October 1978
Events that took place in Fairfax County in October, 1978:
- October 8 – Ilona Szabo fatally shoots her 44-year-old roommate, fellow Hungarian immigrant and restaurant cook Ibolya Jenes, in the chest with a high-powered rifle in their shared apartment at 9513 Blake Lane in Fairfax.[1][2][3]
- October 18 – 19-year-old Roger B. Judkins shoots his 48-year-old father Newell to death with a .22 caliber pistol while he is sleeping in the family home at 6920 Hickory Hill Avenue in McLean.[4][5]
- October 23 – Upon being told by Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Martha V. Pennino that the BoS intends to ask him to resign, Fairfax County Executive Leonard L. Whorton submits his resignation. Whorton's resignation is accepted by a 7-2 vote, with only Supervisors John F. Herrity and Audrey Moore dissenting.[6]
- October 23 – The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors votes unanimously to seek bids from consulting firms to develop an ordinance governing the county's cable television franchise.[7]
References
- ↑ "Va. Woman found Slain in Apartment." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 10 1978. ProQuest. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ "Woman Convicted of Murder Gets Suspended Sentence."The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Jun 22 1979. ProQuest. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.
- ↑ "The Immigrant." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 25 1983. ProQuest. Web. 31 Dec. 2013 .
- ↑ Bercovici, Liza and Blaine Harden. "CIA Official Shot to Death at Home." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 19 1978. ProQuest. Web. 5 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Bercovici , Liza. "Va. Judge Sends Killer of Father to Utah Institution." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Mar 21 1979. ProQuest. Web. 5 Feb. 2014.
- ↑ Grubisch, Thomas. "Fairfax Executive Whorton Resigns Under Pressure." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): B1. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The Washington Post (1877-1995). Oct 24 1978. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.
- ↑ Locke, Maggie. "Fairfax and Cable TV." The Washington Post (1974-Current file): 1. Oct 26 1978. ProQuest. Web. 20 Dec. 2017.
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