Body found. suspect in Hannibal area murder case
Frederick County authorities seek to extradite Gary Humes of Peoria Illinois, accused of killing Forrest Hubbard March 18 during an apparent robbery. Hubbard’s body was found Saturday near Route 608 seven miles west of town, showing two gunshots and a head injury. Police say Humes admitted the shooting to Hannibal police.
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Frederick
Gary
Han
Humes
Peoria
Ill
Hannibal
Forrest Walker Hubbard
Winchester
D. A.sheetz
F. L. Woolf
Sheets
Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival slogan adopted
The Winchester Post Office begins using a slogan reading Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival May 2 3 4 on all mail through May 5. A five year old MT Falls Street boy took a walk with his dog inspired by warm weather and compared their journey to Lassie on TV. A motorist noticed a blinking cat eye reflected in a rear window.
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Winchester
Stewart Anderson, Jr
Mt. Falls St
Timmy
Lassie
Fairfax man charged after Gainesboro shooting sparks inquiry
A 59-year-old Gainesboro man Grady Vance Hunter is jailed in Frederick County on felonious shooting charges after a quarrel at a Gainesboro home. The victim John Marr remains hospitalized in undetermined condition after a .22 caliber shot. Hunter says he does not recall firing the gun. Blanche Hunter was treated and released after injuring her leg. Sheriff DeHaven cited cooperative statements but uncertain motive.
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Fairfax County
Gainesboro
John Marr
Grady Vance Hunter
Frederick County
Robert L. DeHaven
Hunter
Home Meetardey
DeHaven
Marr
Blanche
Mansfield Sets Busy Program For Congress
Senator Mike Mansfield outlined a brisk agenda aimed at completing major items by late summer and adjourning in September. He prioritizes Kennedy mass transit and nominated directors for Satellite Communications, plus youth employment and a wilderness bill.
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Mansfield
Congress
Washington
Mike Mansfield
Kennedy
Senate
Satellite Communications Corporation
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Miss Carol Curl Crowned Miss Winchester Tri County Beauty Queen
Carol Curl 20 of Front Royal won the Miss Winchester Tri-County Beauty Pageant and will enter the Miss Virginia contest in June. She also earned Miss Congeniality from 10 contestants and received a $500 Shenandoah College scholarship and a $250 Jayceeettes cash award. 750 attended at Handley High School. Rita Barbera and Barbara Loy were runners up.
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Sharon Louise Moore
A April
Woodrow H.moore
Winchester
Handley High School
Carol Lee Curl
Front Royal
Center
Winchester Tri-County
Valarie Raye Scott
Sue Williams
Virginia
Richmond
Miss Curl
John Curl
Stonewall Drive
Warren County High School
Curl
Shenandoah College
Winchester Jayceeettes
Virginia Pagent
Roanoke
Rita Amelia Barbera
Keyser
W. Va
Shenandoah College and Conservatory of Music
Barbara Loy
Barbera
Cal
Guatemala Coup Ousts Fuentes and Bans Elections
Guatemalan Colonel Enrique Peralta Azurdia seized control and suspended the constitution after President Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes went into exile. He dissolved Congress disbanded parties and canceled the November presidential vote while pledging to combat communism and hold elections at an unspecified date.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
Enrique Peralta ‘Azurdia
Ydigoras
Nicaragua
Central America
Peralta
Juan Jose Arevalo
Mexico
Arevalo
Congress
Ism
Auto Show Opens Thursday with 150 New Cars on Display
Winchester Automobile Dealers Association sponsors a three day Auto Show at Winchester Park and Shop from noon to 9 30 p m featuring a record 150 new cars and trucks. A 20 mile searchlight and an eight foot yellow balloon will attract attention each evening Prizes include a $25 savings account Displays from members such as B M Chevrolet Sales Co Chapman Motor Co D H Oldsmobile Inc H W Ebert Buick GW Motors Kern Motor Co Pine Motor Co Shenandoah Ford Truck Service Center Inc Also listed are various local ads and enrollment notices.
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Winchester Automobile Dealers Association
Winchester Park and Shop
Automobile Dealers’ Association
B & M Chevrolet Sales, Co
Chapman Motor Co
D & H Oldsmobile, Inc
H. W. Ebert-Buick
GW Motors
George Washington
Kern Motor Co
Pine Motor Co
Shenandoah Ford
Truck Service Center
Ind
West Virginia driver admits kidnap tale was hoax
William R. Ingram of Kairo West Virginia admitted to federal authorities that his claim of being forced to drive at gunpoint through Virginia was fictitious. He told Virginia State Police and later confessed after questioning by FBI and state police. He could face false report charges in Virginia but extradition depends on felony status. The incident led to a statewide search for a hitchhiker that never existed. The notice also lists local ads for a warehouse sale and job openings.
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Kairo
W Va
Virginia
West Virginia
Earl Brown
Richmond
FBI
William R. Ingram
Rt. 2
Ingram
Stephens City
S. L. Lee
Exiles Discouraged as Cuban Guerrillas Weaken Across Cuba
A Cuba report says guerrilla forces are weak and poorly armed, dimming hopes for Miami’s exile community already strained by raids. Exiles report 18 leaders barred from leaving Dade County while U S agencies bolster Coast Guard and Immigration staffing to curb raids on Cuba and Soviet shipping.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
United
Carlos Penin
Fidel Castro
People's Revolutionary Movement
Dade County
Coast Guard
The
Immigration Service
Washington
State and Justice Departments
United States
Penin
Second National Front
Escambray
Alpha 66
U.S
Caribbean
Two Front Royal brothers drown in Shenandoah River near Winchester plant
Rescue efforts renewed for Lewis Gene Yancy 23 missing after their aluminum boat capsized in nine to ten foot depths near Reliance downstream from the Warren Shenandoah line. Charles Everett Yancey 33 was recovered. Charles Lee Arthur 24 escaped to safety. Six others perished statewide in separate incidents.
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Front Royal Brothers
Shenandoah River
Winchester
Lewis Gene Yancy
Kendrick Lane Apartments
Charles Everett Yancey
E. Main St
A. C. Crowder
Charles Lee Arthur
Front Royal
Crowder
Passage Creek
Reliance
Warren-Shenandah
Rt. 12
Front Royal Main
Shenandoah
Loudoun
Front Royal Fire Department
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Hub
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Marv
Montana
House
Interior Department
Treasury Post Office
Ways and Means
Senate Finance Committee
Carol Curl
Corrigan Rug Cleaners
W. T. Grant CO
Winchester Savings & Loan
W. Boscawen St
Windmer
Patton
Engineering Co., Inc
Sion
Castro
Revolutionary Study Directorate
Jose Antonio Lanusa
Matanzas
Warren County
Emmett Merchant
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