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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1977
Page
2
Virginia gubernatorial candidate Henry Howell pledged to fight all discrimination and push ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. Speaking at Old Dominion University he urged action, saying time is running out and a pro ERA governor can make a difference.
Harrisonburg ear nose and throat specialist Dr. Asa Talbot 45 was indicted by a grand jury on seven counts of threatening to kill or harm a former patient Mary Lynn Cason 33 who filed a malpractice suit later dismissed without prejudice. Bond posted awaiting Oct 17 arraignment following nearly yearlong Harrisonburg police probe led by Detective Lt. H B Myers.
Potomac Edison began testimony before the State Corporation Commission in Richmond seeking a 3.8 million dollar annual rate rise, with 960 thousand dollars already collected via a temporary surcharge. Two more hearings are planned, including October 13 in Winchester.
MIAMI AP Ronny Zamora the television murder trial defendant liked Superman as a child and asked permission to leap from a window his mother testified during the trial.
Douglas Saffell of Winchester is named to Lord Fairfax Community College Vocational Education Advisory Committee under the Vocational Education Act of 1963. He earned magna cum laude business administration from the college in 1973 and works as an advertising designer for the Winchester Evening Star.
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music will offer CLEP exams on November 12 1977 March 11 1978 and July 14 1978 with a registration deadline October 10 for the first date. Admissions office contact Shenandoah at 703 667 8714 for forms and details.
Justices consider whether police may search premises of non suspects and if a newspaper enjoys greater protection than other noncriminal occupants. The case centers on the Stanford Daily at UC Berkeley and questions broader limits on search authority. A second issue lets telephone subscribers use their own equipment without paying for protective devices.
Donald E W Niemann headmaster of Powhatan School will leave Boyce for Princeton New Jersey to join a two day National Association of Independent Schools colloquium on gifted students and a later Elementary School Heads Association meeting at the Chancery Conference Center. The programs cover curriculum development testing in service training fund raising and public relations. Niemann a Princeton graduate now in his 15th year as headmaster teaches Latin coaches soccer and directs a Shakespeare play alongside administration.
Governor Mills E Godwin Jr. proclaims October as Teen Alcohol Awareness Month urging Virginia to address underage drinking and drunk driving among youth. Rick Miller notes alcohol as the top drug issue in Virginia high schools with high risk of alcohol related crashes among ages 16 to 24. The ASAP program will help with posters public service announcements and three 30 minute radio talk shows to combat the problem.
The Northern Valley forecast calls for sunny breezy and cool today with mid 60s highs and a cool tonight near 40. Sunny on Wednesday and warmer in the afternoon with mid 70s highs. Extended outlook shows partly cloudy through Saturday with a slight late shower chance and daytime highs in the 70s.
Norfolk. A military jet dropped a bomb within half a mile of the Pursuit, a 199 foot fishing vessel, while routing 70 miles off Cape Henry last week. Captain Swindland said the blast produced heavy smoke and water but no injuries.
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