Deaths and Funerals Held in Martinsburg Area
Funeral services announced for G Frank Gearing with burial at Mount Hebron Cemetery. Cleland Welton Swisher 77 of Baker WV dies. service at Sperrys Run EUB Church Rio WV with burial Sperrys Run Cemetery. Deskin Berkeley Shipe 86 Martinsburg WV dies. service at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg and burial Rosedale Cemetery.
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G. Frank Gearing
Jones Funeral Home
William A. Lyons
Mr. Gearing
Sarah Zane Fire Company
Howard H. Shockey
C.W. Huntsberry
Charles Shewbridge, Sr
Mervil W. Adams
J. Thomas Boyd
Kenneth M. Grimm
Dr. Rf, Cline
Vincent Hollis
Es’ Shockey
Leonard Sir
Harry Pingley
George Snider
Upton Snider
Hugh Solenberger
Herbert Solenberger
Tilman Shumate
George Goode
Richard Kern
James Pappas
Alex Earle
Carmen Passucci
Giovanni Lazazzera
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Cleland Welton Swisher
Baker
W.va
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Swisher
Rio
Joseph
Sarah Reynolds Swisher
First Evangelical United Brethren Church of Winchester
Lola Shifflett
Winchester
James Shiffiett
William Swisher
Deskin Berkeley Shipe
Winchester Ave
Martinsburg
W. Va
City
Hos
Mr. Shipe
Frederick County
Reisterstown
John Hetzel
Bluefield
Sites Fulk
Margaline Shipe
Samen Shipe
Rosie
Lelia
Celia
Mazie Shipe
Cleveland Bulldozer Tragedy On Construction Site
Bulldozer operator John White of Mentor said he saw three people drop to the ground as his machine moved. he backed up and ran over a man he did not see. The minister’s shoulders were crushed by the tread. police cleared White of responsibility.
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John White
Mentor
White
Tornado Scatters Across Farm Near Pauline and Floods Hit Several Cities
A tornado touched down about 1 000 feet before scattering on a pasture near Pauline Alabama. Residents in rural areas mend homes while lowland communities brace for floods from two days of rain. At least 60 people were forced from homes in Atlanta Austell and nearby areas as creeks and the Chattahoochee River overflowed. Flooding also reached Chattanooga Knoxville and Montgomery with cold snaps and temperatures from teens to 70s across regions. The Weather Bureau warned Montgomery that the Alabama River could rise as much as 10 feet above flood stage.
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Pauline
8.C
Atlanta
Austell
Chattahoochee
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Tenn
Montgomery
Ala
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Montery
Plains
Mississippi Valley
North Atlantic States
Gulf States
West
California
Desert
Cyprus Population by Language and Religion
About 78 percent of the Cyprus population of 590000 are Greek in language culture and religion. Eighteen percent are Turkish. Neither group has changed its language or customs to any extent.
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Cyprus
Four unions strike IC Railroad over work rules and pay
About 7,200 workers from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and Enginemen, the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen walked off at 5 30 am. They protested unpaid holidays overtime expenses away from home pay and other demands in a four year effort to modernize rules. Illinois Central serves 14 states including Chicago Louisville Memphis and New Orleans with a 6500 mile network. Chief Justice Earl Warren tops Ebony's list as most trusted by American Negro leaders with Ralph McGill and Robert Kennedy as runners up.
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Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Louisville
Memphis
Earl Warren
Ebony Magazine
Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
U.S. Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
MacArthur Funeral Procession Draws Thousands In New York
Thousands filed past General Douglas MacArthur’s coffin at the 7th Regiment Armory in New York as 2,400 West Point cadets stood in tribute and dignitaries from Romulo to Pershing attended. The pallbearers moved the casket to the caisson while military bands played The General’s March and Ruffles and Flourishes. A private led Shorty the horse and the public waited through rain into the night for the service to proceed toward Washington.
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John F. Kennedy
7Th Regiment
Pennsylvania
Washington
MacArthur
Capitol
Kennedy
Park Avenue
66Th Street
U.S. Military Academy
Harold Paul Kindleberger
el Paso
Tex
West Point
Arthur
Carlos P. Romulo
United States
Shorty
James I
Muir II
Alexandria
John L. Richards
Little Silver
N.J
Gen
John
Black Jack) Pershing
New York
67Th Street
Soviet Charge China Violating Soviet Chinese Border
Moscow reports Tass accusing Red China of ongoing border violations. The Tass statement says the Chinese have repeatedly and provocatively breached the border across vast stretches from Central Asia to Korea. Tass notes some border segments were fixed during czarist conquests and not accepted by China. Adjustments may be discussed.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Red China Today
Tass
Central Asia
Korea
Forestry Building Started on Evansdale Campus
Ceremonies marked the start of a $2.3 million forestry building project on the Evansdale campus of West Virginia University in Morgantown. The event included officials and dignitaries overseeing the kickoff of construction at the university.
