Obituary Ye Highlights Loy Ames and Berryville death notices
Obituaries report Robert William Loy 35 of Hampton Va formerly of Augusta W V died Monday in Hampton. Services set for 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Augusta Church of Christ with burial at Mt Zion near Augusta. Also noted is death of Helen Elizabeth Bowerman Ames 60 of Berryville with funeral 2 p.m. tomorrow at Grace Episcopal Church Berryville and burial at Green Hill Cemetery.
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Robert William Loy
Hampton
Augusta
W. Va
Augusta Church of Christ
Joseph Pancake
Ronald Goss
Mt. Zion Cemetery
Charlestown
Bernard B
Helen Goodridge Loy
Loy Funeral Home
Wardensville
Combs Funeral Home
Romney
Helen Elizabeth Bowerman Ames
Berryville
Grace Episcopal
Green Hill Cemetery
Air travel in Hawaii surpasses two million in 1967
Inter island passenger air traffic in Hawaii rose 20.7 percent in 1967. The Airports Division reports 2,117,557 travelers in the year ended Dec 31, up from 1,754,970 in 1966.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Airports Division
State Department of Transportation
Pageant of Flags Delights Large Local Crowd
Ralph M. Cain of Elks Lodge No 867 praised the Pageant of Flags at Handley High School auditorium. The U S Marine Drum and Bugle Corps gave a concert and drama with 65 Marines from Marine Barracks Washington. Co sponsored by 35 Girl Scout Troops and Winchester Lodge of Elks.
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Ralph M. Cain
Rubbermaid Site Robbed Again at Industrial Park
Frederick County sheriff reports a second theft at the Rubbermaid plant site in the Industrial Park. About 5,000 pounds of copper wire worth 5000 dollars was taken from outside the building, tied to Baker & Anderson as subcontractor property. Previous thefts include radios from the office trailer and a stolen car recovered in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
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Rubbermaid
Frederick County
Roy Hoak
Howard Shockey & Sons, General Contractors
Lacy Anderson
Robert B. Johnson
Martinsburg Pike
Martinsburg
W. Va
Gazelles Reach Speeds Up to 45 MPH Over Distances
The text notes gazelles can sustain speeds around 45 miles per hour over long distances, highlighting their surprising stamina and rapid gait.
Restudy Report Awaited on College Sites
The Virginia State Board of Community Colleges postponed today’s meeting to wait for a restudy report from the Education Service Bureau led by Dr. Eric Rhodes. The study reviews future site areas including Norfolk Franklin Suffolk Southside Fredericksburg Culpeper and Front Royal Winchester. The system now operates 10 colleges with two more under construction and new state institutions planned for Frederick Abingdon in 1969.
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Richmond
State Board of Community Colleges
Education Service Bureau
Eric Rhodes
Norfolk
Franklin
Suffolk
Southside
Fredericksburg - Culpeper
Front Royal
Winchester
General Assembly
Hampton
Virginia
Frederick Community College
Abingdon
Wall Street advances tempered by some losses on early trades
Gains outnumber losses on the New York Stock Exchange as blue chips mostly held, with Dow indicators showing slight declines. Du Pont dropped about two points after a Monday surge, while Xerox IBM and Control Data slipped modestly. Phelps Dodge rose about a point. Republic Steel rose as Libby, McNeill & Libby posted a 38.6 percent higher first quarter.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow Jones
du Pont
Xerox
IBM
Control Data
Phelps Dodge
Republic Steel
Libby, McNeill & Libby
American Stock Exchange
Navy Zap Missile Aims to Beat Down Flak
The Navy moves toward production of the Zap missile to suppress North Vietnamese antiaircraft guns. It will be a 2000 mph solid fuel hypervelocity warhead designed to detonate over flak sites, with instantaneous acceleration to allow near point blank launches from 1400 mph Phantom jets. Production could reach several hundred thousand per year by 1972 with about 50 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
U.S
Zap
Piccadilly Opens Tomorrow At 28 East Piccadilly
The Piccadilly restaurant opens tomorrow at 28 East Piccadilly Street. Owner Peter J. Pappas, son of James H. Pappas, redecorated in Colonial Williamsburg style. Pappas, a Winchester native and Augusta Military Academy alumnus, is a Army Combat Engineers veteran. The interior features brickwork, beamed ceiling, handmade lighting, and reproductions from Du Pont Winterthur Museum and Smithsonian collections.
