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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1978
Page
2
A boiler malfunction at Avtex Fibers caused a three minute soot spill over Front Royal’s northwest, covering cars homes and foliage. Plant officials and the SAPCB planned investigations, with assurances no long term health risk and expectations the issue will not recur.
A four-vehicle sequence near Star Tannery and Winchester area leaves seven injured. Sharon Carper and Donald Brown suffer serious to moderate injuries at Winchester Memorial Hospital. James Smith Jr. treated for observation after a 1937 Chevrolet overturned on Rt. 55. Separate crashes on Rt. 11 and Rt. 50 involve Zane Lichliter and Bryan Swisher with minor to moderate injuries and significant vehicle damage.
Clarke County rider Caroline Treviranus began regaining consciousness after a fall at the World Three Day Event Championships in Lexington. The horse Comic Relief stumbled during Stadium Jumping on Sept. 17, leaving Treviranus unconscious and hospitalized at the University of Kentucky Medical Center with improving condition and uncertain brain impact.
Northern Valley: mostly sunny today and Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 70s and around 70, fair tonight with lows near 50. Virginia: cloudier near coast and mountains but otherwise sunny today and Tuesday with highs in the low to mid 70s and around 70, fair tonight with lows around 50. Noon high today 64, yesterday 73, rainfall none in past 48 hours.
The Winchester Retail Merchants Association meets tomorrow night to debate free downtown parking and proposed flood plain ordinances. City officials Mayor Stewart Bell Councilman William Shendon and City Planner Reed Nester attend for questions. The 6 p.m. dinner is at Duff's.
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