June 1968
Events that took place in Fairfax County in June, 1968:
- The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors appoints George J. Kelley, Jr. as deputy county executive. Kelley was previously a consultant who wrote a report for the board suggesting a number of reforms to the way the county government was run, and the Board hired him to carry out those reforms.[1]
- June 1 – After serving only two months of his term on the Circuit Court, Judge John C. Testerman resigns from the bench for personal reasons.[2]
- June 3 – A special three-judge court empaneled to decide the annexation suit of the City of Falls Church votes 2-1 to deny the city's proposed annexation of roughly 200 acres of Fairfax County.[3]
- June 6 – While walking across a softball field, 14-year-old McLean High School freshman Andrew Gaines is struck and mortally injured by a falling pole vault standard. One of the three-inch spikes welded to the 15-foot high pole pierces Andrew's skull, and he is taken to Fairfax Hospital, where he dies about 36 hours later.[4][5]
- June 7 – Fairfax County Police Captain Olin F. Sanders resigns from the department after being charged as an accessory in the botched abortion that resulted in the death of 30-year-old police stenographer Barbara A. Smith on May 28.[6]
- June 8 – Three-year-old Todd P. Rowan drowns in Lake Barcroft in Falls Church when he falls off a pier behind his home at 3545 Pinetree Terrace.[7]
References
- ↑ Curry, William N. "Ex-Deputy Promoted by County." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): B1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Sep 24 1970. Web. 12 Apr. 2012.
- ↑ Yenckel, James T. "Judge for 2 Months Resigns." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 02 1968. ProQuest. Web. 29 Jan. 2014.
- ↑ Associated Press. "Court Rejects Falls Church Annexation." The Free Lance-Star [Fredericksburg, VA] 3 June 1968: 3. Google News Archive. Web. 27 Apr. 2014.
- ↑ "Suburb and State: McLean Accident." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Jun 07 1968, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. 9 Aug. 2018.
- ↑ Curry, William Nye. "When King School can do no Wrong." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Dec 23 1971, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. 9 Aug. 2018.
- ↑ "Area Police Captain Charged." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 08 1968. ProQuest. Web. 27 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ "Boy, 3, Drowns Behind Home in Lake Barcroft." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 09 1968. ProQuest. Web. 9 Feb. 2017.
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