DATE: Monday, April 14, 1997                TAG: 9704110813

SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 

SOURCE: Compiled by The Virginian-Pilot library staff 

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THIS WEEK IN HAMPTON ROADS HISTORY

These were some of the stories reported by area newspapers the week of April 14:

1972

Construction of model homes began in Indian Lakes, Tidewater's second-ranking planned unit development. The Virginia Beach community included single-family homes, townhouses, apartments and a commercial center.

``Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'' aired at 8 p.m. on NBC-TV, Channel 10.

The Norfolk City School Board, in a petition, asked the U.S. Supreme Court whether Norfolk had to provide free transportation for all schoolchildren. This followed the order for massive busing as a means to full integration of the public schools.

1947

Two illicit, 300-gallon distilleries were destroyed by federal and state agents. One raid resulted in the seizure of 600 gallons of mash in Norfolk's Bayview section, and another raid followed near Great Bridge in Norfolk County.

An estimated 200 Norfolk policemen gathered to discuss views on curbing delinquent crime. Many blamed indifferent parents and poor recreational facilities.

1897

The cornerstone of the new St. John's Episcopal Church, at Washington Street and London Boulevard in Portsmouth, was laid. The stone is in the northeast corner of the church, beneath the turret. It bears the inscription ``St. John's Church, first erected in 1850; rebuilt in 1897.''

The coal barge Brandywine, lying at one of the piers at Lamberts Point, caught fire. Damage was reported at $3,000.

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