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Morgantown
W. Va
Evansdale
West Virginia
Hepner Named Virginia Candidate in National Driver of the Year Contest
Longtime driver for Smiths logged 950000 miles with only one minor accident and no injuries. His rescue acts include heart attack first aid in 1963 and saving a child on U S Route 11 in 1958. Virginia Highway Users Association honors him with contest nomination and a framed citation.
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Smith’s
Uni
Association
Woodstock
Hepner
U.S. No. 11
Kernstown
Virginia
American Trucking Association
Virginia Highway Users Assocation
Wallace Campaign Crashes Wisconsin Primary Returns
Wallace draws solid support in Republican areas with a cross over showing noted as Wisconsin custom. Byrnes says the general crossover has little significance versus 1960. Wallace decries civil rights bill and thanks 200 supporters for pushing to break up centralized government. He plans Maryland and Indiana next. Reynolds notes Wallace’s bigotry critique and Byrnes margin over 1 to 0.
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Wisconsin
Byrnes
Kennedy
White House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Wallace
Milwaukee
Maryland
Indiana
Reynolds
Earier
Weather Outlook for Virginia and Rainfall Totals
The Virginia weather forecast is fair and colder tonight with lows in the 30s. Tomorrow cooler and mostly sunny, high in the 50s. Friday fair and warmer with weekend rain likely. Rainfall totals show April 0.79 inches and year to date 11.45 inches. President Johnson invited Benny to Washington after his accident. Benny is recovering after months at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond.
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Johnson
White House
Benny
Washington
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Two-Car Crash Claims Two Lives In Philadelphia Area
Mrs Margaret Lang Walker 60 of Clarendon Pennsylvania and her husband Frank Walter Walker 69 were killed in a two car crash on Hunting Ridge. Passenger Willie Wright of 1606 W Master St Philadelphia suffered major injuries. Patrick Andrew Sapien 20 of the U S Navy survived with a fractured right arm and possible internal injuries.
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Margaret Lang Walker
Clarendon
Hunting Ridge
Frank Walter Walker
Willie Wright
W. Master St
Hiladelphia
Patrick Andrew Sapien
U.S. Navy
Scout Receives Merit Award for Life Saving Act
John David Briscoe the 15 year old Boy Scout was awarded the Certificate of Merit by the National Council for life saving. He pulled a burning shirt from Benny Tyson Jr. and carried him to safety after a July accident involving an exploding gasoline can. The ceremony at John Mann Church honored Troop 79 and featured Shenandoah Area Council officials and others.
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John David Briscoe
Scott
Charles Benjamin Tyson, Jr
National Council of Boy Scouts of America
Tunstall C. Powers
Shenandoah Area
Young Briscoe
John Cook
Ray Garrabrandt
Shenandoah
Charles Pine, Jr
Shawnee
Vern LaBarre
Benny Tyson
Benny
John
Apollo Capsule Speeds Toward Moon at 24200 MPH
The Project Apollo capsule carrying three astronauts will travel about 24 200 miles per hour as it escapes Earth's gravity and moves toward the Moon's gravitational field.
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Moon
Earth
Answers to historic quiz items recap
The list covers 10 Q A pairs including subjects like Love, Elizabeth and Zachary, Wild duck, the death of Socrates, Nectar and ambrosia, Peat, Motor torpedo boat, Quadried, Yukon, J Edward Day. It notes damask fabric derives its name from Damascus Syria.
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Love
Elizabeth and
Zachary
Wild Duck
Socrates
Nectar
Peat
Yukon
J. Edward Day
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Gearing Service
Cleveland Swisher
Cleveland
Frank Gearing
Jones Funeral Home Inc
Onssrea
Lewis
Harrows
Lewis Harrow
C.1. Brumback & Sons
Cameron St
IC Railroad
Grider & Shoskey
Russia
Hepners
Gerald
Shenandoah College
Saw Hill Methodist Church
Round Hill Community Fire Co
Virginia Truck Road To
DIAL
Dodson Bros. Exterminating Co
Scout
Jenneys
I. Q. Answers
Damascus
Syria
Arnel
Penney’s
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