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Newspaper

Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1968

Page

7

Stephens City United Methodist Vacation Bible School

The Stephens City United Methodist Vacation Bible School runs August 12 to 16 from 9 00 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. for children aged four through twelve. Community members and families are mentioned in a long local social notices roundup highlighting visits, reunions, and personnel deployment in nearby towns and at Arm y duty locations.

Stephens City McGarity Mauck Tommy Ewing Raleigh N.C Frank Ewing Earnest Flowers John Hudson Middletown C.S. Hudson Culpeper Pauline Cutright N, Main St Loring Staples Louisa Charley Staples Ted York Fameily Vienna Sete Jack Orndorff Fort Belvoir Brisco Orndorff Maurice Lemely Leon Allard Woonsocket R.I Leonard Sheards Charles R. Lemley Alexandria Maurice Lemley N. Main St James A. Summer James Brucetown

Printing Pattern 4685 Shows Half Size Bust 37 Details

The advertisement promotes Pattern 4685 with half sizes 12 1/2 to 24 1/2 and bust 37 for size 16 1/2. It lists yardage for a 39 inch fabric and prices 65 cents per pattern with 15 cents extra for mail handling. Offers Anne Adams pattern request via Winchester Evening Star. Also highlights Fall Winter Catalog and sewing books with prices.

Anne Adams Winchester Evening Star Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

First Woman Airline Pilot Examiner Tests Men

Syl via Roth becomes the first woman designated as an airline transport pilot examiner and will test men for jobs she cannot hold because she is a woman. Roth notes commercial airlines do not hire women pilots, but women can teach or do charter or corporate work. With France Miller, she opened an aviation school three and a half years ago. it now uses 14 planes, educates about 100 students at a time.

Columbia, S.C Sylvia Roth Miss Roth France Miller

Colorful Prospector Dies at 86 in Ballarat Ghost Town

Seldom Seen Slim, 86, last resident of Ballarat, died after years as a recluse in Death Valley region. Born Charles Ferge in 1881, he claimed an orphanage birth and recalled a life with no people. He was taken from Ballarat to Trona and died five days later with a Boot Hill funeral planned.

Ballarat Calif Slim Death Valley Charles Ferge Springfield Trona Boot Hill

Vietnamese Chauffeurs Arrested in Saigon Sabotage Ring

Saigon police announced the arrest of two Viet Namese chauffeurs from the U S Military Assistance Command in Saigon along with a six-member saboteur group and a woman. The gang, captured near Saigon at month end, planned to assassinate U S and Vietnamese officials and to blow up installations using nine Chinese pistols and explosives.

Saigon U.S Military Assistance Command Pentagon East Tan Son Nhut Tran van Hai National Police

On This Date August 13 1968 Highlights

Timeline of notable events on August 13 across history. From 1521 Cortez capturing Mexico City to 1968 and 1961 Berlin border closure. Includes wars, revolutions, landings, earthquakes, sieges, and notable political moments with dates and places.

Associated Press Hernando Cortez Mexico City North Yarmouth Maine Los Angeles Peru Ecuador

Suburbanites Woes Mount As NYC Transit Slowdown Threatens Service

New York reports note the LIRR canceled 32 trains in one morning amid a slowdown dispute. Subway Supervisors threaten action after rejecting mediator advice. union names alleged maintenance delays and job actions while trains face increased repair times and layoffs.

New York Long Island Rail Road City Subway LIRR Subway Supervisors Association Frank Tedesco Long Island Carmen Lirr Carmen Lodge 886 Brotherhood of Railway Carmen Joseph P. Torre Lodgers Valley Stream

Yogi Mahesh Yogi Attacked by Communist Leader

S A Dange, a leading pro Moscow Communist, criticizes Maharishi Mahesh Yogi calling transcendental meditation a debauchery of science and labels it as instant liberation like instant coffee. He voices these views in Parliament referring to the Beatles former mentor.

Newdeshi Maharishi Mahesh Yogi S. A. Dange

Witness in Slaying of Dr. King Seeks Release

Charles Quitman Stephens, a 57 year old World War II veteran held as a material witness in the King slaying, seeks release from the Shelby County penal farm. He has hired two private lawyers, fired a public defender, and cites constitutional rights while in protective custody.

Memphis, Tenn Charles Quitman Stephens Shelby County Martin Luther King Jr Harvey L. Gibson Jay— Fred Friedman Preston Battle James Earl Ray Ray King D King Cers

Oil Survey Vessel Hit Off Santa Barbara

An object from the sky struck the 175 foot oil survey vessel Pacific Seas causing a fire visible 15 miles away. Three crew members were injured, two seriously, and flown to Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station. The ship, owned by Falgout Boats and chartered to Vigicon Co., remained afloat five miles south of Santa Rosa Island as a board of inquiry was to be appointed.

Santa Barbara Calif Pacific Seas Navy Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station Gordon Frey Falgout Boats, Inc Coast Guard Cape Hatteras Santa Barbara Santa Rose Island

Vandals Smash 300 Tombstones at Calvary Cemetery

EVANSTON Ill AP vandals desecrated Calvary Cemetery Saturday night smashing more than 300 tombstones and statues. Officials estimate damage will exceed 100000 and may reach 500000, harming graves and grounds.

Evanston, Ill

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