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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries in Winchester Star list Keckley Tidler Miller Adams notices

Obituary notices for William Garfield Keckley aged 82 of Route 1 Winchester and Mrs. Wilbur Tidler of College Park Md. also Harry C. Miller 74 of Red Bud and Harry Clifton Adams 80 of Gainesboro with funeral details. Services set at Jones Funeral Home and Mount Hebron Cemetery or Chestnut Grove Church. Dated April 13, 1968.

William Garfield Keckley Route 1 Hilda Spurling Winchester Memorial Hospital Mr. Keckley Hardy County W. Va John William Eliza Willis Keckley Lulu Carpenter Wilbur Tidler College Park John S. Brannan Tidler Winchester John William and Alice Cain Taylor Harry C. Miller Red Bud Mr. Miller Charles W Bertha Shull Miller Maude Boyd B. & O. Railroad James B. Miller Frederick County Allen Carter Mark Lee Miller Route 5 Jones Funeral Home John Kinzie George W. Hausenfluck J. H. Yost, Sr William K. Milhollen George C, Beck R. C. Cunningham Claude M. Grove Mount Hebron Cemetery Harry Clifton Adams Gainesboro Chestnut Grove Johnnie E. Brewer Russell Ef, Brown Albert L. Adams Raymond DeHaven Nathaniel D. Adams Donard W. DeHaven Arthur R. Cather

Funeral Services for Two Men Set This Week

Funeral details announced for Harry Clifton Adams to be held Sunday at 2 30 P M at Chestnut Grove Church. Also listed are services for Harry C Miller Monday at 3 30 P M and William G Keckley Tuesday at 1 30 P M at Jones Funeral Home.

Harry Clifton Adams Chestnut Grove Church Harry C. Miller William G. Keckley

Spectacular total lunar eclipse observed across regions

Millions of skywatchers enjoyed a coppery red moon during a total lunar eclipse. Cloud cover limited views in some areas while clear skies prevailed along the Eastern Seaboard and in parts of the Far West. The eclipse began at 10 10 p.m. EST with the moon entering Earth's shadow and fully eclipsed by 11 22 p.m. with totality lasting to 12 12 a.m. The moon emerged from the shadow at 2 23 a.m.

New York Seaboard Mississippi Far West

Testing Could Trigger Mass Human Disaster Says Doctor

Dr Kelly H Gubler chief of staff at Tooele Valley Hospital warns chemical and biological tests at Dugway Proving Ground could cause a massive human disaster He cites March skull valley sheep deaths and prevailing winds 35 mph spreading agents toward Tooele and Salt Lake City He notes Army denial flipped and now admits spraying a nerve gas agent while vets and state investigators blame the Army for the deaths He adds occasional anticholinesterase overdoses from Dugway muestras and says Army health risk claims lack realism

Tooele, Utah Kelly H. Gubler Tooele Valley Hospital Dugway Proving Ground Utah Skull Valley Gubler Medical News World U.S Army Proving Ground Dugway Len Frank Moss

Local Firm Adopts Krauser-Lupton Name in Region

Lupton Equipment Company of Winchester becomes Krauser-Lupton Equipment Company named by executive vice president Julian K. Armel. Potomac Industries Inc. is parent to both Lupton and the new Krauser unit in Maryland, after buying Piedmont Tractor in Warrenton. Thomas C. Johnstone named president of the Warrenton store with Armel splitting duties between sites. Potomac now operates five retail stores and four service businesses.

Lupton Equipment Company Winchester Krauser-Lupton Equipment Company Julian K. Armel Mr. Armel Poetomac Industries, Inc Krauser Company Maryland Potomac Industries Piedmont Tractor Company Warrenton Thomas C. Johnstone

LBJ Family Gather in Texas as Nugent Heads for Vietnam

President Johnson and Luci Johnson Nugent returned to Texas for Easter while Patrick Nugent headed to Vietnam on active duty with the Air National Guard. The president aimed to rest before overseas duties and to push for early Vietnam talks amid the 28 million unemployment benefits bill signing.

