Obituaries from Winchester Evening Star August 16 1969
Obituaries list funeral services for Alvin Ward Shade 84 of 259 Shawnee Ave burial Mount Hebron Cemetery with pallbearers named. Zelma Streit formerly of Winchester dies at Winchester Memorial Hospital a CIA and Western Union clerk survived by nieces and nephews. Rebecca Smith Robinson 63 dies at 115 Morgan Street United Methodist Church member. funeral at Omps Funeral Home with viewing conducted.
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Alvin Ward Shade
Shawnee Ave
Virgil A. Moyer, Jr
Jones Funeral Home
Garland R. Peck, Sr
Robert S. Ryan
Robert W. Bowers, Jr
William H. Ritter
Philip Shade
Richard Bowers
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Streit
E. Miller Streit
W.A
Jennie Oyler Carper
Winchester
Western Union Telegraph Co
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington
First Presbyterian Church
James R. Brandon
J. Treneton Garber
Holmes Pateton
L. Marshall Kremer
Rebecca Smith Robinson
Morgan St
Winston L. McKay
Miss Robinson
Gainesboro
Archie S
Eva Furgeson Robinson
United Methodist Church
McKay
William A. Robinson
Baltimore
Omps Funeral Home
Thomas Wildman
Mount Hebron
Rebecca S. Robinson
Omps
Mt. Hebron Cemetery
British Ireland unrest sparks calls for peace force
The Irish Republic mobilized 2000 army reserves for a proposed international peace keeping force while Dublin's foreign minister Patrick Hillery sought UN or British Irish intervention. Britain called the Northern Ireland issue an internal matter and rejected reunification under Dublin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Irish Republic
Patrick Hillery
Foreign Office
London
U.N
Britain
Northern Ireland
United Nations
James Chichester-Clark
Irelands
Virginia Tech president backs Battle in race
Dr. T. Marshall Hahn Jr., president of Virginia Tech, endorsed Battle on Friday. He said Battle’s election would foster rapid economic growth and strengthen education, aligning with Warren Magnuson’s consumer focus in Washington.
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Sen
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Virginia
Sen. Magnuson
Senate Commerce Committee
Battle
T. Marshall Hahn Jr
Virginia Tech
Hahn
Gas trains near destination as phosgene is repurposed
Two trains carrying 300 tons of phosgene neared plants for peaceful use in Louisiana and New York after crossing the country from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Debate over the shipment sparked complaints from Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray while critics warned of the gas’s toxicity.
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Associated Press
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
Colorado
Mississippi
Geismar
Illinois Central Railroad
New
Allen Vandemark
Lockport
Jerald Gerson
Chemical Commodities Corp
Olathe, Kan
Louisiana
H. Peter Metzger
Boulder
Colo
Hearing Set on Autopsy Request for Kopechne
A Wilkes-Barre court will hear a request for an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne on August 25 as part of an inquest scheduled for September in Edgar Town Mississippi. The Kopechnes oppose the autopsy citing no useful purpose and plan to attend the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkes-Barre, Pa
Mary Jo Kpechne
Joseph Kopechne
Berkley Heights
N.J
Kopechnes
Flanagan
Kopechne
Mills
Massachusetts
Wilkes-Barre
Board Finds Mutual Responsibility for Evans Melbourne Collision
A joint American Australian inquiry says both ships caused the June collision in the South China Sea killing 74 sailors. The Evans faced primary blame while Melbourne captain John P Stevenson was ordered to stand trial for not sending a positive directive.
