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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1975
Page
2
The Prince William County Circuit Court ruled the Manassas mayor and city council members serve legally as holdovers from town status. The decision came after Malcom Chittum argued that special elections were required after Manassas became a city last May, with an appeal planned.
Board approved rezones for Valley Pike Tire and Battery to move from M-1 to B-2 and for a corner lot at Oates Ave and Cameron St from B-2 to M-1. It denied a RS-2 to B-2 request between 625 and 747 Berryville Ave. Ordinance now requires flush air conditioners on Loudoun St Mall buildings. Lansing note adds Michigan history.
Most West Virginia miners resumed work after a month long strike though about 7 500 remained off duty. Wildcat leaders Lewis Delano and Bruce Miller were jailed for contempt of a federal back to work order while two Charleston Gazette reporters also faced brief detention. Consolidation Coal Co union members voted to continue the walkout at five northern WV mines.
Two containers of a CIA developed toxin were found at Fort Detrick Maryland in apparent defiance of a 1969 presidential order. Senate hearings will probe the lapse in handling such material and the CIA’s role in its research and production.
Gov. Mills Godwin called for stronger steps to cut pedestrian deaths after nearly 2,500 pedestrians were struck in Virginia in 1974 with 195 deaths. He cited safety rules for walkers and more careful driving, linking speeding enforcement to lower highway fatalities and noting traffic enforcement growth in 1974 and early 1975.
Northern Valley and Virginia forecasts show cool nights and sunny warm days with near seasonable temperatures through midweek. In Washington, Senate leaders say there is insufficient new evidence to reopen the JFK assassination probe amid calls alleging CIA and FBI coverups. Rainfall records for 1970s show variations with 1972 as the highest year.
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