General Jim Smith leads a jet age legal strike force to the U S Supreme Court to lift a stay and push the Spenkelink execution toward the chair. The case centers on alleged inadequate representation and involves high level appeals across New Orleans and Washington.
President Carlos Humberto Romero declared a 30 day state of siege to quell protests after education minister Carlos Herrera Rebollo and his driver were killed by automatic fire. The Farabundo Marti Liberation Forces claimed responsibility, marking a sharp escalation for El Salvador's military regime.
Feature highlights a person involved with Shenandoah River status as Clarke Compass reviews budgets and city actions. Budget approved last night referenced with related details and local context.
Former budget director Bert Lance pleaded innocent to conspiracy and misapplication of funds in a Georgia banking scandal. Co defendants Mitchell Carr and Mullins also pleaded innocent. case assigned to Judge Moye with trial unlikely to begin soon. Indictment spans 1970 to present, alleging losses over half a million dollars from 41 banks and 383 loans totaling over 20 million.
Joy H and Lewis M Costello filed a second conflict of interest complaint against Frederick County Supervisor Thomas Malcolm who also serves as an appointed school board employee. They seek a June 4 injunction blocking his participation in a school board member appointment by the supervisors.
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