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Manila
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Australian
Naval Department
U.S. Navy
Evans
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
South China Sea
John P. Stevenson
LBJ Unnoticed by Some Passers By in Rochester Visit
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson, in one of his rare public appearances after leaving the White House, walked through Rochester unnoticed by some pedestrians. He was in town for a one day Mayo Clinic foundation meeting and flew back to Texas that night. The Mayo Foundation administrator denied reports of routine medical tests during his visit. Johnson has served on the foundation since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
White House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Mayo Clinic
Texas
Mayo Foundation
Stolen 1969 Ford Van Recovered in Arlington
A 1969 Ford van type truck stolen from Denny's Commission Auction last week was recovered in Arlington and returned to owner Denny Cole. Frederick County authorities said the truck marked Denny's Inc on sides and tailgate was found unoccupied in an Alexandria apartment complex parking lot after traveling about 800 miles without fingerprints.
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Denny’s Commission
Arlington
Denny Cole
Frederick County
Denny’s Inc
Alexandria
New Police Chief in LA Chosen from Deputy Chiefs
Edward M. Davis, 52, soft spoken and strict on law and order, will lead Los Angeles Police Department as its 46th chief, replacing Tom Reddin who resigned in May. Davis, selected from three deputy chiefs, will oversee more than 5,300 officers and 1,700 civilians and says police community relations pose the department’s biggest challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Edward M. Davis
Davis
Tom Reddin
Police Commission
Weather forecast for Virginia cloudiness and showers
Variable cloudiness and humid through Monday with scattered showers and mainly afternoon thundershowers. Highs near 81 today and 90s for the period, nightly lows around 70s, noon high 81, year-ago 69/66, sunset 8:07 p.m. tomorrow sunrise 6:27 a.m. Moonset 9:43 p.m.
Rainfall Totals and Averages Across Months and Years
Rainfall in the last 24 hours ended 8:30 a.m. was trace. August rainfall to date is .3 inches. For 1969 rainfall to date is 23.09 inches. Average monthly rainfall over 56 years by month is listed, with January 2.41 inches, February 2.15, March 3.11, April 1.10, May 3.69, June 3.71, July 3.76, August 3.74, September 2.81, October 3.10, November 2.53, December 2.32. Five-year Jan–Dec totals show 1964 31.63, 1965 26.85, 1966 33.89, 1967 36.48, 1968 32.56. The long-term Jan–Dec average is 36.43 inches.
Man Tells of Plot to Rob Hughes As Money Moves
Witness describes a staged plan with a counterfeit robbery at Winchester involving a 1964 Imperial and a door punch line. The scheme included a $2,000 envelope, a car tap at the hospital, and a target’s money reported to be in pockets. Deputy tests confirm a linked license to Mr. Trenary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armel
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Jack
Mr. Hughes
Mr. Armel
Hughes
Gore
Winchester
Sheriff Anderson
MclIlwee
Mclwee
Dep. Renner
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Zelma C. Streit
N. Braddock St
Miss Rebecca Robinson
Phews
Qmds Funeral Home
N. Loudoun Street
DIAL
Bernard F. Groves
Boscawen St
John S. Edwards
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Richard Left
E. V. Mathews
Woodstock
Vandemark Industries
N.Y
Army
Jones Chemical Co
Batavia
Canada
Chicago
Indiana
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ravenna
Ordnance Plant
B&o
U.S. Department of Transportation
Ravenna Ordnance Plant
Erie- Lackawana Railroad
Buffalo
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Edmund Dinis
Dukes County
Mass
Bernard C. Brominski
Common Pleas Court
Dinis
Robert F. Kennedy
Edgartown
Edward M. Kennedy
Chappaquiddick Island
Martha’s Vineyard
Kennedy
Brominski
John Flanagan
John O O’connor
New York
Milton Helpern
Miss Kopechne
Donald P. Mills
Medical World News
Cafe Cilings
Johns- Manville
John W. Rosenberger
Quarles School
Commerce St
William C. Battle
Citizens Committee
Bill Battle
Richard J. Rosenberger
Gulf
New England
Mississippi Valley
North Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Pacific Coast
Lakes
Mr. Boyce
Carl
Grand Jury
Trenary
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Land
Patrick Henry
New York and
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Vatican City
C.J. Brumback
N. Cameron St
Louver
Glasz
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