Roanoke Man Sets Goal to Break Coin Snatching Record
Gary Greer 30 of Roanoke displays 43 fifty-cent coins set to challenge the Guinness Book of World Records for coin snatching. He aims to prove a new mark after flipping coins for a photographer and collecting proofs from media and witnesses. A second item reports Dr. John L. Dupuy’s grand larceny charge being dismissed with prejudice in Gloucester Circuit Court.
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Roanoke
Gary Greer
Labor Day
Greer
Chris Redford
U.S
Gloucester (Ap
John L. Dupuy
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester County
John E. DeHardyt
Comonwealth
Dupuy
Moderates move to end 44 years of Socialism in Sweden
A coalition of Center party Conservatives and Liberals leads in national polls ahead of elections scheduled Sept. 19. Non Socialists hold 51 percent with 47 percent for Social Democrats and Communists. A Social Democrat spokesman warns the margin is uncertain.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Center Party
Social Democrats
Bernd Carlsson
Social Democrat
Valley Audubon Society To Meet Tonight
The Northern Shenandoah Valley Audubon Society will gather at 7 30 PM in Room 40 at Lord Fairfax Community College. A slide show titled A Natural History of the Massanutten Mountains will be presented. All who are interested are invited to attend.
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Lord Fairfax Community College
The
Massanutten Mountains
Louisville Students Return to Classes After Weekend Protest
After a Labor Day weekend of antibusing protests and a school bombing at Male High School, Louisville students return to classes as other cities test desegregation plans. Milwaukee Omaha St Louis move toward magnet and transfer strategies amid tensions over busing and contracts.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis
Omaha
Neb
Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Concerned Citizens For
Dallas
Dayton
Ohio
Boston
Congressional Candidates Elected in 4 States Today
Primary elections across four states produced notable contests. In Arizona Rep. Morris Udall sought renomination amid other party battles while voters also chose nominees for the U S Senate and House amid various challenges. North Dakota and Connecticut also held primaries with candidates for governor and Congress advancing to November.
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Morris K. Udall
Jimmy Carter
Florida
Robert L.F. Sikes
John Benton Jr
House
Benton
U.S. Commerce Department
Sikes
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Connecticut
Udall
Tucson
Ruben Romero
Laird Gutterson
Air Force
GOP
Romero
U.S
Paul Fannin
Sam Steiger
John Conlan
Carolyn Warner
Dennis DeConcini
Wade Church
John Rhodes
Mesa
Louis Stradling
Tempe
Pat Fullinwider
Rhodes
Charles B. Tisdale
Bridgeport
Geoffrey D. Peterson
Westport
Stewart B. McKinney
DuPont Executive to Speak at Shenandoah Traffic Club
The Shenandoah Traffic Club will hear J. E. Cronin of E I duPont Wilmington Del speak on For Hire Carriage or Private at a 6 30 p m meeting tomorrow at the Holiday Inn East. Also notes North Dakota primary results show Gov Arthur A Link running unopposed on the Democratic ticket and various party nominations for the American and Republican lines.
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Shenandoah Traffic Club
duPont
Holiday Inn
East
J. E. Cronin
E. I. duPont
Wilmington
Del
North Dakota
Arthur A. Link
Richard Elkin
State Public Service Commission
Herb Goving
Martin Waaler
Lloyd Omdah
Torfin A. Teigen
Mark Andrews
Russell Kleppe
Thomas Kleppe
Paper Delivery Hours and Contact
The Star informs readers that the circulation department operates Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Readers with delivery issues should promptly contact the circulation manager at 667-3200.
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Star
Weather Summary for Northern Valley and Extended Forecast
Clear and cool tonight with lows in the 50s then sunny and warmer Wednesday with highs in the 80s. Extended outlook calls for sunny days and clear nights with upper 70s to around 80 daytime highs and upper 50s to mid 60s nights. Rainfall data and historical totals included. highest annual rainfall 53.02 inches in 1972.
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Virginia
Americans Readying Exam of MIG25 Defector Plane
Tokyo AP reports experts examined the Soviet MIG25 flown by a defecting air force pilot who landed in Hakodate Japan. Officials refused to confirm American presence or comments while Washington considers the matter and plans for the plane’s return to the Soviet Union.
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Tokyo
Japan
U.S
Washington
Soviet Union
Hakodate
United States
State Department
Phonics vs Look-Say in Reading Education
A critique of the Electric Company and look-say methods arguing phonics builds reading skills more effectively. It notes that TV exposure expands vocabulary but teaching words individually is slow and often ineffective and urges home instruction for children.
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Everest Base Camp
Nepal
Arlene Blum
Mt. Everest
Berkeley
Calif
Ms. Blum
Everest
Page
Electric Company
Jane
Look-Say
Handley High to Receive Sixty New Football Helmets
Six decades ago local citizens funded sixty helmets for Handley High School’s football team. C and S Bank withdrew a merger offer with Middletown State Bank. A Navy rocket plane in California reportedly climbed to about 77 674 feet. Virginia notes its 13th straight month of record travel interest.
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Citizens Contributions
C & S Bank
Middletown State Bank
California
Virginia
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