July 1978
Events that took place in Fairfax County in July, 1978:
- July 18 – The collapse of an unshored trench at an Annandale construction site kills 25-year-old Michael DeGroot and 25-year-old Robert J. Baker, both employees of the S. O. Jennings Construction Company.[1]
- July 22 – 25-year-old Phyllis Y. Sanders, a waitress from Washington, DC, dies in her cell at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.[2]
References
- ↑ Seaberry, Jane, and Athelia Knight. "Two Workers Suffocated in Virginia Ditch Cave-in." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 2. Jul 19 1978. ProQuest. Web. 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Fairfax Authorities Probe Womans Death in Jail." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B3. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1994). Jul 25 1978. Web. 18 Dec. 2011.
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