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E. Piccadilly St
Peter J. Pappas
Mr. Pappas
Metropolitan
James H. Pappas
Winchester
Augusta Military Academy
Army Combat
Du‘Pont
Inmates End Sit-Down Strike After Demands List
Five inmates received sentences for breaking and entering while Jerry Walston, age 22, got five and seven tenths months for the same crime and larceny. Leaders submitted a list of demands to prison officials, seeking $1 daily incentive pay for work, a five-member grievance committee, monthly meetings, return of all single-cell inmates to the general population, hot noon meals, four television sets in cellblocks, and extended visiting privileges post King assassination unrest.
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Jerry Walston
Bounds
Martin Luther King Jr
Jewelers say thieves took 55841 in loot in Richmond
The Bachrach's Jewelers theft on Broad Street yielded 55841 dollars in gems and cash. Only 300 dollars were cash. the rest included 140 diamond rings 12 Scottish Rite rings watches and other jewelry. Police search for two gunmen who held up the store at 10 am and confined three employees and a customer.
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Richmond
Bachrach’s Jewelers
Frederick Layman
Broad Street
Bachrach’s
Memphis Strikers Reach Settlement After King Themed Struggles
The text recalls protests led by Martin Luther King Jr and the aftermath of his assassination. It notes a March 28 march in Memphis and a subsequent settlement described as a significant breakthrough. Ralph Abernathy and A. D. King address the victory rally, stressing ongoing demands for fairness and compensation for losses.
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Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Hearing moved up to May 8 in Bageant marijuana case
The continuation of the preliminary hearing for Joseph Lee Bageant Jr on possession and sale of marijuana was moved to May 8 at 10 a.m. Frank Feeney of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics was to testify today but was not present. Bageant, 21, of 4 Peyton Street, is free on a $1,000 bond.
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Joseph Lee Bageant, Jr
Frank Feeney
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
John W. Rice
Bageant
Peyton St
Weather Forecast for Virginia Sees Warmer Skies Ahead
The forecast shows fair conditions with a mild tonight low around 42 to 48 degrees. Thursday brings mostly sunny skies and warmer temps with daytime highs 68 to 75 and nights in the upper 40s to low 50s. Rain showers expected Friday through Sunday or Monday totaling a quarter to a half inch. Past 48 hours show trace rainfall and April totals noted. historical rainfall figures for 1963 to 1967 and monthly averages provided.
Editors edge Nixon as Republican front runner in 1968 race
April 17 1968 reports editorial boards naming Richard Nixon the runaway GOP choice with Harry Sonneborn backing him. Humphrey hosts editors at the White House reception, Rockefeller set to speak, and events tied to the convention proceed as Moon and sunrise times noted. Five guineafowl species cited in East Africa.
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Boardman
Nixon
Harry L. Sonneborn
The
Milwaukee Sentinel
Humphrey
White House
Rockefeller
Len
Mrs. Kennedy
Hickory Hill
Mclean, Va
Simpson Named Substitute Judge in Winchester
Judge Elliott D. Marshall appointed David G. Simpson to be substitute judge for the Winchester Municipal and Juvenile and Domestic Relations courts. A Louisville native and Virginia-educated attorney, Simpson has led law offices at 42 Rouss Ave since 1966 and serves as Winchester Rotary Club president. He is married to Judith Ruffin and has three children.
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Elliott D. Marshall
David G. Simpson
Winchester
Mr. Simpson
Robert K. Woltz
17Th Judicial Circuit
Louisville
Washington and Lee University
University of Virginia
Scully and Woltz
Rouss Ave
Winchester Rotary Club
Winchester - Frederick
Churchman Quartet to Perform in James Wood High Auditorium
The Churchman Quartet of Harrisonburg Virginia will give a concert at James Wood High School auditorium on Saturday at 730 PM. The event is sponsored by the Methodist Men of the Montague Avenue Charge including Round Hill Macedonia and Montague churches. Tickets available advance from Methodist Men or at the door.
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Churchman
Harrisonburg
James Wood High School
Virginia
Montague Avenue
Methodist Church
Round Hill
Macedonia
Montague
Methodist Men
Hidden map clues in a Pompeii cache puzzle
A San Francisco reader reports a curious set of items from a local puzzle. Names include Pompeii and Peary, with references to the White House and Tom Sawyer.
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White House
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