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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1972
Page
2
Obituaries report the deaths of Minnie Teets Lewis Bertha Louise Heinz Paul T. Smith Pearl D. Johns Mildred Louise Linaburg and others with funeral details. Services span Florida and West Virginia locations, graveside rites in Hebron Cemetery and Mount Hebron, and family notices for survivors.
After advertising the tax rate the board faced opposition and questioned the equity of the rate structure. It appeared the board planned to amend the ordinance before enactment while discussing possible illegality. A motion was tabled.
Republican candidate William Mote spoke to campaign workers and citizens in Sarah Zane Precinct about annexed area services under taxation. County officials discussed reducing personal property tax and adjusting car valuations, with debate over budget implications and a projected $80,000 surplus and $75,000 in extra revenue.
Funeral services for Charles S Burgess 88 of 209 W Boscawen Sr were set for 10 30 a m Saturday at Amps Funeral Home with Dr George Orser officiating Burgess born January 31 1884 in Waynesboro was a retired merchant and Grocers Wholesale director survived by widow Sarah E Young a daughter Allison B Dvystin and two grandchildren Kellie M Dvyslin and Lynne Weaver Burial followed at Riverview Cemetery in Waynesboro The report also notes Joseph W Callahan 71 of Ridgeway W Va who died yesterday and services scheduled for 2 p m at Eagleschatz and Coffman Funeral Home with burial at Rest Cemetery
Clear tonight with lows near 40Mostly sunny Friday highs in the upper 50s and 60s Extended forecast shows increasing clouds Saturday then rain possible Sunday and Monday Seasonal highs in the upper 60s to 70s and lows in the 40s and low 30s Noon today 58 degrees Yesterday 60 degrees No rainfall in the past 24 hours. Sunset 7 02 p.m. Moonrise 6 37 p.m. Full moon tomorrow. Rainfall data shown for past years and months.
Virginia distributed two million reflectorized hot dots last year and plans to give away the same number free this year. The patches are stick-on safety decor for pedestrians to improve visibility.
Biographical sketch of Gov Moore born 1923 in Moundsville West Virginia. Details include education at Lafayette College and WVU, WWII service, six terms in the U S House, and swearing in as governor in January 1969. Mentions marriage to Shelley Riley and three children. Family hopes for attendance at festivities.
The Winchester Rotary Club announced Apple Blossom programs will be available for distribution today from 2 pm to 3 pm at 8 15 Loudoun Street. The club is launching both the distribution and sale of the programs this year.
Several hundred students across four universities protested Nixon’s televised Viet bombing plan as demonstrations spread from campus to city streets. At Penn, 4000 to 5000 occupied the main administration building threatening ROTC divestment. Indiana University and Columbia saw marches, interruptions, and arson-tinged clashes. Kent State and Marshall also saw arrests and tear gas as campuses voiced antiwar demands.
Robert Daniel Butler Jr., 18, of E. Clifford Street was found guilty of marijuana possession and sentenced to nine months in jail. A motion to set aside the verdict will be heard tomorrow. He was part of a group arrested at a local hotel in the early hours of January 4. Possession alone is a misdemeanor. indictment cited intent to distribute a Schedule 1 drug. Douglas Swift represented the defense.
A Michigan group of housewives reaches Washington after a 620 mile trek to oppose school child abuse in segregation policies. Irene McCabe of Pontiac leads the marchers who expect up to 10,000 supporters at the Washington Monument. Congressmen allied against busing plan to greet them at the Capitol prior to the rally. They traveled through Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia and Maryland with a sound car and two mobile homes carrying leaflets and supplies.
William Fout of Hayfield received a bruised shoulder in a two vehicle mishap on Route 600 about a mile north of Hayfield yesterday. Barry Phillips of Mt Falls Route observed a truck driven by Fout backing into the road and applied brakes but struck the truck in the side. Estimated damage was 400 dollars to Fout’s 1972 auto and 300 dollars to the 1962 truck.
The Dow Jones average rose to 948.30 at 10 30 am with modest gains on the New York Stock Exchange. Analysts cited Nixon's Vietnam address giving investors confidence to limit selling despite war deterioration. Key stocks moved higher like Federal National Mortgage, Republican Corp, RCA, and Ford Motor.
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