June 1970
Events that took place in Fairfax County in June, 1970:
- June 14 – Fairfax County Park Authority director James D. Bell orders the closure of Lake Accotink to boating and fishing because of pollution, which is primarily caused by the discharge of human shit and other sewage into Accotink Creek by a treatment plant in Fairfax City.[1]
- June 15 – After less than a year in the job, 44-year-old Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Lawrence M. Watts dies of a heart attack suffered while working in the garden of his home in Oakton.[2]
- June 18 – The Fairfax County School Board names Assistant Superintendent S. Barry Morris as acting superintendent.[3]
- June 25 – 36-year-old Henry S. Robinson is sentenced to 25 years in prison by Judge Barnard F. Jennings for the murder of Ethel J. Marsh in Alexandria on September 29, 1969.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Polluted Lake Accotink Closed by Park Head." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 15 1970. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1996). Web. 29 Dec. 2012.
- ↑ "Fairfax Schools Chief Lawrence Watts, 44, Dies." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 16 1970. ProQuest. Web. 4 Oct. 2014.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Fairfax Names Morris Acting Chief of Schools." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 20 1970. ProQuest. Web. 4 Oct. 2014.
- ↑ Bredemeier, Kenneth. "Fairfax Mother of 4 Killed; Accused Slayer Shoots Self." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Sep 30 1969. ProQuest. Web. 2 June 2014.
- ↑ "Fairfax Man found Guilty of Murder." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jun 26 1970. ProQuest. Web. 2 June 2014.
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