Building fund drive for Winchester Rescue Squad moves slower than planned
Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad reports only 25 percent of the 350000 building fund raised as industry and professional appeals continue. Publicity chair Ben Burkhart says the campaign may extend beyond June or July, while construction proceeds at Millwood Ave and Pleasant Valley Rd with completion expected in December if weather holds.
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Star
Wiiter
Winchester
Ben Burkhart
Burkhart
Wilbur Feltner
Millwood Ave
Pleasant Valley Road
Spenkelink Dies as Florida Executes Condemned Man
At Florida State Prison in Starke the condemned man Spenkelink faced execution with a hug and final chats. See details of preparations, witnesses, staff, and appeals amid the ongoing Stay decisions and clemency supporters.
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Starke
Spenkelink
Margie Pitts Hames
Death Row Opponents Rally Near Prison as Stay Drags
About two dozen protesters gathered on a road near the prison holding signs and shouting that death row must go. In a separate area, death penalty supporters displayed a large mobile home with a coffin and a flashing yellow light. Spearheaded by legal actions, Spenkelink’s sentence had been postponed three days in 1977 and by hours in an earlier stay, with Supreme Court Justices Rehnquist and Stevens denying relief before a Marshall stay briefly halted the execution. The 1973 murder of Joseph Syzmankiewicz set the case in Tallahassee Florida where the prisoner formed ties with others along a Nebraska highway.
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Spenkelink
Willie Jasper Darden Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Speakelink
Florida State Prison
Tom Feamster
Feamster
Joe Ingle
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Marshall
Joseph Syzmankiewicz
Nebraska
Tallahassee
Fla
Juvenile Petition Issued In Bentonville Break-In Case
Warren County Sheriff’s Department filed juvenile petitions against a local youth for breaking and entering and grand larceny at a Bentonville summer home. Investigator Fred Hale leads the case as part of a months long rash of break-ins. The juvenile is set to appear in court on June 11.
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Front Royal
Warren County
Coleman criticizes state police for hindering economic crime probes
Attorney General Marshall Coleman says rigid tradition and organization hampered the Division of Investigation in white collar crime cases. He cites lack of subpoena power and narrowly defined roles as factors, and notes efforts toward reorganizing the unit with external candidates, including an FBI official.
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Richmond
Marshall Coleman
Division of
Coleman
Raymond Guest Jr
R Warren
State Crime Commission
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Times Dispatch
FBI
Washington
Six-city crime report shows surge in robberies and burglaries
Virginia Beach leads a regional rise with burglaries up from 582 to 762 and residential crimes dominating the first quarter. Norfolk and Portsmouth post double digit gains while armed robberies surge across the area. Chesapeake also climbs with more armed incidents.
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Virginia Beach
D.R. Boyles
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Chesapeake
Weather Outlook Stays Cool with Showers Possible
The northern valley stays cooler tonight with a slight chance of lingering rain and lows in the 40s. Saturday remains cool with possible lingering showers and highs in the 60s, followed by an extended outlook of mostly sunny weather Sunday into Tuesday and warmer conditions later next week.
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Virginia
National Weather Service
Pennsylvania
Maine
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Northwest
New State School Chief Supports Ending Competency Tests
S John Davis the incoming Virginia chief of public schools says he favors abolishing minimum competency tests. Davis a Fairfax County superintendent would present an alternative testing plan to the State Board and seek General Assembly approval after taking office. He argues tests waste instructional time and dollars and should start in early grades with end of year assessments plus targeted remedial options.
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Norfolk
Virginia
S. John Davis
W.E. Campbell
State Board of Education
General Assembly
Davis
Fairfax County
Assembly
Sumer
Subscription Rates on Established Routes and Delivery Options
Rates listed for Local Carrier Delivery and Mail and Motor Delivery. Annual, six month, and three month periods shown with prices for each option.
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Winchester Evening Star
Furth Drive
Feltner
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Steve Grey
Don Tap
Nore
Shockey’s
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
Larry Sullivan
Spenkelink Dies
Bernard F. Groves
Braddock
Funeral Home
Wee Ash Oee Ueeree
National Avenue
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Corbin
John Herring Ltd
South
Loudoun Mall
Call Nicholas
V.F.W
Buddy
V.F.W. Post
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