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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1975
Page
2
Washington reports Turkey reportedly will purchase 60 helicopters from the Soviet Union while turning down a Soviet offer to supply MIG 21 and MIG 23 jets. U.S. intelligence indicates Ankara has not decided to buy Soviet jets at this time.
The Virginia Governmental Employer Association will submit several recommendations to the 1976 General Assembly including full retirement at age 55 after 30 years of service and opposition to taxed supplemental retirement payments and half-pay sick leave after five years. The group, numbering about 20 000 state employees, warns cost would be a hurdle in Virginia's tight finances.
Tropical storm Hallie propelled winds of 55 to 60 mph skirting the North Carolina coast as three Raleigh area fishermen drowned when their boat capsized in Oregon Inlet. The Coast Guard said the three men Charles Penny Hendley Driver Gordon Stephenson died, John Young survived. Gale warnings were lowered and small craft advisories lifted along sections of the coast as the storm moved out to sea.
President Ford led the Veterans Day observance at Arlington Cemetery with a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The ceremony featured a military honor guard, a cannon salute, and a National Anthem performance as officials prepared speeches including Veterans Administrator Roudebush. Industrial and local notes referenced a Lebanon incident involving Gallagher and Dykes and community memories from Winchester.
Five people died and three others were seriously hurt in a two-vehicle crash on U S 221 Roanoke County. The station wagon carrying eight was attempting a left turn when it collided with a small foreign-made car five miles south of Roanoke. Two remain critical and one serious.
Virginia Governor Mills E. Godwin urges careful growth to balance economy and quality of life at the Virginia Wildlife Federation awards banquet in Virginia Beach. Dr. Robert H. Giles Jr. receives the Governor’s Award for conservation work at Virginia Tech, while Elizabeth Haskell wins the Clean Air Conservationist award for air standards efforts. Del. Ira M. Lechner advocates an $84 million bond issue for parkland and land conservation.
Partly cloudy and mild tonight and tomorrow with highs around 70 and lows in the 40s. Extended outlook calls for partly cloudy conditions with a chance of rain midweek. Yesterday’s high reached 70 degrees. Rainfall in the past 48 hours end at 8 a.m. today totals 4.89 inches for October. Five year rainfall totals and average monthly figures are listed, with 1972 showing the highest yearly total at 53.02 inches and 1930 the lowest at 17.15 inches. Sun sets at 5:19 p.m. and sunrise is 6:36 a.m. Moon rises at 11:39 p.m.
The Star urges readers to use coupons from today's edition to save money. It advertises bundled deals and suggests customers get more value by purchasing the Star for 10.
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