Obituary Notices from Winchester Evening Star
Funeral services announced for O Rouse of Stephenson who died in Bradenton Florida. Burial in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Visitation tonight 7 to 8 30 at Omps Funeral Home. Russell Whitacre Jr formerly of Winchester dies in Atlanta. Funeral Saturday 2 p m at Ward Funeral Home. Burial in Atlanta. William G Weaver 85 dies in Winchester Memorial Hospital. Masonic service Friday 7 30 p m at Jones Funeral Home. Graveside service Saturday 1 30 p m in Grace Lawn Memorial Park Wilmington Delaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beekman O. Rouse
Stephenson
Bradenton
Fla
Omps
Charles V. Covell
Mt. Hebron
Omps Funeral
Russell Whitacre, Jr
Elmer Whitlock
Naational Ave
Winchester
Russell and
Ester Whitacre
Atlanta
Wards Funeral Home
William G. Weaver
Woodland Ave
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
William JA. Lyons
Grace Lawn Memorial Park
Wilmington
Del
Masonic
Christian Funeral Service
Girl hurt in church near Convent of St. Dominic
A 16 year old Long Island student says a man with a pock marked face assaulted her Wednesday night inside Cure D Ard Church while she prayed for her brother in Vietnam. She ran toward the door but the attacker reached it first and forced her to the floor before fleeing. Nuns and police were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrick
N.Y
Long Island
Vietnam
Basques in Basque Provinces Border France and Spain
Basques number about 800000 across Basque provinces spanning northern Spain and extending into France. The communities reside along the Bay of Biscay and rise over the Pyrenees into French territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Pyrenees
France
Four Virginians Die in Separate Highway Crashes
Edward R. Scott 52 fiscal director of the Virginia State Ports Authority was killed in a head on collision in Virginia Beach after his car crossed the center line striking a police cruiser. In Danville 59 year old Thomas Wharton Pruitt died after being struck traveling near 100 mph. Richard William Blair 23 of Alexandria died when his sports car hit a bank and a telephone pole on Virginia 650 in Fairfax County. A Marine 18 was killed and another injured on Interstate 95 near Woodbridge as a car ran off a rain slick road. Names withheld pending notification.
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Associated Press
Edward R. Scott
Virginia State Ports Authority
Virginia Beach
Scott
Great Neck Road
Danville
Thomas Wharton Pruitt
U. S. 29
Pruitt
Fairfax
Richard William Blair
Alexandria
Virginia
Fairfax County
Woodbridge
Here
Coppolino Trial Experts Continue Medical Haggle
In Naples Florida the Dr Carl Coppolino murder trial lingers as state experts dispute Carmelas death cause. They contend a toxic succinylcholine overdose killed Carmela while defense experts dispute any definitive cause, citing unknowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Fla
Carl Coppolino
Racine
Carmela
Cleveland
F. Lee Bailey
Carpenter Survives 21-Story Trash Chute Fall in Tulsa
A 35 year old Tulsa carpenter, Bobby Gene Williams, fell 21 stories from the 29th floor of the University Club Tower into a trash chute, suffering multiple fractures and lacerations. He underwent surgery for a compound leg fracture and was removed from the critical list at St. John's Hospital. He was conscious on arrival and coworkers say he lost his balance near the chute mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Bobby Gene Williams
University Club Tower
Williams
St. John’s Hospital
Weather Today Forecast for Virginia and Winchester
The forecast calls for cloudy and cold conditions with a chance of showers and a low around 36 to 42. Winds rise from 15 to 25 mph north to northwest. Friday remains mostly cloudy and cool, then Saturday brings fair and cool skies. Sunset is 7 02 p.m. tonight and sunrise tomorrow at 5 31 9 a.m. The moon rises at 11 19 p.m.
