DATE: Saturday, August 16, 1997             TAG: 9708160315

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SOURCE: Staff writers Lewis Krauskopf, Frank Roberts and Mike Abrams

        contributed to this report.

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HAMPTON ROADS

CHESAPEAKE

Vintage aircraft

to be on display

at local airport

Nearly 25 historic World War II vintage aircraft will be on display at the Hampton Roads Airport on Aug. 25-31.

``A Gathering of Eagles'' will be sponsored by the Old Dominion Squadron, the local unit of the Confederate Air Force, a hobbyists group that preserves and flies historic aircraft.

Among the planes on display will be a B-17 Flying Fortress - which flew daily bombing raids over Europe - and an HE-111 Heinkel, Germany's primary bomber during World War II.

Now in its 40th year, the Texas-based Confederate Air Force has about 8,000 volunteer members. The 70-member Old Dominion Squadron sponsors and participates in static and flying shows primarily in Virginia, the Carolinas and the Northeast.

Admission to the show is $5 for adults, $2 for children 6-12, and free for those under 6.

VIRGINIA BEACH

Two Jewish groups plan to

leave Norfolk for the Beach

Two big regional Jewish groups are leaving Norfolk for the Beach later this month.

The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Tidewater Jewish Foundation Inc. will move into an office park near the Virginia Beach-Norfolk Expressway Witchduck Road exit.

For 10 years, the two groups have shared the Glasser Pavilion on Newport Avenue with Jewish Family Service. The family social service agency will take over the entire pavilion space, about 6,000 square feet.

The federation and foundation will lease even more space at 5029 Corporate Woods Drive.

Effective Aug. 25, the new office phone number will be 671-1600.

PORTSMOUTH

Mayor celebrates start of

``Operation Sledgehammer''

Mayor James W. Holley III, along with other community leaders, will officially kick off ``Operation Sledgehammer'' at 926 Fayette St. Wednesday at 11 a.m.

During the past several months, officials from the Neighborhood Quality and Planning Services Department have identified and prioritized vacant structures for demolition.

The city has earmarked $300,000 to demolish abandoned properties in the Brighton/South Portsmouth community. The city anticipates that once the properties have been cleared the lots will be marketed for suitable single-family residential development.

For more information on the program, contact Jim Gildea at 393-8836 or Fred Brusso at 393-8189.

Look for student artwork

on billboards around city

The artwork of eight Portsmouth middle and high school students will appear on billboards throughout the city beginning Monday.

The billboards are part of a media blitz by Portsmouth stuaimed at sending a positive message about making good choices to their peers.

The campaign, which also includes student-generated radio and television public service announcements, news releases and a theater production, is being funded by a $13,738 grant to the city from the state Department of Criminal Justice Services. Each project touts the same message: ``Choices . . . The Stuff Destinies Are Made Of.''

Adams Outdoor Advertising donated the billboard space, worth close to $11,000, said Raz Collier of Collier & Associates, which handles media placement for the city.

Each billboard will stay up for about two months. Three additional billboards going up in the next few weeks. The student artists, themes and locations of each billboard follow:

Keith Spruill of Churchland High, ``Success TV,'' 1601 High St.

Billy Jordan of Wilson High, ``Crime Pays: 20 to Life,'' 3229 Frederick Blvd.

Antonio Nolan of New Directions, ``Give Youth a Chance,'' 3605 Victory Blvd.

Buddy Sampson of Churchland High, ``Invest in the Future,'' 2600 Turnpike Road.

Jamie Bagby of Waters Middle, ``Serving Burgers,'' 3011 Victory Blvd.

Mark Holt of Waters Middle, ``Lend a Helping Hand,'' 3427 Portsmouth Blvd.

Jerry McCoy of Norcom High, ``Positive Peer Pressure,'' 2019 County St.

Kevin Spence of New Directions, ``Violence, A Dead End,'' 3410 George Washington Highway.

SUFFOLK

Health day will provide free

immunizations for children

Free immunizations for children and nutritional counseling will be offered todayfrom 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the community room at Parker Riddick Village, 94 Stacey Drive.

Children will also be able to get their faces painted. Clowns will pass out balloon animals. Refreshments will be served.

The health day is sponsored by the Suffolk Health Department and the Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

A shuttle bus will be available at Chorey Park Apartments, 804 W. Constance Road, at 10:15 a.m.; at 10:45 a.m. at Colander-Bishop Meadows Apartments, 925 Brook Ave.; and at 11 a.m. from Hoffler Apartments, 2210 East Washington St.

For more information, contact Phyllis Harrison at 934-0836.

WAKEFIELD

Waste management, swine

will be topics of seminar

Virginia Cooperative Extension will sponsor a seminar on waste management and environmental protection of swine, Monday at the Virginia Diner on U.S. Route 460.

The speaker will be Dr. Allen Harper, VPI and SU Extension swine specialist. Registration will begin at 1:30 p.m., followed by the seminar. Dinner will be at 6 p.m.

There is no charge for the event. To register, call Debbie Jackson at 657-6450, Ext. 102. For information, call Rexford Cotten at 294-5215.

ALSO. . .

Virginia Beach - Due to the response received this week, an additional Disaster Preparedness Program for Children has been scheduled for Friday for children ages 5-14. The program will provide information on what to do during tornadoes, lightning and hurricanes, and water and fire safety. Call 427-4228 to register.

TRAFFIC WATCH

TODAY

Norfolk: Colley Ave. will be closed from Raleigh Ave. to 21st St. and from 21st St. to Decorum, 6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., for the Charlie Falk Auto Showcase 1-mile Run.

Norfolk and Portsmouth: The Midtown Tunnel will remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday for routine maintenance.

MONDAY

Smithfield: The Virginia Route 10 Bypass will be closed four times for about 20 minutes each between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Monday to allow construction of an overpass at the Cypress Point subdivision. To avoid delays, motorists are advised to use U.S. Route 10 Business. Information provided by the Virginia Department of Transportation.

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