Cabin Fire Destroys Clarke County Log Structure
A log cabin on Rt. 603 east of Berryville was totally destroyed by a late night blaze. Barbara Tierney, absent at the time, reported the fire began around 11 30 p.m. Fire crews from Blue Ridge Enders and Boyce Volunteer Companies battled the flames, with one unit at Enders Hall. Origin undetermined, investigators and 45 volunteers remained on scene until 3 a.m.
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Berryville
Clarke County
Rt. 603
Barbara Tierney
Blue Ridge
John Enders
Boyce
Enders
Enders Fire Company
Siamese Twins’ Condition Deteriorates at Duke Medical Center
In Durham, doctors report the twin girls born to David and Geraldine Bain of Fuquay Varina have worsened and are unstable after a rough night. They remain on respirators with about 50 percent oxygen and one is on heart medication. The medical team aims to stabilize them after poor responses to attempting self-breathing.
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Filston
David and
Geraldine Bain
Fuquay-Varina
Wake Medical Center
Duke Medical Center
Winchester council set to discuss flood study and parking fines
The Winchester City Council meets tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. in Rouss City Hall to review an economic impact study on flood plain ordinances and to hear updates on central fire dispatching, the Amherst Street zoning amendment, and parking projects. HUD official Rick Kinard will answer questions on the program. The panel will also address a parking fines ordinance rising tickets from 1 to 3 dollars and after 24 hours from 3 to 5 dollars, amid downtown shopper concerns.
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Winchester
Rouss City Hall
State Water Control Board
Rick Kinard
HUD
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Board of Zoning Appeals
Winchester Parking Authority
Central Fire Dispatching
Joint Capital Facilities
Berryville
Jack Enders
Blanton Allen
Columbus Day in 1978 Faces Shifts and Rival Holidays
The article notes Columbus Day 1978 falls on October 9 due to the Monday Holiday Act, while Leif Erikson Day also on October 9 causes Nordic protests. It recalls Columbus’s 1492 voyage near mutiny, the October 12 landing, and future alignment with 1992 500th anniversary.
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Washington
Congress
Columbus
Leif Erikson
North America
Leif
Erikson
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San Salvador
New World
Wisconsin
Hawaii
America
Three Taken To Hospital After Rt 55 West Collision
Three people were treated at Warren Memorial Hospital and released after a two-vehicle crash on Rt 55 West. Lisa M. Vesper 20 Falls Church crossed the center line and hit Elaine Cassel 30 Linden injuring Cassel and her daughter Courtney 10 and Vesper. Damages were $2000 to Cassel and $1500 to Vesper. Earlier, Jeffrey Lynn Rudolph 18 of Warren County escaped injury in a single car rollover on Rt 522 at Cedarville.
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Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital
Rt. 55 West
William Whitehurst
Whitehurst
Lisa M. Vesper
Falls Church
Linden
Elaine Cassel
Cassel
Courtney
Miss Vesper
Warren County
Cedarville
Ronkeith Kirtley
Jeffrey Lynn Rudolph
Kirtley
Rudolph
Kennedy urges tough handling of violent juveniles
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy calls for trying violent juvenile offenders in adult courts and imposing significant punishment. He argues rehabilitation has failed and age should not shield serious crimes. some states already transfer juveniles to adult courts for violent offenses. He addressed police chiefs and will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee next year.
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New York
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Kennedy
Senate Judiciary Committee
Birthday Party Ends in Accident in Herndon
A birthday party for Tim Baltzer ended with an auto crash near Dranesville and Worchester Roads. Five people were arrested and detained overnight on drunk and disorderly charges after confrontations at the scene and at the jail, while David Deal was hospitalized.
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Herndon
Tim Baltzer
David Deal
Deal
Dranesville
Worchester
Baltzers
Tim
Baltzer
Belgian singer Jacques Brel dies after long cancer fight
Paris AP reports Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel died in a suburban hospital after a ten year cancer battle. He was 49 and had retired to the Marquesas Islands since 1973, later returning to Brussels for surgery in 1974 and Paris for a final record last year. His hits include Amsterdam and The North Winds.
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Paris
Jacques Brel
United States
New York
Marquesas Islands
South Pacific
Brussels
Amsterdam
Weather notes and rainfall figures for Northern Valley and Virginia
Sunny and warm trends in the Northern Valley with 60s and 70s highs and a mix of sunny days. Virginia sees 60s to 70s with a chilly night and a small chance of rain midweek, followed by partly cloudy days. Extended outlook shows possible rain Wednesday with highs in the 70s and nights in the 50s. Rain totals are listed for recent years, with October and 1978 year-to-date figures and long term averages.
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Associated Press
Southwest
Florida
Arkansas
Midwest
Pacific Northwest
South Loudoun Street Detour For Railroad Crossing Work
Loudoun Street southbound closure from Bellview Avenue to Featherbed Lane begins 8 a.m. Tuesday and ends 5 p.m. Friday for railroad crossing reconstruction by the W. and W. Railroad and street resurfacing by Perry Engineering Co. Inc. Detours route east at Loudoun Southwerk and west at Loudoun Bellview. Emergency vehicles follow signs except where blocked. Completion may delay in rain. expedite efforts to minimize disruption, city engineer L. L. Branner said.
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Loudoun Street
Bellview Avenue
Featherbed Lane
Loudoun
Southwerk
W. & W. Railroad
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
L. L. Branner
Austria Opens First Home for Battered Women in Vienna
Vienna opens its first shelter for battered women on November 1. The 10 room one story refuge offers shelter for women and children and provides counseling and divorce advice.
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Vienna
Austria
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