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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1970

Page

2

Obituaries for Dorsey Smedley Beasman and Beulah Smedley

Funeral services were held for Annie Ross Dorsey 92 at 1 30 PM at the pace trim by Rev H Harless and for Beulah Mae Smedley 30 of Rt 1 at 3 30 PM at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron and Shenandoah Memorial Park. Additionally Viola Beasman of Baltimore died. funeral is Friday at 10 AM in Baltimore with burial in Sykesville. she was daughter of Adam and Margaret Ritter.

Annie Ross Dorsey Charles N. Loudoun St H. Harless Charles M. Combs Stanley L. Mauck J. Lee Miller Charles Rinker, Sr Roy L. Bageant Wade H. Guard Mount Hebron Cemetery Beulah Mae Smedley Rt. 1 Jones Funeral Home H. Eugene Baker John Kastak James Boyce William W. Funk, Jr Thomas Smedley Rodney Emmons Ellis G. Emmons, Jr Shenandoah Memorial Park Samuel Burrell Frank Viola) Beasman Baltimore Union Memorial Hospital Adam and Margaret Mirry Ritter Frederick County John Ritter Nikal Sykesville

Puerto Rico Trench Reaches Deepest Atlantic Point

The Puerto Rico Trench north of Puerto Rico has a reported depth of 27,498 feet making it the deepest spot in the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic Ocean Puerto Rico Trench Puerto Rico

Jarring Begins Middle East Talks Amid Regional Turmoil

U N envoy Gunnar V Jarring opened first talks in New York with Arab and Israeli representatives on the U S peace plan. Kadafi pressed Baghdad talks as Egypt and Iraq clashed over acceptance while Gahal quit the Israeli coalition. Thant and Rogers called the meeting constructive and outlined a three month cease fire prior to further negotiations.

Associated Press U.N Gunnar V. Jarring New York U.S Middle East Muammar Kadafi Baghdad Egypt Iraq Kadafi Tel Aviv Gahal Party Golda Meir Israel Jarring Abdullah El-Erian Muhammad El-Farra Jordan Yosef Tekoah United States Britain France U Thant William P. Rogers Thant Rogers Security Council Gamal Abdel Nasser Baghdad Radio Damascus Noureddin Atassi Syria Nasser Moscow

Celia battered Texas coast with wide scale devastation

Hurricane Celia hammered the Coastal Bend, demolishing 98 percent of Rockport and damaging Corpus Christi area facilities. Officials spoke of looting, a 24 hour curfew, 200 national guard troops, and hospitals hit as 3,000 residents sheltered. Oil facilities and crops faced heavy losses.

Celia Corpus Christi Bay Aransas Pass Padre Island Corpus Christi Blackmon Pilcher Ser John Tower R-Tex Nixon Corpus Christi Marina Walker Humble Oil & Refining Co Ingleside Shell Oil Co Alice U.S

Nansemond submits desegregation plan for six zones

Nansemond County school officials will file a new elementary desegregation plan with U S District Court in Norfolk. Plan creates six zones each with a primary and intermediate center and closes Ida Easter School. High schools plan approved earlier. both plans face a hearing August 12 before Judge Walter Hoff man.

Suffolk Nansemond County U.S. District Court Norfolk Ida Easter East Suffolk Mary Estes Nansemond U.S Walter Hoffman Hoffman

Wall Street slips as Dow drops near 720 in cautious trading

In early trading on the New York Stock Exchange the Dow Jones industrial average stood at 719.06, down 3.90 points. Declines outpaced gains amid uncertainty about international issues and domestic economic concerns. Pfizer, Boeing, Parke Davis, Penn Central and University Computing all fell as investor sentiment remained cautious.

New York Dow Jones University Computing Pfizer Boeing Parke, Davis Penn Central

Small to Be Returned From Clarke County Murder Case

Deputies Albert Nicodemus and Paul Kagey left for Marion to fetch Livingston Small charged with murdering his wife on January 5. Judge Robert K. Woltz ordered Small sent to Southwestern State Hospital at Marion for psychiatric examination. he was taken May 18.

Berryville Clarke County Albert Nicodemus Paul Kagey Marion Livingston Small Small Southwestern State Hospital Robert K. Woltz

Stolen Truck Recovered in Berryville Investigation Under Way

A red International water tank truck stolen from a construction site on Route 7 was recovered several miles away. Buckley and Lages own the vehicle. State Police and Clarke County Sheriff's Office investigate the theft.

Berryville Rt. 7 Red International Buckley and Lages Clarke County Sheriff’s Office

Postal Bill Passed By Senate

The Senate approved a reform measure to privatize mail operation with an 8 percent pay raise for carriers. It creates an independent 11 member postal board and a five member rates commission while ending most congressional control over mail rates. Final House action and presidential signature awaited.

Washington Senate Nixon House Thaddeus J. Dulski D-Ny

I Love America Day Planned in Richmond

A celebration titled I Love America Day is scheduled in Richmond with a six block march to the State Capitol for a patriotic rally. A spokesman said there will be no speeches only singing and recitations and that the event is nonpolitical and not related to the war or other national issues.

Richmond America State Capitol

Weather Outlook for Virginia Downtown

Fair and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s. Wednesday will be fair with highs in the 80s and Thursday partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Rain chance about 10 percent through Wednesday. Extended forecast shows warmer Thursday and Friday, then cooler Saturday with showers possible. Daytime highs mid to upper 80s, overnight lows mid to upper 60s. Rain in past 24 hours recorded as 0.1 inch. August rainfall to date 11 inches. 1970 rainfall year-to-date 23.58 inches. Five year average monthly rainfall shown for reference.

Weather snapshot and date line from August edition

Noontime readings show 76 high and 64 low with yesterday 90. Sunset 8 22 p m and sunrise 6 15 a m tomorrow. Moonset 9 33 p m and first quarter on Aug 10.

Answers in Order Quiz Review

The items listed present a sequence assessment with topics including Bathsheba, assassination, the West, racial segregation, an inset engraving, the Rocky Mountains, music, twelve, two thirds, and the statement that the given order is correct.

Rocky Mountains

Post Office Warns Against Unpaid Advertising Mail

The Winchester Post Office warns that placing advertising or promotional materials in mail boxes without prepayment of postage is illegal. Jonas Chamberlin of the Winchester Post Office cites local incidents where nonmailable advertising items were found in boxes.

Winchester Tul Jonas, Chamberlin Winchester Post Office

Man Is Shot Accidentally In Clarke County

Clarke County sheriff reports Roy Buck Jenkins was shot in the stomach with a .22 rifle at his parents home in Crums Church last night. The shooting, described as an accident, left him in satisfactory condition in Winchester Memorial Hospital after being transported by the John H Enders Rescue Squad.

Clarke County Winchester Memorial Hospital Roy Buck) Jenkins John Slater Mr. Jenkins Crums Church John H. Enders

Governor Backs Reassessing Harbor Tunnel Plan for Cost

Governor Mandel calls a full restudy after two harbor tunnel bids are rejected as too high and too low. A bridge option using prestressed concrete is explored, with legislative approval possible and construction of approach roads proceeding with bids soon.

Baltimore Harbor Marvin Mandel State Roads Commission David H. Fisher Mandel Fisher

Kings of France Statues on Reims Notre Dame

Statues atop the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Reims number forty two and depict French kings.

Cathedral of Notre Dame Reims France

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