February 1975
Events that took place in Fairfax County in February, 1975:
- February 17 – 36-year-old William M. Gingery is discovered dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound in his apartment in Skyline Towers at 5595 Seminary Road in Falls Church. Gingery, the director of the Civil Aeronautics Bureau's enforcement division, was scheduled to appear before a Senate subcommittee later in the week.[1]
- February 19 – A tear-gas explosion in a stairwell at Lake Braddock Secondary School sends 65 students to the school's clinic and one to the Commonwealth Doctors Hospital. The school is evacuated for an hour to clear the gas, and a $50 reward is offered for the identity of the perpetrator.[2]
References
- ↑ Lyons, Douglas C. "CAB Official Shot Dead in Va. Home." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 19 1975. ProQuest. Web. 28 Jan. 2018.
- ↑ Lyons, Douglas C. "Va. School Cleared by Tear Gas." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Feb 20 1975. ProQuest. Web. 15 June 2017.
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