Obituaries from Stephens City and nearby areas
Infant Lydia Ann Kritzer daughter of Frederick and Shirley Kritzer of Stephens City died yesterday born in Winchester on Feb 18. Survived by parents a brother and two sisters at home. Funeral 3:30 tomorrow at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Wardensville Cemetery WarNe sville W Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Ann Kritzer
Frederick
Shirley Galladay Kritzer
Stephens City
Winchester
Clarence Lee Kritzer
Tina Louise Kritzer
Dawn Marie Kritzer
Jones Funeral Home
Warren L. Reeves
Wardensville
W. Va
Thelma Long Haines
Middletown
Edna Long
William A. Jester
Josiah A. Andrew
G. Wilson Borden
Holmes Campbell
W. Thomas Link
R.V. Martin
J. William Hollis
G. Raymond Patton
Greenhill Cemetery
Luray
Wall Street Dips After Monday Rally Attempt
Wall Street prices slipped in active trading as the Dow Jones average fell 0.56 points to 903.81 at 10 30 a.m. The broader market showed renewed softness after Monday's rally attempt.
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New York
Wall Street
Unemployed Engineers Gaining Nixon Attention at West Coast Meeting
President Nixon meets with Labor Secretary Hodgson and science adviser David in SAN CLEMENTE to address unemployment among engineers and scientists, many from aerospace, with 65,000 jobless estimated before Congress halted funding for the SST project. The conference includes aerospace firms, academics, and professional societies as Nixon seeks solutions.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Edward David
White House
Labor Department
Congress
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Local Leaders Attend Governor's Industrial Seminar in Richmond
Three local men A W Loring Frederick R Young and Wade D Ferguson attended the Governor's Industrial Seminar in Richmond Monday. Virginia State experts distributed 1971 Virginia Facts and Figures for industrial development and attendees gained general information. Funeral service for Walter G. Kerns 83 of Albin will be held Saturday at 1 30 at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Oakland Cemetery.
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Richmond
Winchester - Frederick County
Ferguson
Walter G. Kerns
Albin
Jones Funeral Home
Luther H. Hoffman
Elwood Whitacre
Ray Miller
Guy Smith
Fred Coffman
Wayne Carter
Earl Hawkins
Oakland Cemetery
Mr. Kerns
Sydnor
Hanna Ellen Dailey Kerns
US Command reports 58 Americans killed in combat last week
Saigon report says 58 US servicemen died last week with 542 wounded, the highest weekly American toll in a month. South Vietnamese and enemy casualty figures are provided, noting nonhostile American deaths and ongoing totals for the war.
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Saigon
U.S
Mary Ann
Jet hijacker angry over Calley conviction on Havana flight
An Eastern Airlines DC8 hijacked to Havana was driven by a passenger protesting Lt. William L. Calley Jr.'s conviction. Diego Ramirez remained in Havana after the incident, while the crew and remaining passengers described the hijacker's threats and demands.
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Miami
Eastern Airlines
Havana
William L. Calley Jr
Eastern
New York
San Juan
P.R
Hilda Estay
Edward L. Foss
Foss
Fort Lee
N.J
Miss Estay
Calley
John Meehan
Malibu
Calif
Ft. Benning
Gal
My Lai
Nicholas Plackis
Queens
N.Y
Plackis
Jose Marti
Major Liberalization of Methadone Rejected in U.S.
