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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1964

Page

2

Funeral services for Mrs Zemma Flora Lyles of Hagerstown Md

Deaths and Funerals notes a service for Mrs Zemma Flora Lyles in Hagerstown to be held Sunday at 2 PM at Minnick Funeral Home with Rev J Russell Butcher. burial at Rose Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends Saturday 7 to 9 PM.

Zemma Flora Lyles Hagerstown Minnick J. Russell Butcher Rose Hilley Nannie L. Crim Jones ‘Funeral Josiah 4 Andrew John Snapp Id Snapp Marshall Snapp Joseph Crim Nelson Crim Freddie L. Crim Mount Hebron Cemetery

Defense Department outlines job moves to cut costs

The Defense Department said it will offer affected workers new positions to reduce closeout and reset costs. Normal attrition and hiring freezes at other installations will create opportunities, with moving expenses paid for employees who transfer to different defense jobs.

Defense Department Pentagon Department Defense

Pentagon Set To Close Navy Yards Amid Base Reduction Plan

McNamara outlined heavy costs and excess capacity prompting closures with 11 naval yards under review. Displaced workers would be retrained at government expense, and the Office of Economic Adjustment will assist communities in finding new payrolls. Since December 12 last year 494 major installations have been ordered closed or reduced, with annual savings of about 485 million dollars.

Pentagon Office of Economic Adjustment McNamara Boston Naval Defense Navy United States Ther Defense Department

Ecuadoran Diplomat Dr Correa Visits Handley Festival

The text describes Dr. Correa of Ecuador, recently named Ambassador to the United States, visiting Handley for the festival. Host and guide is David Rowland of the Winchesters' People-to-People Council. James R. Wilkins, president of the festival, also participates as co-host alongside Ambato’s delegates and city officials.

Ambato Dr. Correa David Rowland Handley Librarian Winchesters James R. Wilkins Ecuador Quito Correa Central University of United Nations Security Council United States

Traykov Becomes Bulgaria President After Ganev Death

Bulgarian National Assembly elects Georgi Traykov, architect of forced collectivization, as president to succeed the late Dimitri Ganev. Traykov, already first deputy premier, was chosen unanimously amid a state of heightened political transition.

Sofia Bulgaria Georgi Traykov Traykov National Assembly Dimitri Ganev

Spellman Marks 25th Anniversary as New York Archbishop

Francis Cardinal Spellman today commemorates the 25th anniversary of his appointment as archbishop of New York, the church's wealthiest see.

New York Francis Cardinal Spellman

Americans Elected to Royal Society in London

Prof. James Franck of the University of Chicago and Prof. Tracy Morton Sonneborn of the University of Indiana were elected today as members of the British Royal Society for the Advancement of Science.

London James Franck University of Chicago Tracy Morton Sonneborn University of Indiana Royal Society For the Advancement of Science

Nationalist China Defense Minister Heads to U S for Medical Checkup

Defense Minister Yu Ta-wei of Nationalist China departed Taipei for the United States for what officials called his annual medical checkup.

Taipei Yu Ta-wei China United States

Stilwell Named Chief of Staff for Military Assistance Command Viet Nam

Maj. Gen. Richard G. Stilwell of the U. S. Army is appointed chief of staff of the Military Assistance Command in Viet Nam. The announcement comes from Saigon.

Saigon Richard G. Stilwell U.S. Army Military Assistance Command Viet Nam

Ambato Fiesta Queen Eyes 1965 Apple Blossom Appearance

Festival President Wilkins and Mr Rowland said the Queen of Ambato was invited to attend the springtime fete at Apple Blossom time. Arrangements for attendance this year could not be worked out. They hope to host the queen during next year’s festivities.

Ley School George Washington Hotel

Johnson visits students amid unemployment concerns at local school

President Johnson and Mrs. Johnson toured a city school where unemployed former Studebaker workers are training. Dignitaries including Senators Hartke Bayh and Rep. Brademas joined the visit as officials discussed aid and ongoing efforts to address unemployment. In Morgantown, West Virginia a proposed 1.3 million health center was called a step to reduce severe health problems seen abroad.

Hamilton Ont Indiana Vance Hartke Birch EB Bayh Jr John Brademas South Bend Johnson Matthew E. Wish Lloyd M. Allen Hartke Bayh Brademas Chicago Commerce Luther H. Hodges Anthony Celebreeze Health, Education and Welfare Department Morgantown W. Va West Virginia United States N. H. Dyer

Dam projects spark opposition and cost concerns

The plan includes a $116.9 million chief dam aimed for 1977 completion and a Bloomington Maryland West Virginia line dam authorized with a 1965 target. Seneca dam proposals face congressional resistance over flooding 44000 acres and parts of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. A Potomac study to assess water purification was agreed, with local financing rising $3.4 million under new policy. In Jamaica, copper prospector dies after eight days lost in the Blue Mountains, rescued with exhaustion and hunger.

Bloomington Maryland, West Virginia Congress Wilson Potomac River Washington Army Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania West Virginia Staunton Brooks Gap Winchester Six Bridge West Branch Kingston Jamaica Blue Mountains

Prison riot shocks federal jail during Kennedy assassination anniversary

In a federal jail on the seventh floor three corridors erupted as prisoners slashed inmates with a broken razor blade. Dozens tore mattresses, set fires, and hurled them onto the street near the Kennedy assassination site. Jack Ruby remains jailed awaiting his death sentence appeal from a jury verdict issued March 14. Two escapees remain at large.

Decker John F. Kennedy Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald Kennedy Ruby

Baloney Bungle: Bandit Paid With Ten Dollar Trick

A would-be bandit failed to rob a Detroit grocery after giving a $10 bill for baloney to trap the clerk Madeline Aluia. He ordered meat, drew a gun when the register opened, but fled when the woman screamed and exited with his note, leaving the baloney behind.

Detroit Madeline Aluia

Warning Issued on Town Tags in Berryville

Berryville police warn motorists with vehicles on the street without 1964 Town Tags will be summoned to court. Police Chief Robert Willingham said April 15 was the deadline for obtaining current license tags.

Berryville Robert Willingham

Small rural churches seen as unstable for future needs

Dr. William G. Mather of Penn State reports in Green Lake that churches with under 200 members grow slower and spend most resources on self maintenance rather than community service. He warns small rural churches are too small and unstable to meet future problems.

Green Lake Wis William G. Mather Pennsylvania State University American Baptist Convention Mather

Weather Summary for Winchester Virginia

Fair tonight and tomorrow with low 40s to mid 40s and high in the mid 60s. Sunday outlook is fair and cool. Five day forecast shows near normal temperatures with a slight warming midweek and possible rain early next week. Moonrise and moon phase noted for April 24.

Virginia Winchester

Rainfall figures and misc items from 1964 page

Rainfall data through 8:30 a m shows April rainfall to date and yearly averages for 51 years with monthly figures from January to December. The fragment lists items including colors, a riddle about a house, Edgar Allan Poe, a glass water bottle, a pipe item, a unit of electrical resistance, and India with yes.

Daly Edgar Allan Poe India

Literary Program At Zion Baptist Church Berryville

A literary program at Zion Baptist Church Berryville Sunday at 3 p.m. benefits the July Rally and is sponsored by the Zion Baptist Junior Church.

Zion Baptist Zion Baptist Church Berryville Zion Baptist Junior Church

Treaties in Force Highlights U S International Agreements

The publication Treaties in Force from the U S Department of State lists all treaties and other international agreements of the United States.

U. S. Department of State United States

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