William W. Brewer 87 Hayfield Dies After Long Illness
William W. Brewer 87 of Hayfield died at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born May 21 1877 he was a carpenter and member of St John s Lutheran Church. Survived by six children including Floyd and Cora Rosier, 12 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Funeral at Omps Funeral Home Monday 2 pm with burial in St John s Cemetery. Family to receive friends Sunday 7 to 9 pm.
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William W. Brewer
Hayfield
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Mr. Brewer
Benjamin
Rosie Stokes Brew
Annie B. Frye Brewer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Floyd Brewer
Cora_Rosier
Frederick County
Viola Bradfield
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Viet Cong Attack Near City Draws Light Casualties
Reds bombard with mortar shells and recoiless rifles around Tani. three civilians wounded, one guard killed. Viet Cong push toward city outskirts while a Vietnamese officer notes potential airport attack prep. Khanh renounces Northward policy and says South Vietnam cannot tolerate Communist massacres, but rejects immediate troop strikes into North Vietnam.
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Tani
Khanh
North
U.S
Viet Nam
Moon Survey Shows Crater Surfaces and Landing Prospects
Scientist panel from the Geologic Survey and others analyzed Ranger 7 lunar photos. They noted clean flat zones between big and secondary craters that could serve as landings, while stressing dust depth and crust strength cannot be gauged from images alone. The craft’s near perfect trajectory would have landed on the moon’s far side without a midcourse correction.
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Eugene Shoemaker
Geological Survey
Plageff
Ariz
Ranger 7
Shoemaker
Kuiper
Sanova
Breakthrough Isolated Bloom Substance in Beltsville Research
Chemical isolation at the Agriculture Department Plant Industries Station in Beltsville Maryland marks a major breakthrough in modern plant research. The discovery is expected to eliminate much trial and error from plant breeding.
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Agriculture Department
Plant Industries
Beltsville
Space surveyors plan lunar rovers and orbiting missions
Advanced Surveyors planned for 1966 67 will deploy small roving vehicles within two miles of the mother craft to inspect the surface. The first Lunar Orbiter slated for 1966 will orbit the moon at about 30 miles altitude to photograph most of the surface and map gravity. The Apollo program aims to orbit three astronauts with two landing on the moon to collect samples and return in a capsule.
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Moon
Earth
Weather forecast for Rocky Mountains and Plains regions
Showers and thunder showers scattered across the northern and central Rockies, central and southern Plateau, northern Plains, and upper Mississippi valley. Hot and humid air moves toward the upper Great Lakes from the Gulf and westward from the plains. Cooler temperatures expected in northern Rockies and parts of the northeast.
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Rockies
Plateau
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
Great Lakes
Valley adopts new star route mail system in Shenandoah area
The Valley begins a new star route mail delivery system replacing the Highway Post Office buses after 23 years. Winchester and Harrisonburg stations serve the route as trucks make scheduled trips through Valley towns. In Woodstock a Shenandoah County Circuit Court trial ends with illegally obtained evidence ruling, and Oswald Bentley Cooper, 25, is remanded to custody on parole-violation considerations. At Linville Creek Church, over 200 Brethren members gather for the district conference with Rev. Joseph Miller as moderator and sermons by Rev. Karl Baldner of Newport News and a banquet addressed by Dr. Wayne Geisert of Bridgewater College.
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Strasburg
Highway Post Office
Winchester
Harrisonburg
Woodstock
Shenandoah County
Elliott Marshall
Oswald Bentley Cooper
Cooper
State
Shenandoah
Linville Creek Broadway
Church of the Brethren
Linville Creek Church
Joseph Miller
Joseph 8. Ritter
Karl Baldner
Newport’ News
Wayne Geisert
Bridgewater College
Miller
Flint Hill Parade Marks Fire Department Carnival Grand Marshal
More than 150 people joined a Thursday evening parade highlighting the Flint Hill Fire Department carnival. The event was led by grand marshal Miss Carolyn Lee Eddy, Miss Virginia, with fire and rescue equipment, floats, bands, and drum and bugle corps from four states participating.
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Flint Hill
Carolyn Lee Eddy
Virginia
Cloud seeding debate features Rainfall impact dispute
In Middletown officials and representatives from the Natural Weather Association and Weather Modification Association met to discuss cloud seeding. Mary Machta of the Weather Bureau questioned proof that seeding prevents rainfall. Dr. Howell urged resolving disagreements through clear goals and continued dialogue.
