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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1976
Page
2
Ground broken near Richmond for a demonstration house featuring an underground insulated water tank 500 times a bathtub size. A heat pump will heat in winter by extracting heat from the water, while ice formed will be used to cool in summer, promising energy savings.
The Board of Supervisors offered no new light on the travel trailer campground decision. A motion for restrictive future land use was discussed, then withdrawn after executive session on legality. The vote to deny the permit failed to gain full support, prompting a postponed land use report and possible June 7 special meeting. In San Diego, jazz musician Stan Getz reported a beating and robbery incident with injuries and loss of cash and a watch.
Confederate descendants gathered as the Confederate Museum acquired the Union flag captured at the Battle of Front Royal on May 23 1862. The 30 star Maryland flag and a Lee Battery flag were loaned or donated by Chicago and Front Royal figures, with Mosby’s Spurs also on loan. Approximately 30 descendants attended a plaque dedication for Lucien Love of Mosby’s Rangers, followed by Confederate dead ceremonies at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
FBI agents detained a man linked to a $350,000 kidnapping ransom plot targeting the granddaughter of Norfolk attorney Louis B. Fine. The plan unraveled as a bank receptionist redirected the money drop and investigators learned Katherine Fine, an eighth grader, was safe in Richmond after being lured for an award from Gov. Mills Godwin.
Charles W. Wampler Sr. 91, a founder and first president of the National Turkey Federation and early leader in the Virginia Poultry Federation, died Wednesday at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg. He chaired the State Board of Agriculture, served on Virginia Tech’s board of visitors, led the Emergency Poultry Board in WWII, and helped pioneer contract production of turkey and broilers. Funeral services set for 10 30 a m Saturday at Bridgewater Church of the Brethren.
Former Supreme Court Justice William C. Douglas leaves Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland and flies to Washington with his son William Jr. after discharge.
Northern Valley tonight shows increasing clouds with lows in the mid to upper 50s. Friday brings variable clouds with a chance of showers or thunderstorms reaching the 70s. Virginia and surrounding areas expect more showers or thunderstorms mainly in the southwest and along the state Friday with 50s tonight and 70s tomorrow. The extended outlook calls for showers likely Saturday into Sunday, partial clearing Monday, with highs around the 70s and lows in the 60s. Rain totals shown include 2.86 inches so far today and historical 5 year patterns listed.
Police in Fairfax County report a group of sophisticated burglars has looted 110 homes over five months in the Washington area. They take silver and jewelry, avoid furs and electronics, and carry loot in pillowcases, with 61 homes hit including 43 in McLean.
The National Safety Council projects 340 to 400 deaths in Memorial Day weekend traffic. Belt use could cut nearly 100 fatalities. only about 30 percent of motorists wear belts. The 3 day period runs 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday local time, with 425 deaths the prior year and 1969's 597 as the all time high.
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