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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1968

Page

2

Obituaries in Winchester area include Taggart and Devers notices

Obituary notices run for Robert Taggart Sr 71 of 2217 Wilson Blvd formerly Glen Ridge N J and for Mrs Cora Carter Niece 74 of 923 East Cork St. plus Helen Bowerman Ames 60 of Berryville and Joseph Hunter Devers Sr 69 of 1504 S Quincy St Arlington. Services span March to April with church and cemetery interments in Winchester area.

Robert Taggart Wilson Blvd Glen Ridge N.J Fairfax Nursing Home Fairfax East Orange Hamilton Agnes Holborn Taggart Maude Madsen Southington Conn Erie-Lackawanna Railroad First Presbyterian Church of Winchester 69Th Regiment Champagne- Marne Aisne-Marne St. Mihiel Meuse-Argonne Winchester Senior Citizens Club American Legion 1St Ward New Jersey Robert Taggart, Jr Fairfax, Va Donald G. Taggart Montclair Boyd Memorial Chapel First Presbyterian G. Raymond Womeldorf James R. Jackson Cora Carter East Cork St Winchester Memorial Hospital Jones Funeral Home Paul J. Slonaker Charles Williams Maynard Reed Kenneth Strother Charles Spaid John Cunningham Lacy Braithwaite Mount Hebron Cemetery Helen Elizabeth Bowerman Ames Berryville Lewis B. Ames Bowerman Construction Co Ames Scottsville Monroe County N.Y Homer Eugene Bowerman Bowerman Lovina W. Snyder Dansville M.Y Alexander Clark Richmond Leon Steinberg Arlington County David E. Ames Air Force Charles E. Bowerman William F. Bowerman Grace Episcopal Church David Cammack Green Hill ‘Cemetery Joseph Hunter Devers S. Quincy St Arlington Alexandra Hospital Alexandria Devers Culpeper County Washington Methodist Protestant Church Lola Devers Joseph H. Devers, Jr Frances Royston

YAF plans protests at IBM over Cold War computer sales

Young Americans for Freedom says it will picket IBM headquarters two hours daily this week to protest IBM selling computers to Communist nations. The group says demonstrations form part of a national campaign leading to IBM's annual stockholders meeting later this month.

Richmond Young Americans For Freedom IBM YAF

Survey Opens Mail and By Personal Interview

Census questionnaire mailings target households with no householder name on file. Local interviewers collect data, then computer analysis yields Protection Factors for basements and added weight. Those without basements get general guidance and shelter options, funded by Congress through Civil Defense.

Bureau of Census Census Bureau Department of Defense Office of Civil Defense Civil Defense U. S. Congress

Weather forecast spans Gulf of Mexico to Great Lakes

Forecast covers wide region from Gulf of Mexico to Great Lakes with temperature projections across multiple areas. Expect varying highs and lows as systems move inland, with coastal and inland pockets showing notable temperature contrasts.

Gulf of Mexico Great Lakes

Local Veteran Honored and School Budget Cut Noted

Craig served three years in the United States Marine Corps with 20 months overseas. He attends Christ Episcopal Church and finishes a three year Vestry term. Married to Jane Myers, they have two sons George and Walter. The School Board cut the 1968 69 budget by 20,000 mainly from the auto mechanics school no federal funds and reduced the instruction section.

Christ Episcopal Church Jane Myers George Walter Johnson Auto Mechanics School

Henrico Supervisors Move to Redistrict County

Henrico County Board of Supervisors formally seeks redistricting. Commonwealth's Attorney petitioned the circuit court to rearrange, increase, or diminish magisterial districts. The five supervisors signed, arguing citizens lack equal representation as districts vary from about 52,000 in Tuckahoe to 10,068 in Varina.

Richmond Henrico County Board of Supervisors Commonwealth Donald R. Howren Henrico Co Ae Tuckahoe Varina

Weather Summary for Virginia Now and Tomorrow

Clear and cold tonight with a low around 36 to 42. Wednesday shows sunshine and warmer temperatures. Rainfall in the past 48 hours ended at 8:30 a.m. includes a trace today, with April to date at .51 and 1968 to date at 7.04. Five year January–December totals are 93.46 in 1963, 31.63 in 1964, 26.85 in 1965, 33.32 in 1966, 36.48 in 1967. The 55 year monthly averages are Jan 21, Feb 2.19, Mar 3.10, Apr 3.13, May 3.66, Jun 3.72, Jul 3.78, Aug 3.76, Sep 2.80, Oct 3.10, Nov 2.51, Dec 2.34 for a annual average of 36.50.

Wall Street Mixed as Auto Stocks Slip in Early Trading

Stocks open higher with gains led by US Gypsum Penn Central Xerox Boeing and Caterpillar while General Motors Ford Chrysler slide. Auto sales drop 6.8 percent blamed on civil unrest after MLK assassination as steel and other issues post modest gains on the NYSE.

New York New York Stock Exchange Gypsum Penn Central Xerox Boeing Caterpillar General Motors Ford Chrysler American Motors du Pont Allied Chemical Alcoa Homestake American Cyanamid Owens Illinois Swift United Air Lines Martin Luther King Jr Medusa Portland Cement Imperial Corp U.S. Steel International Paper International Minerals Gillette Bethlehem American Telephone American Stock Exchange

Brush Fire Extinguished Near Cedar Grove Property

Brush fire on Thomas DeHaven property north of Cedar Grove was extinguished by Clearbrook firefighters at 4 45 pm. High winds spread a trash fire toward the woods, burning an estimated quarter to half an acre. Damp conditions from recent rain slowed the blaze. crews remained until about 6 pm.

Clearbrook Thomas DeHaven Cedar Grove

Five Dead Found in Fresno Fire Scene House

Police in Fresno report five people found dead in a partially burned house. Authorities say one child was strangled and another died from a plastic bag over the head. A wounded mother and a man who died in the blaze were identified. a woman alerted firefighters. Further details awaited.

Fresno Calif

Quiz Answers and Fact Assertions

A compact list presents a mix of trivia items and true false responses. The entries include names James A. Garfield and Wiley Post, a Belfast reference, a gray wall color, a 33 numeric answer, a napthaline suggestion, true statements, water sealing purpose, and a date of September 2, 1945.

I. Q James A. Garfield Wiley Post Belfast

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