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Howell
Weather Modification Assn
Mussel Shell Harvest From Valley Yields 5800 Tons
Kentucky Lake and the Tennessee River below Kentucky Dam produced 61 percent of the 1963 Tennessee Valley mussel shell harvest totaling 5800 tons. The harvest brought 853000 dollars, with most shells exported to Japan for cultured pearl cores.
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Japan
Gilbertsville, Ky
Kentucky Lake
Tennessee River
Kentucky Dam
Two Men Hurt in Clarke County Crash on Rt 340
Two men suffered minor injuries in a collision of two cars on Route 340 three miles north of Berryville. Perry Dillon of Raven, W Va, and Rodney Hill of New Castle, Del, were treated and released at a Berryville physician's office. Drivers were Samuel Vanati and Ray Hill of Rew Castle. both cars were demolished.
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Berryville
Perry Dillon
Ranyon
W. Va
Rodney Hill
New Castle
Del
John H. Enders
Samuel Vanati
Ray Hill
Rew Castle
Packing shed breakin and vending machine theft reported
City police said an intruder entered through an open space in the H. W. Butler packing shed last night or today and pried open a soft drink vending machine stealing an undetermined amount of coins from the cash box.
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H. W. Butler
President views Ranger 7 moon slides in White House room
President Johnson watched a slide show of 9 or 10 lunar images from Ranger 7 in the White House cabinet room. Dr. William H. Pickering and Dr. Homer E. Newell explained the photos and the risks of a landing at a pockmarked Sea of Clouds site, noting 1 percent danger and 99 percent safety.
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Johnson
Moon
White Hose
William H.pickering
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasadena
Calif
Homer E. Newell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Sea of Clouds
Ranger 7
Weather outlook with warm weekend and humid heat
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight with a mid-60s low. Sunday presents partly cloudy skies with a high around 85 to 90, followed by a hot and humid Monday outlook.
Virginia Traffic Toll 555 in State Three Die Daily
Three more traffic deaths raise Virginia count to 555 today with victims in Lexington Rockbridge County Clifton Parker Jr 14 of Chesapeake Hester May 44 of Elizabethton Tenn and John Barrett 39 of Waverly. Weather data shows rainfall totals and monthly averages for 1964 through July.
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Associated Press
Virginia
Lexington
Hester Jane May
Elizabethton
Tenn
Rockbridge County
Chesapeake
Clifton Earl Parker, Jr
U.S. 17
Richmond
John Wesley Barrett
Waverly
U.S. 460
Plane Carrying Jim Reeves Missing Near Nashville
Private plane carrying country star Jim Reeves and pianist Dean Manuel vanished near Nashville while en route from Batesville Arkansas to punshville. Air traffic control lost contact as heavy rain moved in. searchers with two military helicopters and local authorities scoured the area. Reeves, a Grand Ole Opry figure and film star, led the Blue Boys and owned music firms and stations. Manuel long-time member of Reeves band.
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Nashville, Tenn
Jim Reeves
Dean Manuel
Nashville
Reeves
Grand Ole Opry
Tennessee Highway
Nasheville
Manuel
Batesville
Ark
Punshville
Kimberly Jim
South Africa
St. Louis Cardinal
University of Texas
Manuel Is A Long
of Reeves’ Band
The
Blue Boys
Fire Destroys California's Oldest Track
Fire swept Tanforan, California's oldest track near San Bruno, destroying the three story grandstand and club house. The wall collapsed into the street, toppling telephone poles and disrupting service for hours. The 64 year old track last hosted racing in 1963. its 142 acres were sold for 6.15 million dollars for mixed residential and commercial development.
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San Bruno
Calif
Tanforan
California
San Francisco
Chicago Livestock Markets Weekly Roundup
USDA week summary shows slaughter steers steady to 25 higher with prime prices 24.24 to 25.25 per cwt for various weights. Heifers reach 24.00 at 1,185 lbs, hogs mainly down 50-1.00, sows steady. Lambs steady with spring slaughter lambs at 25.00 for 80-100 lb range.
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Chicago
USDA
Ex-resident sought by Selective Service for classification
The Selective Service Board No. 45 is seeking Robert Morris Owens, formerly of 807 National Ave, for purposes of classification. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 662-9771.
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National Ave
Selective Service Board No. 45
Robert Morris Owens
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