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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1979

Page

2

Virginia man dies in West Virginia plane crash

The body of Michael Sarco, 66, of Harrisonburg Virginia, was found in a Cessna 172 wreck 15 miles southeast of Elkins West Virginia. The Civil Air Patrol ground team found the plane about 3 45 p m Saturday after a missing flight from Elkins to Harrisonburg was reported Monday night. The crash site showed the plane failed to land in a field and hit trees. no fire occurred. 150 rescue workers and 15 planes from West Virginia and Virginia assisted in the search.

Elkins W.va Virginia Civil Air Patrol Michael Sarco Harrisonburg Bill Halstead Charleston Clarksburg Sarco Saréo West Virginia

Nuclear Sub Guard Confronted by Divers at Kittery Navy Yard

Coast Guard officers searched waters near the U S Naval Shipyard in Kittery Maine for two divers who allegedly tried to overpower a guard patrolling a nuclear submarine. The guard reported firing two shots but divers disappeared. The submarine name remains withheld as authorities debrief the guard.

Kittery Maine Coast Guard U.S. Naval Shipyard Norman Wolfe Wolfe

Gore Man Killed in Wreck

A single car crash in Frederick County Virginia killed Robert S. Ashley Jr. 20 of Gore. The car ran off Rt 259 seven tenths mile south of Rt 50 and struck a tree at 10 p.m. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Winchester Memorial Hospital.

Frederick County Gore Virginia Robert S. Ashley Jr Ashley Winchester Memorial Hospital

Clarke County Board to Meet on Rezoning and Courthouse Dedication

Clarke County Board of Supervisors meets tomorrow at 10 a.m. to discuss Boise Cascade’s rezoning request for a Josephine Street lot. Agenda covers metropolitan sludge dumping concerns, courthouse dedication Saturday, and various reports. The session in the new courthouse is open to the public.

Clarke County Board of Supervisors Boise Cascade Josephine St Clarke County

Controversial Letter Rushed Into Print in Wisconsin Paper

The Madison Press Connection printed an 18 page letter by Charles Hansen about nuclear weapon secrets after a federal judge blocked its publication in the Daily Californian. The action follows a government order and prompts First Amendment debates as other papers consider running parts of the letter.

Ron McCrea Madison Press Connection Charles Hansen Mountain View Calif Madison Wis California U.S Robert Schnacke San Francisco Daily Californian Berkeley Energy and Justice Departments Californian Mountainview American Civil Liberties Union Schnacke Dorothy Erhlich Frank Tuerkheimer Press Connection

Kennedy Foresees Tax Policy Flexibility for 1980s

Kennedy says how prices and unemployment are managed will set the course for the early 1980s. He questions tax cuts now but signs of possible payroll tax relief later, while opposing mandatory wage and price controls. He warns of a likely hard primary fight and notes Chappaquiddick may resurface.

Kennedy Treasury G. William Miller Carter Administration Alfred E. Kahn Chappaquiddick Mary Jo Kopechne Robert John Edward Kennedy

Hair loss remedy promises hair growth in 32 day trial

An Houston Texas advertising offer from Loesch Laboratory Consultants invites men and women with hair loss to try a 32 day treatment at their risk. The form asks for medical history details and scalp condition, promising confidential handling and no obligation.

Loesch Laboratory Consultants, Inc

Weather Summary and Rainfall Data for Northern Valley and Virginia

Partly cloudy tonight with lows near 60 in the Northern Valley and Virginia. Tuesday brings more clouds and a chance of showers with highs in the 70s to 80s. Extended forecast calls for variable cloudiness and daily shower chances, with highs in the 70s to 80s and mid 50s to 60s for lows. Yearly and monthly rainfall figures are listed, including 1979 totals and long term averages, plus moon phase notes for September.

Virginia National Weather Service Western Gulf Ohio Valley Upper Great Lakes Dakotas Minnesota

Tentative Accord in N J Teachers Strike

Negotiators for Paterson teachers and the school board reached a tentative settlement after buses carried jailed negotiators to talks. Across the country, 30,000 plus teachers in 10 states walked picket lines as a nationwide strike persisted into its second week with 750000 students affected.

Associated Press Paterson N.J San Francisco Dianne Feinstein Pennsylvania New Castle State Education Association Ringgold Union City Illinois East Maine McHenry County Ild Michigan Indianapolis Woodbridge Samuel Ranhand Obama Louisiana Washington

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