January 1966
Events that took place in Fairfax County in January, 1966:
- January 5 – By a 6-1 vote, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors adopts the urban county proposal, intending to seek changes in Virginia's law creating the urban county form of government in anticipation of a voter referendum.[1]
- January 12 – 31-year-old Billy Lee Sprinkle is shot seven times in the back with a .32 caliber automatic pistol by his 25-year-old wife Greta in the couple's house at 7117 Byrneley Lane in Annandale.[2][3]
- January 24 – 42-year-old Walter Turner unintentionally kills himself when he loses control of the car he is driving and crashes on Route 1 at its intersection with the Mount Vernon Highway in Alexandria. Turner is taken to DeWitt Army Hospital on Fort Belvoir, where he is pronounced dead.[4][5]
References
- ↑ griffee, Carol. "Fairfax Drops City Plan, To Bid for New Powers" Evening Star, 6 Jan. 1966, Three Star, p. 26. NewsBank. Accessed 24 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Fairfax County Man Slain, Wife Charged." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 13 1966. ProQuest. Web. 1 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Wife Given 10 Years in Death of Husband." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 06 1968. ProQuest. Web. 1 Aug. 2014.
- ↑ "Alexandria Man Dies, Son Hurt in Auto Crash" Evening Star, 24 Jan. 1966, Three Star, p. 28. NewsBank. Accessed 5 Dec. 2017.
- ↑ "Driver Killed as Policeman Views Crash." The Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973): 1. Jan 25 1966. ProQuest. Web. 5 Dec. 2017.
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