Austin Tex Johnson Texas Patrick J. Nugent Vietnam Nugent Charles S. Robb Luci Johnson Nugent Patrick Lyndon Lbj Ranch Hawaii Chung Hee Park Washington White House Pentagon Air National Guard 113Th Tactical Air Fighter Wing Andrews Air Force Base Luci Patoff Andrews 113Th Pueblo North Korea Texas Air National Guard Air Force One

Wave of violence strikes Glasgow city

An 18 year old youth was stabbed to death and more than 20 hurt as gangs roamed Glasgow streets during the night. Victims suffered stab wounds cuts and beatings as crowds left dance halls theaters and pubs. A police officer said there is no apparent motive.

Glasgow Scotland

Easter Services Span Nation Amid Mourning and Hope

Easter observances continue nationwide with the Black Congress planning a Will Rogers Park service in Los Angeles near the Watts riot site. King family pastors in Atlanta prepare a sunrise sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church. President Johnson spends Easter weekend at LBJ Ranch as service members serve in Vietnam. Mary Costa to perform at a Los Angeles sunrise service expected to attract up to 20,000 at the Hollywood Bowl. San Francisco Evangelical churches unite for an Easter sunrise in Union Square.

Congress Los Angeles Will Rogers Park Watts Walter Bremond Atlanta King Martin Luther King Sr Ebenezer Baptist Church Jesus Johnson Lbj Ranch U.S Vietnam Charles S. Robb da Nang Patrick J. Nugent Cam Ranh Bay Mary Costa San Francisco Union Square

Bombers grounded after losses and Vietnam air raid limits

The F111A bomber fleet suspension followed two of six million-dollar aircraft lost in their first week of combat in North Vietnam. US sources cite mechanical trouble for the first loss. missions resumed briefly as air raids limited to areas south of the 19th Parallel near the DMZ. President Johnson orders bombing curtailed to aid peace talks amid ongoing ground operations Pegasus and Complete Victory.

North Vietnam U.S Dong Hoi Demilitarized Zone 19Th Johnson Pegasus Khe Sanh Saigon Hanoi Radio An Giang South Vietnam

Weather forecast for Winchester Virginia today and Sunday

Fair tonight with a low in the mid 40s. Sunday will be fair and warm with highs from 76 to 80. The report includes sunrise and sunset times, moonrise, and rainfall totals for the past 24 hours and the past five years, plus long term average monthly rainfall figures.

Chesterfield County Fatal Crashes Reported Across State

Police report multiple fatal crashes including Shelton Hyman 24 on U S 1301 near Chesterfield County, Ryland Dillard 3 in Fredericksburg on U S 1, John Jones 19 near Madison Mills on U S 15, Robert Butler 33 near Petersburg on I 95, and Everette Simpson 58 passenger in Chesterfield County on I 268.

Associated Press Chesterfield U.S. 1301 Shelton Burdis Hyman Fredericksburg Ryland Randolph Dillard Jr U.S. 1 Dillard Stafford County Robert Hal Butler 50Th Signal Battalion Ft. Bragg N.C Petersburg Prince George County Chesterfield County Everette Melvin Simpson Rt. 1 Hopewell Interstate 268

Retired Hampton Roads Leader Dead at 71

Newport News AP reports Ward Anderson, 71, retired vice president of C. H. Sprague and Son, a key figure on the Hampton Roads waterfront, died Friday in a local hospital after a heart attack. Born August 15, 1896, in King and Queen County, he worked 43 years with the port before the 1955 retirement.

Hampton Roads Newport New Apw Ward Anderson C. H. Sprague and Son Anderson Bellevue York River King and Queen County White Oak Coal Co Sprague

North Viet Charges Delay On Peace Talks

North Vietnam accuses the United States of deliberately delaying preliminary peace talks and demands that Washington end actions creating unfavorable conditions. Hanoi also denounces U.S. refusal to use Phnom Penh or Warsaw as meeting sites and questions Johnson’s stance on Warsaw and Phnom Penh.

Tokyo North Vietnam Foreign Ministry United States Sunday Vietnam Washington Hanoi Radio United States Hanoi Phnom Penh Warsaw Democratic Republic of Vietnam U.S Johnson

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