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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1964
Page
3
Two non commissioned officers of the Communist East German army defected to the West during the night. They were 20 and 21 years old, in uniform, and carried no weapons. The incident occurred near Goettingen Germany as police reported today.
U S veterans gather in Draguignan France to commemorate D Day in the south of France with Ambassador Bohlen and Gen Lemnitzer leading officials. tributes will honor the 36th 45th and 3rd U S divisions and allied forces who spearheaded the landings on August 14 1944 and the Rhone Valley drive.
A Patrick County woman, Zella Ann Leath, 39, charged with murder in her infant Elizabeth Jane's death and neglect of other children, was ordered to a mental hospital for observation. Autopsy found head injuries. child weighed about 17 pounds. Leath, mother of 12 with six at home, was arrested Wednesday night.
Margaret Schoenberger, known as Honey, operates 10 ton dump trucks carrying hot asphalt in Kansas City, driving after age 16 when her husband Ray was injured. She learned to drive young, took over the business to support five children, and notes passersby stare at her skilled handling of the heavy equipment.
Mount Pleasant Lt Harold L McNeil 30 was killed when his aircraft was shot down by ground fire in Viet Nam after returning from a 30 day leave He gave a hometown interview saying American forces believe the war can be won but not yet how to win it He went to Viet Nam in March and was shot down on a mission near a ground fire other details show he spoke before death
Herbert Miller 54 of Tunnelton was killed when a tree fell on him while he was cutting timber near Tunnelton in a wooded area. He is identified as the Woodsman by the county authorities. The incident occurred yesterday in West Virginia.
In Charleston West Virginia the Amalgamated Transit Union warns of a statewide strike if Greyhound Bus Lines wins PSC approval to transfer Charleston Beckley and Charleston Chimney Corner routes to West Virginia Transit Co. Union president Dan Maroney says the plan seems a subcontract to sidestep the union.
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