Rainfall totals and averages for the year and months
Rainfall in the past 24 hours ending eight this morning was 38 with April total 1.58 and year to date 8.62 in 1967. Monthly averages over 54 years show January 2.44 February 2.10 March 3.07 April 3.16 May 3.64 June 3.76 July 3.78 August 3.72 September 2.80 October 3.10 November 2.54 December 2.30. The annual average for January through December over 54 years is 36.50. Five year totals show 1962 39.73 1963 33.46 1964 31.63 1965 26.85 1966 33.32.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Albany
Albuquerque
Atlanta
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Seere
Buffalo
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Denver
Des Moines
Detroit
Fairbanks
Fort Worth
Helena
Honolulu
Indianapolis
Jacksonville
Juneau
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Mpls
St.p
New Orleans
New York
Okla
City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Pittsburgh
Ptind
Ore
Rapid City
Richmond
St. Louis
Salt Lk
San Diego
San Fran
Seattle
Tampa
Washington
Winnipeg
Seven Businesses Destroyed in Elkins Fire
A downtown fire in Elkins West Virginia destroyed seven business places and a law office plus the Mountain State Forest Festival offices. One woman occupant is unaccounted for and several firefighters were lightly injured. The Arbogast building housed four businesses and festival HQ. Total losses reported. first alarm at 12:20 a.m. fire under control by 5:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkins
Allegheny Mountain
Mountain State Forest Festival
Arbogast
Davis Avenue
Third Street
Chesterfield School Board Fires Teacher for Democracy Classroom
Chesterfield County School Board fires Henry D. Gregory IV an English teacher at Huguenot High School for defying a principal's order by letting students vote on classroom procedures including outdoor sessions. Gregory's attorney called the action totalitarian and kangaroo justice amid broader political clashes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesterfield
Chesterfield County School Board
Henry D. Gregory IV
Gregory
Huguenot High School
Bon Air
G. H. Reid
Reid
Richmond
Howard H. Carwile
Carwile
Johnson
Chesterfield County
Johnson Defends School Aid, Attacks GOP Rewrite Push
President Johnson charged Republican critics with a reckless effort to rewrite laws for partisan gain as the $6.7 billion elementary and secondary schools program extension stalls in the House. Republicans propose a substitute to give states control over funds instead of federal oversight of local plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
House
GOP
Tractor Trailer Falls Apart on Danville Bypass
Julian Marple of Stephens City a Hemingway Transport driver was late on a Winchester bound run when his tractor trailer split apart at a Danville bypass stop light. The cargo was transferred to another trailer and the disabled unit towed away. Safflower note identifies it as a thistle family plant used as a cooking oil source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Marple
Stephens City
Hemingway Transport Co
Winchester
Danville
Wall Street Down as Markets React to Declines
Wall Street opened with an uneven slide as trading picked up pace. The Dow edged lower while some major names like McDonnell Douglas and Douglas Aircraft rose on merger news. Eastman Kodak fell amid publicity over a racial incident at the annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
General Motors
Wall Street
McDonnell Co
Douglas Aircraft
Justice Department
Eastman Kodak
Masonite
Sperry Rand
Standard Oil (Nj
Lytton Financial
Ford
Itek
RCA
American Stock Exchange
DeMolay members debate city policy and fashion at council meeting
The council discussed keeping bathing areas in good repair and debated Mod fashion with DeMolay members urging conservative grooming. City leaders present included Vice Mayor Stewart Bell City Manager Wendell Seldon Police Chief Francis Funk City Auditor B M Porre ero Fire Inspector William Gochenour and councilmen Jo lian Armel Ben Dutton and James Fleming. Mayor Battaile urged valuing fundamental freedoms while cautioning youths about freedom marchers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Bell
Wendell Seldon
Francis Funk
Marvin Weaver
B. M. Porrero
William Gochenour
Joelian Armel
Ben Dutton
James Fleming
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Omds Guneral Home
N. Loudoun Street
Bernard F.groves
Boscawen St
U.S. Weather Bureau
Pacific States
Rockies
Central Plains
Mississippi Valley
Sapolin
Ste Cent Laren
Quarts
Sale
John W.rosenberger and Company, Inc
Commerce ST
Coppolino
Bailey
Amberger
Anna Coppolino
Marjorie Farber
Carl
Mary Gibson
New Jersey
ICITY
Fleet & Co., Inc
PALL
Mall ST
Monthru
Rie
Winchester Skies
I, Q
Canada
Alps
Apennines
Urals
Was
Jefferson City
James A. Farley
Government
LBJ
Council
Battaile
Freeedom
N. Cameron St
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