Washington reports the government rejects sweeping liberalization of methadone as an unproven long term addiction treatment. The FDA and BNDD loosened rules slightly to allow individual doctors to dispense maintenance doses, while NAS and AMA committees oppose such dispersion and favor clinic based programs.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Justice Department
Bureau of Narcotics
National Academy of Sciences
American Medical Association
Holy Week Plans at Grace Church
Grace Church Middletown outlines Palm Sunday service led by Rev. William A. Jester with Cherub Choir singing Hosanna Loud Hosanna. Holy Week features daily sermons by regional Methodist ministers April 8 to 11, with special music by church choirs and Hand Bell Choir. Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. on April 11 followed by 11 o'clock Infant Baptism service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William A. Jester
Grace United Methodist Church
Middletown
Cherub
Will L. Owings
Warren L. Reeves
Stephens City United
Jester
Myrtle Rhodes
Raymond R. Headley
Thomas Borden
Chancel
Grace Church
Hoffa's Detroit Era Remembers Him For Safety and Struggle
A look at Detroit drivers recalling Jimmy Hoffa's union leadership in the 1930s and 1940s. They praise safety gains and better pay while recounting long hauls, prison parole, and mixed views on Hoffa's legacy. Notable quotes show mixed sentiment among Local 299 members and drivers.
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Detroit
Hoffa
Jimmy
Pittsburgh
James Withers
Withers
Michigan
Local 299
Larry Vroom
The
Detroit Union
Weather Notes From Winchester and Long-Overdue Rain Totals
Partly cloudy today with a chance of showers tonight. lows 45 to 50. Friday cloudy with warm highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Extended forecast calls for mild days with daytime highs in the 50s and upper 60s and nights in the 30s and 40s with occasional showers. Rainfall data through today show no rain in the past 24 hours and monthly totals for March at 1.28 inches, with five-year regional rainfall records listed.
Fire incidents haunt Shawnee area with multiple fires reported
Firemen battled a barn blaze off Paper Mill Road east of I 81 late today with Caldwell Lane as the likely location. Earlier, Winchester crews investigated an oil furnace explosion causing smoke but no fire at 250 East St. Minor blazes followed in an unused tool shed and a house trailer. Other calls included an O Sullivan Rubber plant fire and a False alarm at Rubbermaid. A chimney fire at Cedar Grove burned three acres with help from Clearbrook volunteers. A bake sale at Stephens City United Methodist Church was announced for Saturday.
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Shawnee
Boyce
South End
Rouss
Paper Mill Road
I-81
Caldwell Lane
Winchester
East St
S.R. Dyke
Clearbrook
George Yost
Carl Frye
Stephenson Church
O'Sullivan Rubber Corporation
O’sullivan
Rubbermaid Commercial Products
Swan
Cat
Gainesboro
Cedar Grove
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Kritzer Infant
Homer William Lofton
Thelma. Long
Mrs
Christina England
Christina M. England
England
Russell C. McWhinney
Berryville
Paul Elkins
Robert Humes
United Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh
Uniondale Cemetery
Ts. England
Clinton MceWhinney, Jr
Front Royal
Bruce David McWhinney
Gerard E.mcwhinney
Paul D. McWhinney
Robert E. McWhinney
Joseph P. McWhinney
Russell McWhinney
Edwin Haines
Richard Ave
Edward M. Garrett, Jr
Roy Clark
Arthur Nickleston
Fred Custer
Ernie Welch
Dalton Brill
Robert Lofton
Shenandoah Memorial Park
Old Guard
Miliary District
Nome Woo
Amherst ST
DIAL
OF the Golden Fut
Or Abel
Bernard F.groves
Boscawen St
Maine
Florida
Golden
Red & Golden Delicious
Stayman
York
Silver
Norway
Lombardy
Andorra
Burfordi
Hetzi
Eleyi
Hoppa
California
Samuel Goldwyn
Pacific
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Kerns Service
Laotian Panhandle
South Vietnam
Health and Life Insurance
Joseph P. Roby Siler
Virginia
Mutual Maha
Life Insurance
United of Omaha
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company
Omaha, Nebraska
Fairview United Meth
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
F.D.I.C
Vroom
Shenandoah Valley
I. Q. Answers
India
N.H
Mass
R.J
Ann
Yangtze
American Virgin Islands
Degas
France
Pacific Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
A & N Stores
N. Loudoun St
Barry
W. Boscawen St
Glaeze
N. Cameron St
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