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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1965
Page
8
In Madison Wisconsin 19 year old Moir Reed Plaster pleaded guilty to third degree murder in the July 1 slaying of service station attendant Leroy Erdahl. Plaster was among four initially charged with first degree murder. two others pleaded guilty to lesser charges and the remaining defendant faces trial on November 8. Ferrum Virginia
Staunton AP reports Del Arthur R. Giesen Jr. backs mandatory training for election officials to handle missing ballots before court recounts. He agrees with Levin Nock Davis that recount courts should conduct full investigations into ballot disappearances, prompted by Henrico County Skipwith Precinct losses in July's Democratic primary.
The State Highway Commission announced a bypass for Danville to ease expected traffic from a large new industrial plant south of the city. They also approved an eight mile segment of U S 460 19 in Tazewell County funded largely by federal economic recovery program funds. Governor Harrison named William Foster Mullins as chief of the mines division of the State Department of Labor and Industry, succeeding C P Kelly who retires November 1.
A 53 year old woman Neva Johnson died nine hours after arrest on a suspected drunkenness charge. The suit filed in Fairfax Circuit Court alleges she was ill from a cerebral hemorrhage not drunk and accuses the county sheriff and two deputies of cruel and unusual punishment. The incident occurred February 13 and the plaintiff is her sister Court ney Crider of Vienna.
Johnson City Texas reports funds for eleven Virginia projects included in a 4.29 billion public works appropriation signed by the President. The list covers roads 3 million John W Flannagan Reservoir 2.625 million Lynnhaven Inlet and Bay 970 thousand North Fork of Pound Reservoir 1.058 million Virginia Beach reimbursement 75 thousand Planning Gathright Reservoir 15 thousand York River Yorktown West Point 15 thousand Hampton Roads and Norfolk Harbor 13 thousand James River 92 thousand Virginia Beach 20 thousand.
Richmond AP reports Sweet Caporal cigarettes issued a packaging warning stating Caution: Cigarette Smoking May Be Hazardous to Your Health. The label, believed to be the first on a market package, becomes mandatory January 1 under a federal law enacted last summer.
Firefighters were called to two chimney fires yesterday. The first at 660 Virginia Ave owned by Charles A. Anderson Jr. caused no damage after 15 minutes with minor flames near the stove pipe. A second blaze at 664 N Loudoun St was under control in 20 minutes with estimated damage of 35 dollars at the Joseph Willis residence.
The text claims that over half of the technical information ever printed in the United States since the Revolution has appeared in the last decade. It notes global research centers generate about 60 million pages of technical papers each year. A scientist reading eight hours daily would require 1,400 years to absorb this year’s output.
The Virginia Teachers Association prepares an official reply after the Virginia Education Association rejected a merger. The VEA voted to keep local option on membership, while NAACP Fund official J. John W. Davis urged against any division among Black and white educators. The IVEA backed a three point plan for teacher training including state-supported programs and co education at teacher colleges.
Lexington AP The Virginia Outdoor Recreation Study Commission plans remedies for Virginia's woefully deficient park system. The group will also tackle uneconomical land use and preservation gaps as well as access roads to recreation spots. Gov Harrison discussed revenue options like titling and gasoline tax increases to fund highway needs.
Brunswick County authorities raided a home five miles south of Alberta on U S 1 uncovering an illegal whisky operation valued between 18 000 and 40 000 dollars. John O Cass 33 was charged with manufacturing illegal whisky. Sheriff Hill called the still one of the largest distilleries he has seen capable of 400 gallons daily run by a single man from a master switchboard with five or six switches.
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