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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1975
Page
2
Richmond police hunted a 14 year old after six strong arm robberies and one attempted robbery of children at Woodville Elementary School. Seven boys aged 8 to 10 reported being accosted with demands for money totaling 6.47 dollars. The thief grabbed small amounts from each victim.
A 4 year old Suffolk boy, Kevin Lamont Claiborne, was found dead in the muck at the bottom of an outdoor toilet after being missing two days. Investigators questioned a 14 year old neighbor and autopsy was to determine if the death was accidental or not. The search involved 50 to 75 people, helicopters, and bloodhounds, and the boy lived near outdoor toilets in a southern Suffolk district.
Former attorneys general John Mitchell and Nicholas Katzenbach say they were never told that the CIA and FBI opened mail. Testimony shows a contrast with officials who recall briefings on mail cover operations and mail openings. FBI documents and agents indicate broader mail interception programs and wiretaps approved by the attorney general.
A Louisville led caravan of 41 buses carrying antibusing protesters arrives in Washington for a Capitol demonstration. Organizers, including Union Labor Against Busing, plan speeches as Congress weighs new antibusing measures amid Veterans Day recess.
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller criticizes Ronald Reagan as all show and little strength amid Ford challenge. He suggests New Hampshire stakes may not determine the national contest and attends United Negro College Fund banquet in Milwaukee. The event, raising 25 a plate, drew about 1,100 people, with a $60,000 brewery gift.
Winchester police investigated two break-ins and one attempted burglary last night on N Loudoun Street. Car Parts at 600 block and Forecast Furniture at 660 were entered. entry attempted at Winchester Cold Storage 605 N Loudoun. office of Dr Leslie Bell at 137 W Boscawen St broken into, a small steel safe containing about $5 reported stolen with no drugs taken.
Sen William Scott of Virginia labels the Star's initial front page report a smear and calls for a clarifying inside piece. He opposes federal equal time rules for newspapers, cites press freedom and responsibility, and weighs reelection implications amid family pressure and GOP prospects.
State Senator William A. Truban attended a Welfare Reform Committee session in Richmond. He praised the panel created in 1971 for updating the system and fighting fraud, noting potential taxpayer savings and the need to require able bodied individuals to work. He blamed federal judges for blocking welfare work rules in Virginia and stressed aid for the truly needy.
The Northern Valley and Virginia regions report cooler nights with lows around 40 and daytime highs in the 60s. Extended forecast from the National Weather Service calls for mostly fair weather Monday to Wednesday with daytime highs in the 60s and overnight lows in the 40s to around 50. Rainfall figures include 4.77 inches year to date, 49.10 inches since 1975, and monthly averages across 62 years with October at 3.03 inches on average.
Forty three Thai Dam refugees from Laos and Vietnam arrive in Des Moines to start new lives sponsored by Iowa families. They travel from Camp Pendleton to Camp Dodge for dinner and introductions, with about 300 more expected to resettle in Iowa plus 300 at Ft Chaffee awaiting sponsors.
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